It looks like the rumors that Microsoft is on the verge of bringing out something big for the Xbox is true, in light of recent reports. For a while now speculations have been abundant as to what Microsoft will reveal at this year’s E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) taking place at the Galen Center in Los Angeles on June 13. Those speculations have mostly been drifting towards an upgrade to Xbox One, to the announcement of a lighter, smaller, cheaper version of the Xbox One.

In April Microsoft’s Xbox chief Phil Spencer said, “If we’re going to go forward with anything, like I said, I want it to be a really substantial change for people,” and the following changes, still rumors, could be said to be substantial.

According to Kotaku, the lightweight Xbox is real, and it will be revealed next month. But on top of that, Microsoft is also planning to announce a more powerful version of the Xbox One, codenamed ‘Scorpio’, that we should see sometime in 2017.

The souped-up version of the Xbox One will supposedly have a much better graphics card, ready to compliment the VR headset Oculus Rift. According to Kotaku Microsoft at the moment is in talks with Oculus.

At the same time The Verge – via Microsoft journalist Brad Sams – says that Microsoft is planning to release two streaming devices at E3, one that streams digital content to your TV similar to Chromecast and Amazon’s Fire TV Stick, and another device that would access Windows 10 apps and games from the Windows Store. The first device, according to rumors, will cost around $100, and the second larger device around $150-$175. Kotaku made no mention of this in its report.

Not surprisingly Microsoft has confirmed none of this, but with all these rumors we can expect an interesting E3 this year.

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