10 takeaways for a Merry Xbox One X-mas

The retail packaging for the Xbox One X Project Scorpio Edition pays tribute to the original Xbox packaging – its looks are borrowed from first Xbox console’s box design back in 2001. Each Xbox One X Project Scorpio Edition also features a number printed on the body holding a special meaning. Can you figure out what that number means?

Each hardware component of Xbox One X was built from the ground up to fit together and minimize wasted space inside the console, resulting in our smallest Xbox One footprint ever at 60mm tall x 300mm wide x 240mm deep.

The Xbox One X is more powerful than the three preceding Xbox consoles (the original Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox One) combined. In fact, an Xbox One X is more than 1,000 times more powerful than the original Xbox at 5.8 GFLOPS vs. 6 TFLOPS!

Gamers with full high-definition (1080p) televisions will experience all the benefits of Xbox One X – games run smoothly, look great and load quickly. Games that render at 4K are automatically supersampled to 1080p, resulting in high quality antialiasing. Of course, having a 4K TV lets you make the most out of the Xbox One X’s capabilities!

From conception to creation, the Xbox One X was a team effort. All in all, more than 500 engineers played a significant role in bringing the world’s most powerful console to life! The same design team that worked on the Xbox One and Xbox One S also designed Xbox One X.

Every Xbox One X features an imprinted image of a tiny Master Chief riding a scorpion. Working with the team at 343 Industries, we found a way to imprint the Master Chief inside every Xbox One X, building on the heritage of one of our biggest franchises into the newest member of the Xbox One family.

“Hello from Seattle” can be spotted printed on the surface of every Xbox One X console. As with Xbox One S, every Xbox One X console features a special greeting from Microsoft’s hometown.

You can play all existing Xbox games (including on Xbox One X without the need for a game update or any work from developers. There’s now more than 400 Xbox 360 games playable via backward compatibility on Xbox One!

Turn 10 Studios was the very first development team to get hands on with the power of Xbox One X. The engineering team showed up at Turn 10 studios with a box of loose parts that made up one of the first Project Scorpio prototypes, and after a few hours, had an early version of Forza Motorsport 7 up and running.

Far from being loud, you’ll be impressed by how quiet the Xbox One X is while getting your game on. In fact, Xbox One X’s sound output was tested in Microsoft’s anechoic chamber, which holds the Guinness World Record for the quietest place on earth.