New leaks reveal the future of Xbox and Surface
(PCWorld)

During Microsoft´s massive Xbox showcase at E3 2018, gaming chief Phil Spencer said that the company is `deep into architecturing the next Xbox consoles.` Now we might know when to expect a new generation of Xbox hardware, as well as what´s coming next for the Surface PC lineup.The next Xbox generation is code-named `Scarlett` and scheduled for a 2020 release, Brad Sams reports at Thurrott.com. That´s only a few years after the launch of the Xbox One X, and it´ll be interesting to see whether Microsoft continues using AMD´s APU technology to maintain backward compatibility-it´s been a selling point for the company. If so, current hardware won´t necessarily be made obsolete when Scarlett launches. Like the Xbox One X´s relationship with the original Xbox One, the new hardware could simply offer advanced features that previous Xboxes don´t, such as higher frame rates and graphical fidelity.To read this article in full, please click here