Germany’s Gamescom 2017 event starts next week (August 22-27th), which will be the last massive gathering of gaming gurus (GGG) before the dam breaks and the fall video game season is upon us. Every major video game developer and publisher will be in attendance, and we’ll be getting new trailers, release dates and insight into this year’s biggest games (and beyond). The one major hardware announcement that is still evading gaming enthusiasts and Xbox One fans who want to make sure they can get their hands on “the most powerful gaming console ever built” is exactly when they can preorder the Xbox One X. According to Xbox head honcho Phil Spencer, it can be as early as tomorrow.
Making an announcement in the next few days seems logical considering the Xbox One X is set for launch on October 27th. Unlike Nintendo and their ham-handed handling (HHH) of the SNES Classic editions, you can expect a wide variety of retailers who will not only know what’s going on, but have a good amount of consoles to preorder for the suggested retail price of $499.99.
And when it comes to games that will be supported by the X’s improved hardware, we’ll know more about them soon too.
Yes you will hear about more games supporting X at Gamescom.
— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) August 16, 2017
Me 2, I looked at the current list of games doing work for X, exceeded what I thought we'd see. Partners are really supporting.
— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) August 16, 2017
The only question is what the demand will be. 4K TVs are still relatively niche, and HDR is only now entering the market, so will these sell out? Will they be tough to get?
(Via Gamespot)