Hey everyone, I hope this episode of the Ooh Shiny finds you all well!

Enjoy the random thoughts I had on what Microsoft might be doing with the Xbox Series X to counter the PS5 reveal from the other day!

I also give my thoughts on Ori and the Will of the Wisps, what it was like to play it and my final score!

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The sources for what we talk about in the pod are below (Xbox Series X specs and the source of the tweet):

Tweet regarding the UI for Xbox One X and Xbox Series X being the same: Tom Warren, a senior editor at The Verge

Specs of the Xbox Series X:

Price :TBA

Release Date : Holiday 2020

Optical Drive: 4K UHD Blu-Ray Drive

Game DVR: TBA

RAM: 16 GB GDDR6 RAM

Memory Bandwidth: 10GB at 560GB/s, 6GB at 335GB/s

CPU: 8x Zen 2 Cores at 3.8GHz (3.6GHz with SMT)

GPU: Custom AMD Radeon RNDA Navi 12 Teraflops, 52 CUs at 1.825GHz - (Supports DirectX Ray Tracing)

Video Output: Native 4K, 8K Support, Up to 120hz

Data Transfer Speed (I/O Throughput): 2.4gB/s (Raw), 4.8GB/s (Compressed)

Storage: 1 TB NVMe SSD Storage Drive

External Storage: Seagate Proprietary External 1TB SSD Expansion Card, USB 3.2 HDD Support

Removable Hard Drive: TBA

Cloud Storage: TBA

Backwards Compatibility: Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Accessories

Streaming Game Service: Project xCloud

Quick Resume

Support multiple games at once

Subscription Service: Xbox Live

BlueTooth: Yes (Plus Radio Connection for Controllers)

A/V Hookups: Native 4K, 8K Support, 2 HDMI 2.1 Ports

Source for the specs and for further details on the PS5 and other features:

https://www.ign.com/wikis/playstation-5/PS5_vs._Xbox_Series_X_Comparison_Chart