The Xbox One X is the third generation of the Xbox One, with the Xbox One S launching just over a year ago, but this is not just a smaller device. The X is a huge jump in performance over the original console, and if anyone doubted Microsoft's commitment to the gaming console, this seems to answer...

Microsoft has been playing catch-up with the PlayStation 4 ever since their ill-fated decision to center the Xbox One around the Kinect and always-online connectivity. That, combined with their inability to drum up high-quality exclusives, has had them behind the eight ball this cycle.

The Xbox One X is undoubtedly a powerful console, and it manages to make its 8 million HDR pixels dance beautifully. Throw in Dolby Atmos support, and – with the right setup – you have a console that'll make eyes and ears snap, crackle and pop with pleasure.

There's no two ways about it, the Xbox One X is the new most powerful games console, more than capable of pushing Microsoft's "True 4K" goal when the hardware is in the right hands, and meeting the demands of the latest 4K TVs with support for HDR.

The new most powerful games console; Offers huge improvement over Xbox One; Wide range of Xbox One X Enhanced updates inbound; even for 360 games; Ultra HD Blu-ray player; Very sleek; compact design

Lacking line up of exclusive titles; Pricier than the competition; 1TB HDD will fill up quickly; Many games are now stupidly big

The workmanship that's gone into Microsoft's latest console is exceptional. To quadruple graphics power over the original model but to retain essentially the same form factor and the same acoustics points to a level of engineering that really does take console design to the next level.

After watching the E3 briefing last week I have to admit that I was only after two things, one a release date and two the price tag...

Here's a fact rarely discussed outside of super nerdy gaming circles. The guts of your video game console actually matter. Once upon a time games were designed to run the same on every console and, in some cases (like the massive multiplayer first person shooter Destiny 2 ), games are still designed...

I've had my hands on the Xbox One X for just over a week now. I'm not quite ready to lock in my final opinion so far, just due to the lack of new releases that are Xbox One X enhanced (at this stage), but I feel like I've spent enough time with the console to give solid impressions and help you...

As for the Xbox One X's 4K HDR Blu-ray drive, we tested it by playing Planet Earth II. The results were absolutely stunning – with incredible amounts of detail that are complemented by beautiful vibrant colors.

Great value for the amount of performance you're getting; Xbox One X enhanced games look and play brilliantly on a 4K HDR TV; comes with a 4K HDR Blu-ray drive; backward compatibility game catalog is quite large; sleek and compact design; improves the gaming experience on a 1080p TV too

Game files are large and you'll quickly fill up your hard drive

The Xbox One X just might be the thing that lifts Microsoft out of its gaming console rut. Before the Xbox One even released there was that disastrous E3 2013, with news of an always-online console, Sony's price coup, and Don Mattrick out there talking about people using Xbox 360s on nuclear...