Microsoft has been pretty open about their new console and has slowly revealed info to the fans. There's now a perfect launch date, system specifications, and price revealed to the interested customers across the globe. 🌸But in the last year, a lot of things have changed.
There have been massive rumors related to the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Xbox Series X that have surfaced and then diminished. From the likes of no true backward compatibility to being priced over 600 dollars. However, now a lot of things are clear and the dust has settled. Plenty of rumors are gone, whi൩le a lot of new things have been confirmed. And here are a few of the best rumors that actually turned out to be true.
10 Xbox Series X's Baby Brother Was Real (True) 🌳
A couple of months ago, a rumor was born regarding a second next-generation console from Microsoft. This was deemed highly unlikely that there would be an alternate console and the reason wasn't clear to a lot of people. Some were guessing that it is supposed to be another version of Xbox Series X, while others were guessing it's going to be a cheaper alternative. Well, a few months down the line and the rumor was indeed true. Microsoft just 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:dropped the trailer for Xbox Series S and it is actually ꦗmeant to be a cheaper alternative to Series X.
9 Perfe𒁃ct Dark Next-Gen (False)
Perfect Dark games were previously released on the N64 and Xbox 360. The franchise is known for its pretty good combination of first-person shooting and stealth. Perfect Dark and Perfect Dark Zero are both available on 360 and it has been a decade we've had another one. This is why when Xbox Series X rumors started spreading, one of them was about this Microsoft Game Studios' exc🍌lusive title. It was rumored that the game would be showcase𒈔d at Xbox Games Showcase in 2020.
8 Similar 𝓰Dashboard And User Interface (True)
The user interface is one of the ♔most critical parts of any software or hardware. This is why when a new console is announced the first few things people ask are the specs, games, and U.I. Although, looking at the past few generations, every Xbox console has got a new dashboard, so it was obvious that people expected the Series X to have a completely new one.
However, a rumor suggested that the dashboard will be very similar to Xbox One with su💙btle modifications and this is exactly what happened.
7 ඣ ඣ Elden Ring At Xbox Game Showcase (False)
Similar to the rumor regarding Microsoft Game Studios' exclusive title Perfect Dark, there was another game that people anticipated at Xbox Games Showcase. This was From Software's Elden Ring. Seeing how Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice was showcased at Microsoft's E3 press event and Elden Ring wa🐟s showcased the year after, rumors started spreading about a potential Elden Ring gameplay reveal. However, this didn't tu🐼rn out to be true.
6 ꧙ November 2020 Release (True)𒆙
Release date rumors are usually just rumors. Because it is highly unlikely that the source was legit a🍌nd there's always production delays. However, with Microsoft's Xbox Series X, this didn't happen. When the rumor surfaced that the console was going to be released in November of 2020, not many people believed it. Especially seeing how not much was revealed about PlayStation 5 either. But, then the reveals started happening, and within a few months, we have the release dates of both the consoles.
5 Series X Will Be Delaye👍d To 2021 (False) ℱ
With the ongoing global situation in 2020, there's been plenty of industries that have seen a massive downshift in their daily routines. This is what caused a rumor that the next-gen consoles might not show up at all during the year 2020. The rumors suggeste🅘d that Xbox Series 🎉X will be delayed to 2021. On top, it was rumored that Xbox Series S (Lockhart) might not even see a release at all. This rumor has caused all kinds of anxiety in the minds of people who were looking forward to the console.
4 ♐ More Powerful Than PlayStation 5 (True) 🍌
Another huge rumor that became a part of a plethora of other rumors was the power of the new Xbox. It was leaked back in 2019, that the . Obviously, wit🎶h no news of PS5, a lot of people didn't really believe it.
However, si♎x months down the l𝓀ine, when everything was said and done, we got to see both the consoles and their specs. And shockingly, the specs of Xbox Series X are slightly better than PS5.
3 P🍨S5 Is Way More Powerful (False)
Similar to the previous rumor, this one was about PlayStation 5 and it being more powerful than Xbox Series X. This was mid-2019 when a few rumors suggested that Ps5 might end up being a lot heftier than series x. However, all of this was proved wrong after the official specs of the consoles were released. PlayStation 5 has some very cool new features, and it is a bit more powerful in certain areas. But the Xbox Series X contains an overall edge 💝in terms of specification.
2 Cross Generatioᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚn Games (💖True)
Another rumor that was laid down by the excellent communication from Micro🦩soft was . Rumor suggested that on Xbox One, essentially highlighting the fact that Microsoft will not abandon their old console just yet. This was proven true when Microsoft communicated their stance on games and the future. There will be no exclusive Xbox Series X titles on launch. This means players will be able to play first-party Xbox games on their PC and Xbox One.
1 🐈 2019 Leaked Specꦰs (True)
Xbox Series X specs were rumored at the end of 2019. This was around the time the new Xbox was revealed to the masses. The hardware configuration was put side by side with Xbox One X and it looked like a pretty decent upgrade. Fast forward to 2020, a few months down the line and the actual specs were revealed. Surprisingly, these were p൩retty close to the rumored ones. Including the fact that there's going ꧙to be GDDR6 memory, a GPU with over 50 CU, and 8-core Zen 2 architecture CPU.