Xbox Series X features custom-built SSD, audio ray tracing, and more

The Xbox Series X has a lot of advanced technology.

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Xbox's Larry Hryb, also known as Major Nelson, recently interviewed Jason Ronald.
Ronald has been with Xbox for the past 15 years.
He revealed new details like a custom-built solid-state drive that saves multiple game states.
You can listen to the entire interview on SoundCloud.


Recently, Xbox Live's Director of Programming Larry Hryb sat down with Director of Program Management Jason Ronald to discuss the Xbox Series X. Ronald has been with Xbox for the past 15 years. A lot of new information was revealed including the console's ability to ray-trace audio, how it features a custom-built solid-state drive (SSD), and how even a restart doesn't erase the save states of multiple games.



While not a lot was discussed about audio ray tracing, it was revealed that the save state for multiple games survives a reboot. Usually, when you reboot a console, you can't quickly jump back into your game. This should ...