Still sounds to me that this is not a new console at all. This is just gona be a xbox one x slim made with the newest tech but just aiming for parity or a little bit better cuz the new tech is just that much better. Most likely they will still call it the xbox one x(maybe slim). they will drop the price of it at least $100 of what it currently is, maybe $150.

They will be sure to tell devs that its not their new console and they wont be forced to support it, while first party will still support it.

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Lockhart vs Series X!

Where's Max detail, 1080p 30fps on X1X ;)

And what does that leave Lockhart at 720p minimum detail?

Anyway the more options the less optimization is usually how it goes, hence the mid-gen refreshes had these different options to do something with the excess gpu power instead of creating more detailed worlds.

Not a new console, just the Scorpio remade with new tech... in other words a new console? Makes no sense for them to keep the Xbox One X name. They’ll have Series X and Series S. Also makes no sense to release a console that third party won’t support. 

This is the way I look at it.... graphics jump to next Gen won't be that much. It will be more about SSD. The difference between last gen xbox and Lockhart would be minimum.

If that thing is priced at $250 or $200 then it's official, MS is going after Nintendo's market as the "second console" with that device and going after Sony with their $500 or $400 Series X. A two front war.

I expected them to come out guns swinging against PlayStation, but did NOT expect them to target the "second console" market that Nintendo dominates.

Thats the whole point. MS can call it whatever they want, but they cant force third party devs to support it. So they cant call it a 9th gen system if 9th gen games skip it. As it stands, if the target is runing next gen games at 1080p, the xbox one x can already do that. The only thing that could be a problem is the ssd. Im not sure if the one x can swap hard drives, but if they could thats all they would need to catch up. Even if they wont be able to put a fast enough drive cuz it does not have acces to pcie 4, it does not need it. By droping to 1080p and removing some extra fetures there would be a lot less data that needs streaming. So who knows, maybe a 1gbs drive could be good enough. And the best part, is that they could already have a step up for installbase as there are already a few million 1x's out in the wild. Wich will make third party devs a lot more willing to suport the device. 

If the main difference between Series X and Lockhart is 4K/sub 4K vs 1080p/900p, then I could see why many people would be interested in the cheaper model. Basically anyone without a 4k monitor/TV. Which apparently is... A lot of people. 

At those specs, I expect Lockhart to release with the same $300 pricetag that the One S has now, and that Microsoft will be able to sell Lockhart with some profit at that price.

In other words, Microsoft wants to grab all those who can't afford the $500+ next-gen consoles but still want to play next-gen games. Could be a very smart move if done right.

Wow I legit came up with this idea 5 years ago when I mentioned a .5 style console.
Good for ms, it's a great idea. ;)
Should've come out in place of the one x though.