E3 2019: Microsoft gives glimpse of new Xbox console

Microsoft Xbox head and executive vice-president of Gaming at Microsoft Phil Spencer announces the new Xbox Project Scarlett console at their press event ahead of the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles on June 9, 2019. (Photo by Mark RALSTON / AFP)

LOS ANGELES: Microsoft on June 9 gave the world a first glimpse of a powerful next-generation Xbox gaming console that it aims to release late next year. 

Xbox head Phil Spencer pulled back the curtain on "Project Scarlett", the creation of a successor to the Xbox One that will give game makers "the power they need to bring their creative visions to life".