UPDATE: According to Microsoft's Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb, the Xbox Series X Thanksgiving release date is inaccurate. While the Xbox Series X website did at one point list Thanksgiving as a release date, that was apparently incorrect. That said, Hryb did confirm a 2020 holiday release, so expect the console to hit store shelves around that time of year anyway.
An Xbox product page in some regions inaccurately listed the launch date for Xbox Series X as Thanksgiving 2020. We are committed to launching Holiday 2020
— Larry Hryb ?✨ (@majornelson) March 18, 2020
Original story is as follows...
Today has been a great day for both PlayStation and Xbox fans. Sony unveiled the specifications for its upcoming PlayStation 5 and Microsoft announced the official release date for the Xbox Series X. The upcoming next-gen console from Microsoft will be launching on Thanksgiving (November 26), which is just before Black Friday.
Additionally, the company has also revamped its Xbox Series X website, which now has an official letter from Xbox head Phil Spencer. The letter has listed down all the features we'll be seeing in the Xbox Series X.
Here's a rundown of everything you can expect from the upcoming console:
- Next Generation Custom Processor: The Xbox Series X will be powered by a custom-designed AMD CPU that will be based on the latest Zen 2 and RDNA 2 architecture.
- Variable Rate Shading (VRS): VRS is a technology that will help the Xbox Series X to produce high-quality images without causing any impact on performance.
- Hardware-accelerated DirectX Raytracing: If you thought that Raytracing was only reserved for PC gamers, you have been proven wrong. The Xbox Series X has the capable hardware to Raytrace images.
- SSD Storage: Say goodbye to slow loading times as the internal storage on the Xbox Series X is being upgraded to a superfast NVMe drive.
- Quick Resume: Leveraging the power of the hardware, you can suspend games and multitask on the Xbox Series X without having to turn off the game.
- Dynamic Latency Input (DLI): DLI is a technology that reduces latency between your inputs, resulting in a smoother gameplay experience.
- HDMI 2.1 Innovation: The Xbox Series X will feature several new HDMI features such as the Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM) and Variable Refresh Rate (VRS) for ultra-smooth gameplay and crisp image quality.
- 120FPS Support: The upcoming Xbox is capable enough of running games as slick 120fps.
- Four generations of gaming: Want to play all Xbox games on a single platform? The Xbox Series X is backward compatible, meaning you can play all Xbox games ever released on any Xbox version on the Xbox Series X.
- Smart Delivery: Smart Delivery is a Microsoft policy that doesn't charge you extra money to play an Xbox Series X game on other platforms (Xbox One and PC). Meaning, you only have to buy the game once.
