While the technical components of new gaming hardware aren’t often of interest to the average gamer, that can be a different story when they’re one of the few things that’s being teased about the hardware. And since the upcoming Xbox Series X is set to boast some of the most powerful tech ever put into a console, Microsoft has decided to show off some of it.

Not a lot of people ever bother to open up their new consoles to see all of the pieces that make their next-gen experiences possible, so few people will ever personally get to see what the XSX’s inner workings will look like firsthand. But Microsoft is evidently proud of what the Xbox Series X will be capable of, including 8K resolutions and 120 FPS gameplay. To that end, it has unveiled the processor that will power these graphical features.

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This reveal comes courtesy of Xbox head Phil Spencer, who changed his Twitter avatar today to the image below. The processing chip shown makes it clear that it is a powerhouse of tech, with “8K” boldly engraved on its surface. Also engraved is the XSX’s original codename, Project Scarlett.

xbox series x 8k processor

It appears that this is starting to become something of a tradition for Microsoft. Back in 2017, the company teased the then-upcoming Xbox One X in an identical fashion, with former Xbox corporate vice president Mike Ybarra tweeting a photo of the Xbox One X's 4K processor, complete with the engravings boasting the console’s codename (in that case, Project Scorpio) and resolution threshold.

One can see why Microsoft would feel like flexing with this. Whereas the Xbox One X’s 4K processor is capable of producing images with a pixel count of around 8.3 million, the XSX 8K processor will be able to increase that number to roughly 33.2 million, all while running at 120 frames-per-second. Reportedly, the Xbox Series X is going to be twice as powerful as the Xbox One X, so it would seem that Microsoft has reason to be confident in its ability to deliver on those numbers.

Of course, that might not mean much for the average consumer, at least at first. These days 4K resolution is still considered the higher end of visual quality for most TVs and monitors. Devices capable of 8K resolutions are only just starting to become marketable to consumers. Evidently, Microsoft is looking to the future with the XSX’s tech and working to ensure the console will be able to stay on the cutting edge well after launch.

The Xbox Series X launches this coming holiday season.

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