Microsoft teases Project Scorpio – next major Xbox upgrade; 4K-capable, VR-ready

The major upgrade to Xbox is coming next year as Project Scorpio. Today at E3 in Los Angeles Microsoft officially revealed the Project Scorpio, an enhanced version of the Xbox One that’s capable of running 4K-native games, and which will also support virtual reality experiences and will be the most powerful console ever. Microsoft says – “When it ships it will be the most powerful console ever built”.

Phil Spencer in an interview states that:

The important thing for Scorpio is that it’s a dramatic step up for us in terms of hardware capability. Because as we saw 4K gaming and really high-end VR taking off in the PC space, we wanted to be able to bring that to console. Project Scorpio is actually an Xbox One that can natively run games in 4K and is built with the hardware capabilities to support the high-end VR that you see happening in the PC space today… when it ships it will be the most powerful console ever built.

The device will be available on Holiday 2017. Are you excited for Project Scorpio?