Microsoft does not hide the fact that is already working on the next generation of the Xbox platform . Just during the month of June, as part of the E3 2018, Phil Spencer mentioned that the company had already set up a new generation console, but has not advanced further details to this subject

. reported that the console was known internally as "Scarlet" . Today the portal Thurrott has published more information about the project, assuring that this new generation would be composed of two completely different consoles and not a single one as we We've been using it since 2001, when the brand's first console came onto the market.

The support points out that the traditional console is what until now we call Scarlet, which would have new hardware components to turn it into the successor Direct from the Xbox One . This would be the kind of product that any consumer could expect from the Xbox brand without big surprises, targeting a player market that does not want to depend on the internet connection to play a title.

The real surprise This would come with the second console. The report mentions that would dispense with the great technical specifications to be able to offer a significantly lower price but would be fully integrated into the streaming video game service into that on which Microsoft has worked in recent years, confirmed by themselves at E3 2018.

This console would not require a great power to support even the same games as Scarlet, since the great majority The processing would take place on Microsoft's own servers. The above is known as Cloud Gaming . This would force its buyers to contract an additional service to gain access to a large catalog of streaming titles. Both consoles would be available by 2020 .

Although it is well known that Cloud Gaming still suffers from delay problems between the video signal that the player receives and the actions that take place in the command, the source indicates that those of Redmond managed to decrease the latency to offer a very favorable experience.

Unlike what happens with other cloud gaming platforms such as PlayStation Now, Microsoft can boast of having one of the best infrastructure in the cloud with Azure which would allow it to reach all types of markets. world This would also mean that the service is probably not only available in the lower benefits console, also in other devices outside the company, such as smartphones , computers and televisions.

Unconfirmed information, it is best to take these details with caution and wait for confirmation from Microsoft. If all that is mentioned above is accomplished, probably next year we will see the first official announcements on the next generation of Xbox.

Recently, it was announced that Google was working on its own video game console that would use Cloud Gaming to offer a very large catalog of titles. All indications are that streaming games will be the next big gamble in the video game industry.