The video game industry sits on the cusp of next generation console releases in Sony's PlayStation 5 and Microsoft's Xbox Series X. Xbox head Phil Spencer officially revealed through Twitter that the previously codenamed Project Scarlett will have a processor capable of 8K graphics, however in an interview published today by Stevivor he said he prefers to play games with higher frame rates rather than higher resolutions.

Regarding development for the Xbox Series X, Spencer said Microsoft will not be dictating what developers should focus on optimizing as he just wants them to have the tools to try things; even if he would personally focus less on increasing a game's pixel count. He said, "I think we've reached a point with Xbox One X in the generation where games look amazing ... But I want games to feel as amazing as they look. We don't have that in today's generation, mainly because the CPU is underpowered relative to the GPU that's in the box..."

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Spencer also talks about Xbox's history of giving developers opportunities on its hardware with technological pushes like 60 frames per second on the Xbox 360 or 4K resolution on the Xbox One X. At the 2019 Game Awards, he indicated the Xbox Series X could reach 120 frames per second.

It is not explicitly stated whether the interview published today is in the same series as a piece about Xbox's brand that Stevivor published on January 21, 2020 based on a conversation conducted at the X019 event. The outlet says they will be "wrapping up our chat" with Spencer in the coming week.

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Despite Spencer's focus on the impressive tech behind the Xbox Series X, its game library might still restrict an otherwise stellar release. Matt Booty, the head of Xbox Game Studios, has said console exclusive titles (with the exception of Halo Infinite) will mostly be coming to the Xbox a year after launch.

A survey of nearly 4,000 developers by the Game Developers Conference has also indicated that more people are currently making games for the PS5. On top of that, 13 percent more of those same developers said they are more excited to make games for Sony's console — even if that number still lags behind PC.

That said, who knows what's in store for Xbox's future. Based on Tweets following Spencer's recent trip to Japan, it seems there may be more big announcements for their new console coming at this year's E3 conference for fans of high frame rates and high resolutions alike to look forward to.

The Xbox Series X launches this coming holiday season.

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Source: Stevivor