From CNET: PlayStation 4 fans who have long pegged Microsoft's competing Xbox One as the weaker console may have to rethink their stance on the next-gen graphics crown.
After Xbox head Phil Spencer tweeted yesterday that June Xbox One developer kits would have access to more juice from the console's graphics processing unit (GPU), Microsoft has confirmed that the power boost is not due to a hardware addition, but rather the recent subtraction of the Kinect motion sensor and camera peripheral.
"Yes, the additional resources allow access to up to 10 percent additional GPU performance. We're committed to giving developers new tools and flexibility to make their Xbox One games even better by giving them the option to use the GPU reserve in whatever way is best for them and their games," a Microsoft spokesperson told Eurogamer on Wednesday.
Ahead of this year's E3, taking place in Los Angeles next week, Microsoft has made a number of Xbox announcements, including a few that have turned heads. Many have been aimed at taking the burden off the company as it heads into the expo so that it can focus not so much on the policy and entertainment aspects that embroiled it in a PR nightmare last year, but on the strength of its platform and games.
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