Microsoft Xbox One X launched in India priced at Rs 44,999

The battle lines in the gaming console market have been drawn yet again as Microsoft has finally launched its gaming console Xbox One X in India. Priced at Rs 44,999, the Xbox One X is available on both Amazon and Flipkart starting today. The device will compete against its arch-rival the Sony PlayStation 4 Pro which is selling at Rs 38,990 in the country.

The company said that the customers will get a wireless Xbox One controller, 4K supporting HDMI cable and an AC power with the Microsoft Xbox One X. Along with this, the company will also be giving a 14-day Xbox Live Gold trial along with a month of Xbox Game Pass subscription trial with the gaming console.

Coming to the specifications, the Microsoft Xbox One X is capable of handling 4K HDR content and is powered by a 2.3GHz octa-core AMD CPU. The gaming console packs 2GB of DDR5 RAM and 8GB of 8GB flash memory and 1TB of HDD storage.
The device also incorporates Dolby Digital 5.1, and PCM 2.0, 5.1 and 7.1 audio for enhanced audio experience. In terms of connectivity, the Xbox One X offers dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 2 HDMI ports, 3 USB 3.0 ports, IR-out and Ethernet ports and IR blaster.

The device is claimed to be a bit more powerful as compared to the PS4 Pro as it has 6 teraflops of graphical processing performance. That is 1.8teraflops more than the latter. Although boasting these features, the One X is both slimmer and lighter than the Xbox One S.

For cooling the company has incorporated a Hovis vapor-chamber cooling system in the device which helps in keeping the device cool and also keeps the noise levels down.

Some of the games that will be available for Xbox One X include Forza Motorsport 7, Crackdown and Sea of Thieves.