Microsoft's next-generation Xbox is set to launch this year, and as the calendar turns to January 2020, new details about the Xbox Series X are starting to come out. It looks like the console will feature two HDMI ports in the background – like the Xbox One in front of them – on the right via USB-C ports.
At its keynote address at CES 2020 on Monday afternoon, AMD highlighted its status as a chipmaker behind the CPU and GPU with Microsoft's future – and offered to offer the program, with a short clip of the box rotating 180 degrees from front to back . AMD's glimpse of the next Xbox took just a few seconds, but it's possible to get a direct clue from it.
The start of the animation reveals what looks like a standard USB-A port on the face of the console, located in the bottom right corner (in its vertical position). And when it turned back around, it showed the Xbox Series X's rear list. Here is the full list, top to bottom: an Ethernet jack, audio port, two USB-C ports, two HDMI ports, and a power connector. Since the console supports up to 8K resolutions, variable regeneration technology, and auto low-latency mode, HDMI ports – at least, the HDMI effect – will support HDMI 2.1 coverage.
OK, so what does that tell us?
The Xbox One was introduced with two HDMI jacks – one input, one output – because Microsoft had designed the console as a one-in-one device that would be able to control cable TV. The idea was for users to connect their cable / satellite set-top box to the HDMI-in port and use the HDMI port to exit to send everything to their TV. OneGuide Console functionality will provide a TV cable program guide, and users will be able to navigate the TV display remotely or – via the Xbox One Kinect – with their voice.
The ill-fated Xbox One has never been fully realized, and after Phil Spencer took over Microsoft's Xbox leadership in early 2014, almost four months after the launch of the console, he promised to focus on playing games first. The company has left its living room ambitions since then, so it's amazing to see that it still maintains two HDMI ports for the next generation.
Of course, this does not mean that the input / output setup is on the Xbox Series X. Microsoft may be wearing a console with dual HDMI ports to support multiple monitors, which can be the basis for live streaming. community.
Let's move on to other ports. It's good to see USB-C – not because it's the USB future in general, but especially because it would allow the Xbox Series X to connect with real headsets through. VirtualLink standard. And the two-way power connector connects that the Xbox Series X follows in the footsteps of the Xbox One S and Xbox One X with internal power.
We've asked Microsoft for more information, and we will update this article with any information we receive. The Xbox Series X is scheduled to be released this holiday season, along with Sony's Play & # 39; s Spation 5 – AMD which also produces the CPU and GPU.