Xbox one X available for pre-order this Sunday the 20th August

Microsoft's head of Xbox Phil Spencer has promised that pre-orders for the new ultra powerful Xbox one x games console will go live during their press conference at Gamescom at 20.00 UK time (GMT)

Any one who wants to ensure they get their hands on the latest version of the Xbox are advised to keep a webpage open on their favoured retailers website during the conference with a finger hovering over the refresh key!

The system was announced by Spencer earlier in the year during the the 2016 E3 event with a lot of details on available games etc being revealed at the 2017 show. Since then, fans have been awaiting news of when they can reserve their systems

Will you be pre-ordering ? Which games are you looking forward to booting up in new 4K glory? Sound off in the comments below