Fri. Mar 29th, 2024
xbox project scarlett

The gaming industry is currently under a revolution or we might just say evolution. With major tech companies like Google, Microsoftand Sony slowly moving into cloud gaming, cloud gaming is going to be the new trend pretty soon. We have Google, Sony, Microsoft all lined up with their nex-gen consoles, thereby, taking cloud gaming to a whole new level. Microsoft’s xCloud is going to be major player in the cloud gaming market and it is all set to go head-to-head with Playstation 5 and Google Stadia(launches in November). Microsoft is also geared up to unleash its cloud gaming service xCloud as announced during the recent Inside Xbox Livestream. The Xbox Game Streaming app is now available on the Google Play Store. But alongside xCloud, Xbox Project Scarlett has also been in the news for quite some time now and once again it is back as Microsoft has filed a VR Mat, Stylus, and Motion Controller Patent for Xbox Project Scarlett.

Microsoft is all geared up to launch its highly anticipated next-generation Project Scarlett console next year. But with the launch coming closer by the day, Microsoft still seems to be working on a few new additions to the console as a couple of new Microsoft patents were revealed recently. A patent that read “virtual reality floor mat” was one of the patents which shows an electronic mat working alongside cameras outfitted on a VR HMD or tracking beacons to enable more fluid room-scale VR.

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The patent basically describes a defined space, namely VR Mat, that reacts to the in-game actions and gives a more realistic gaming experience when the VR headsets are on thereby directly synergizing with HMDs, peripherals, and controllers.

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Another patent lists a motion controller for the console which can be held in one hand, while the other hand can be used for a directional stick. Alongside the motion-controller appears a Stylus that will accompany the console and can be used to play Nintendo DS-like games on the device.

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As of now, these are just patents and we will have to wait and see if Microsoft successfully implements them to include in the Project Scarlett whic is set to arrive next year.

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