New details of the Xbox Scarlett project: 8K graphics, 120 frames per second and coming in 2020, according to Microsoft at E3 2019

Get ready for a new Xbox. Microsoft gave more details about its Xbox coming soon Game console, code name Scarlett, in a presentation before the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, in Los Angeles on Sunday. The new device will be four times more powerful than the Xbox One X and powered by an AMD chip.

Microsoft said the new console would be able to offer speeds of up to 120 frames per second, double the average of TVs. The new device will also include an SSD, Microsoft said, which means that the device will load games much faster than its old mechanical hard drives.

"A console must be built and optimized for one thing and one: the game," said Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, at the company's presentation.

The company said its new Xbox will be launched with the company next big war game in spaceHalo Infinity.

Microsoft's next Xbox, which is expected to hit retail stores next year, is entering a transitional moment in the world of video gaming. Microsoft and Sony have both announced plans to publish The next generation video game consoles, followed by their Xbox One and Playstation 4 devices, published for the first time in 2013. But newcomers also aim to change the world of video games and could propose a new competition.

In March, Google announced a new gaming service called Stadia, which allows gamers to stream games over the Internet in the same way that we are now showing movies on Netflix. Stadia does not require a video game console to work, and it will be free to use when you buy a game from Google, essentially by not connecting a console to your TV.

Nevertheless, game makers have said that Internet connections around the world are not yet reliable enough for streaming, which is partly why Microsoft and Sony still plan to offer them.

Upcoming E3 press conferences

Saturday, June 8

Sunday, June 9

• Microsoft / Xbox – The biggest news of the gaming giant was Project Scarlett, its next generation Xbox, coming in 2020. The new device is up to 4 times more powerful, the company said, and as the PlayStation's next-generation, fast, non-mechanical SSD hard drive, and it will be powered by custom bowels built with the help of the AMD chip maker. The company also announced that Halo Infinite would be launched in parallel with the Scarlett project next year. Meanwhile, Microsoft begins public testing of its Project xCloud streaming service in October, promising users the ability to play high-end games on their mobile devices while staying away from home. As fans wait, Microsoft announced an update to its Xbox Elite Controller Series 2 console as well as many new games. And action star Keanu Reeves, who has just won John Wick's success, Chapter 3: Parabellum, was on stage to announce his involvement in Cyberpunk 2077, to be held next year.
• Bethesda – 17:30 PT (8:30 pm ET)

Monday, June 10

Tuesday, June 11

• Nintendo (livestream only) – 9:00 am (Eastern Time)

Here we are

CNET will be on the ground and will be covering E3 2019 alongside our partner site, Gamespot. We will update this page throughout the show as more games are announced.