- [Andru] We're just a few days away from the depute
of Microsoft's brand new, Xbox One X video game console.
If you're curious about what sets the Xbox One X apart
from all other video game consoles; stay tuned
because in this video I'm going to be sharing
with you the Top Five Xbox One X Features.
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As I said, today we are talking
about the new Microsoft Xbox One X.
If you missed the unboxing of the Xbox One X,
I will leave a link to that down in the description as well,
along with a card up here so you can check that out,
to take a look at what's inside the box.
As I said, today we are going over the Top Five Features
of the new Xbox One X.
It comes out in about 5 days.
There are a lot of people out there wondering
if it's worth the money.
So let's talk about what sets it apart from all other
videogame consoles and I'll start with a feature
that you could enjoy even on a 1080p display,
and that is Super Sampling.
Super Sampling is a feature that most people
don't know about or even understand
and that is mostly because Microsoft
hasn't really talked about it all that much.
Now according to Microsoft, Super Sampling improves
how the space around end-game characters look.
That is, characters look like they are a part
of the environment instead of being
on top of the environment.
Because Super Sampling works
with high-definition televisions, there's no need
to spend money on an expensive 4K TV,
when you're not sure how much 4K gaming you might
be doing on the system.
So, if you haven't upgraded to a 4K TV yet,
and are still running a 1080p TV set, you're still good.
The Xbox One X will put out a 4K image
and then down-sample it to a 1080p size.
That means you get all those details found
in the 4K image, shrunk down to your 1080p display
and that's actually a vast improvement
over what you get with the Xbox One S,
which has trouble putting out a consistent 1080p signal
and usually ends up up-scaling 720p or 900p content.
Up next on the list of the Top Five Features
for the Xbox One X are the Xbox One X Enhanced games
and this is really what the console is all about.
Just to be clear, all Xbox One games will run
on the original Xbox One, on the Xbox One S,
and on the Xbox One X as well.
There are no game that only work on the Xbox One X.
However, games that have been Xbox One X Enhanced,
have some extra tricks up their sleeve
when you play them on the Xbox One X console.
The Xbox One X has a more powerful processor
and graphic card thanks to the Scorpio engine,
when compared to the original Xbox One and Xbox One X.
Older consoles just don't have the power it takes
to render a game in 4K.
That's because 4K visuals are four times as detailed
as typical 1080p high definition.
Developers can also choose the power in other ways,
instead of 4K, they can do a 1440p output
at a steady 60 frames per second, for example.
The original renders games in normal resolution
and then up-scales them to 1080p,
while the Xbox One S takes the games' standard resolution
and up-scales it to fill a 4K television.
Meanwhile, the Xbox One X, does all of this natively,
with no need to upscale at all.
Moving on to number three on my list
of Top Five Features of the Xbox One X.
Let's talk about faster load time.
This is another thing that anybody is gonna be able
to take advantage of regardless
of the resolution of your television.
The Xbox One S has eight gigabytes of GDDR3 ram.
It also has a 5400RPM spinning,
hard disk drive on the inside.
Compare that to the Xbox One X,
that has a 7200RPM spinning drive, much faster,
and it has 12 gigabytes of GDDR5 ram,
so it's faster ram and it's increased by 50 percent.
At the end of the day, what that means is;
your game assets are gonna load much faster,
less time sitting around watching load screens,
more time getting into and playing your games.
Now it should be stated that this applies to on-disk asset.
Any load-in components that need to be downloaded
from the cloud, downloaded from the internet,
the Xbox One X isn't going to do that any faster,
it doesn't improve the speed of your internet service,
but what it will do is load any local assets a lot faster
and that is a win for everybody.
Up next, number four on my list, HDR, High Dynamic Range.
HDR to me is one of biggest new technologies
to hit displays in a long time.
To me, HDR is even more important than the leap to 4K.
With a 4K HDR TV, you get the full native resolution
with the HDR picture in supported titles.
HDR stands for high dynamic range,
that means you get blacker blacks, you get whiter whites
and you get more vibrant colors.
At the end of the day a wider dynamic range
just makes everything look more vibrant and real.
HDR actually works in multiple places;
it works in games that support HDR, it works directly
in the 4K Bluray Disk Player built into the Xbox One X
and, side note the Xbox platform
is the only platform to offer that feature
and that also works in supported streaming services
that have HDR content like Netflix, Amazon, and Youtube.
It also should be said that even though this is one
of the Top Five Features on the Xbox One X,
the Xbox One S also supports HDR in the same way.
And last on my list for the Top Five Features
of the Xbox One X and this one is a software feature
and it's probably the only software feature
that is different on the Xbox One X,
when compared to other Xbox One consoles
and that is 4K Game DVR.
If you're unfamiliar game DVR allows you
to capture your game, record moments, record gaming sessions
and then download them, publish them to MixR,
publish them to Youtube, publish them on social media.
Basically, sharing those moments
of gaming recorded right on your console.
The problem in the past has been that the Xbox One
and Xbox One S would capture video clips
but they wouldn't be in that high of a quality.
When you shared them, they would look a little fuzzy.
With the Xbox One X you're getting true 4K recordings,
its gonna record your game clips in the native resolution
so when you upload them to Youtube, lets say,
you'll get it uploaded in full 4K resolution.
For people that like sharing their game clips
with friends, that is a major win
and it just shows the power of what the Xbox One X can do.
So there you have it guys, that was my look
at the Top Five Features of Microsoft's
upcoming Xbox One X.
Again, if you didn't see the un-boxing, link down below.
If you want to pick one up for yourself,
I'll leave a link down below to that as well.
But now I want to hear from you.
Let me know what you think about the Xbox One X.
Did you pick one up?
Did you pre-order one?
Are you getting a Project Scorpio Edition?
Leave those comments down below,
I'll meet you there for further discussion.
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I'm Andru Edwards and I'll catch you in the next video.
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