Project Xbox Scarlett

Project: Xbox Scarlett

Codename Xbox Scarlett is due in holiday of 2020 and we can all admit that the teaser at E3 was more than impressive. However, they didn't really give us any real details on the console itself, until now.

We have been told that it is going to be more powerful than the previous generations and that it has yet another AMD concept processor in it. So why is there a post if they haven’t heard about specs? Well on August 9th the website, Windows Centra,l actually released the specs for Scarlett, and they are as follows:

Now what does all this mean? 

Processor

Well the zen 2 based CPU has been rumored to be equivalent to either the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or the AMD Threadripper 2 2990WX, however based on possible pricing for the Scarlett the Threadripper would be too expensive meaning that it would be a sister CPU to the Ryzen 7.

Graphics Card

So not only are we getting a CPU from AMD but we are getting a GPU as well. So the custom Navi-based GPU will most likely be a sister GPU to the “Nvidia Killer” AMD Navi 23 which is also set to be released in 2020 so unfortunately I have no reference as to how powerful it may be or a price comparison. Although I cannot provide the minor talking points I am excited to announce that it will come with Ray-Tracing which is currently a first for consoles and is currently only confirmed on the Xbox Platform.

Memory

So it’s very unsurprising that Microsoft will be using GDDR6 RAM but the only questions that will be answered with time are: who is the RAM manufacturer? and how many GBs are we expecting?

Everything Else

So it won't come as a surprise if Microsoft's entry level Scarlett comes with a 1TB SSD as games are evolving and require a lot more space. Also you probably won’t be bottlenecked if you still haven’t upgraded to a 4/8K TV as anyone who owns the Xbox One X already knows because it still supports lower tier TVs and monitors.

The Price

On a less nerdy and more adult note, we can probably expect to see the Scarlett price in at a solid $500 just like the Xbox One X did on its release date, but please don't hold me to that as it is just a rough guess on my part.

Many thanks for reading this article and I shall be bringing you more news about the Scarlett as it comes.

DomTheNoodle.

Looking forward to the Scarlett?  Will you be buying one?

Let us know in the comments section below!