Microsoft Project Scorpio E3 2016 Unveiling Was Prompted by PS4 Pro Leak; Console Can Play 4K UWP PC Games

Despite having been previously showed to a few developers, Microsoft was forced to unveil Project Scorpio E3 2016 that can play 4K UWP PC games. This untimely unveiling was prompted by Sony's constant PS4 Pro leaks on the Internet, which was known as "Neo."

Now, Microsoft's Project Scorpio E3 2016 will be hardwired with the ability to play 4K UWP games from the PC with such titles as "Forza Horizon 3" and "Gears of War 4" as the primary picks. The native reference is in connection with the Windows 10 UWP games being able to run easily on different platforms but not in the 4K resolution. Game developers and console designers only need to create small changes to let UWP games to work on Project Scorpio E3 2016.

Microsoft is going to have a one-stop shop development kit when it comes to configuring the Project Scorpio platform. The kit will let developers run games on varied configurations that include an Xbox One mode that will replicate the console's performance.

Microsoft also announced that Project Scorpio will be backwards compatible with the Xbox One S and gamers can use the same controllers and tools with the console. PC graphics cards that are priced at around $400 are still struggling with 2160p. That's why the Microsoft Project Scorpio 4K news is very surprising. The resolution is very demanding on the hardware and it's four times as sharp running at 1080p.

Microsoft also added during the announcement that the new console will give gamers a new level of experience and Project Scorpio will have a performance target of 60fps. This will give a huge graphic boost to most of today's current video game titles.

Most UWP games on PC have connection support to Xbox features so there will be less transition work to be done when transferring PC UWP games to new Xbox consoles. The Microsoft Project Scorpio will be able to detect the hardware creating the runtime request and unload the right game assets quickly.

The new "Call of Duty" game available on Microsoft's Windows 10 store is also using the new Project Scorpio system in preparation for the arrival of the new console. Other games such as "Rise of the Tomb Raider" and "ReCore" are also using the system on Windows 10 PCs and Xbox One.