Dan Ayoub, Studio Head at 343 Industries, introduces the video game 'Halo Wars 2' during Microsoft Corp. Xbox at the Galen Center on June 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo : Getty Images/ Kevork Djansezian)
While answering a question to Xbox fans on Twitter, Xbox executive Phil Spencer has admitted that even he himself is not sure if Xbox Scorpio will make an appearance at E3 2017. This implies that the release date is far from being known as well.
Spencer was in a Twitter spree, where he answered dozens of questions from the Xbox community. During the query session, he managed to update Xbox fans on the current status of Project Scorpio, saying that he was "absolutely" happy with the state of things so far.
@Sn4kee @BeastFireTimdog Honestly not sure yet but I know people want this.
— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) January 11, 2017
@BeastFireTimdog Absolutely, great that our 1st party teams are getting engines up and tuned, great progress across studios, platform and hw
— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) January 11, 2017
This update comes over six months since Microsoft first teased Project Scorpio at E3 2016. In between these two updates, the company had remained mum, with many rumors coming from different forums and online platforms.
Nevertheless, Franchise Development Director for Halo and a head of 343 industries Frank O'Connor has disclosed through Neo Gaf Forums that Xbox Scorpio is beefier than it had earlier been expected.This description closely matches an earlier one given by Microsoft, labeling the upcoming console as the "most powerful console ever."
Being a renowned personality in the world of tech, O'Conner's praise for Scorpio has reawakened the Xbox community. His commentary has seemingly canceled out Spencer's uncertainties, with many fans expressing their enthusiasm and expectations, particularly on the console's release.
Project Scorpio's release date is not yet clear although the most likely one is at E3 2017, according to MS Power User. Notably, Microsoft had earlier announced at E3 2017 that the console would be available somewhere around 2017 Holiday so there is still some glimmer of hope.
Back at E3 2016, the company briefly introduced Scorpio, mentioning some of the key specs of the console. The company said that it will bring true 4K gaming and high-fidelity virtual reality via its 6 Teraflops of power, a powerful Octa-core processor, and 320 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Project Scorpio is expected to be a big leap over Xbox One S and Xbox One and the next promotional card for Microsoft in the console market. Here is a complete specs analysis and price:
