Xbox One X Pre-Orders Now Open; There’s A “Project Scorpio” Edition

Pre-orders for the new Xbox One X, a.k.a. Xbox One on steroids, is now officially open. There’s even a special Project Scorpio edition available.

Xbox One X Pre-Orders Now Open

During Microsoft’s pre-Gamescom livestream, the house of Xbox finally announced when you’ll be able to pre-order an Xbox One X. To put it simply, it already is available for pre-order at this very moment. It’s currently lighting up at various retailers around the world.The Xbox One X will cost $499, and will launch on November 7th 2017.

It also comes with a lot of juice under its hood (at least for a console), including a CPU/GPU combo capable to deliver 6 teraFLOPS of computing power, 12 gigabytes of GDDR5 RAM, a one terabyte hard disk drive, and a 4K ultra HD Blu-ray disk drive. Microsoft promises that it will deliver true 4K gaming experience to the console space, even if developers have been left free to decide whether to aim for 4K resolution, or use the power for other elements, like frame rate, additional details and more.

Xbox One X “Project Scorpio Edition”

If the video player is acting up, you can click here to watch the Project Scorpio Edition announcement video.

On top of the pre-order details, we also got the official announcement of a special edition: It’s called the Xbox One X “Project Scorpio Edition.” and it comes with a special color and “Project Scorpio” branding on the front plate and on the controller.

For those of you who aren’t aware, “Project Scorpio” was the original code name of the console back when it was revealed at E3 2016. One year later, at E3 2017, Microsoft announced the official name for the console, intended to be a nostalgic callback to the origin of the brand.

However, many people have grown fond of the “Project Scorpio” name, which is the reason behind this special edition. The good news here is that It will cost USD $499.99, just like the standard console.

Of course, only “very” limited quantities will be produced, so if you want to immortalize your status as a hardcore fan, or you simply like the name “Project Scorpio,” book one quickly before it’s too late.

The Xbox One X won’t have exclusive games, as it will fully share its library with the original Xbox One, which means that it will also be backward compatible with specific Xbox 360 and even original Xbox games down the line.

In case you missed it, you can check out the full recording of Xbox’s pre-Gamescom livestream, and see the whole presentation. We’ve even included the full list of games receiving enhancement patches for the Xbox One X.

Pokdepinion: Well, to you hardcore Xbox fans out there, you can already book your new beast in certain outlets. The Project Scorpio Edition suddenly reminded of that limited edition PS4 console with PS1 colours but thank god Microsoft isn’t charging extra for it.