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26th May 2016
07:03pm BST

But it's the second Xbox – codenamed Project Scorpio – where the real news lies. Aiming for a 2017 launch according to Polygon, Project Scorpio will be an Xbox around four times as powerful as the Xbox One, and will serve as an "Xbox 1.5" console of sorts.
Both of the new Xboxes are likely to support 4k televisions.
The news comes at an interesting time for the gaming world, as both Microsoft and Sony are rumoured to be coming up with almost new consoles. Earlier this year, we reported Sony were toying with something called "Project Neo", an upgraded Playstation 4 that would be around two times as powerful as the console you currently use to play FIFA on.
With the Project Scorpio being pencilled in to have greater processing power than Project Neo, this looks to be Microsoft finally catching up after years of the Playstation 4 outperforming its console. According to Polygon, "Microsoft is determined to end this narrative [that Sony consoles are faster]."
We're still yet to get pricing information on any of these consoles yet, but expect loads more news to arrive when E3 starts on June 12.
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