The HDMI Forum- the governing body that creates specifications for HDMI cables had announced back in January details of HDMI 2.1 cable. Now these specifications have been finalized and will be released to companies. It will also be backwards compatible with all previous specifications.

The HDMI 2.1 will support “8K60Hz and 4K120Hz for immersive viewing and smooth fast-action detail and resolutions up to 10K are also supported for commercial AV, and industrial and specialty usages.” However, it’ll probably be a while before gaming technology  catches up to this. This update then is one that is clearly meant for the future TVs and it’ll probably be a while before HDMI 2.1 can be used up to its full potential.

An interesting new feature is the Quick Frame Transport which reportedly reduces lag and allows for a smoother gameplay. You can read more about the specification features of the HDMI 2.1 here. You can see for yourself the full list of upgrades made available with the new version in the chart below.

The Xbox One X is currently the most powerful console available worldwide but possessing 12 GB GDDR5 RAM and the ability to output games at 4K resolution isn’t its only calling card. The console also sports an Ultra HD Blu-Ray player and support for HDMI 2.1 monitors.

However, despite plans to support it, the spec for HDMI 2.1 has yet to be finalized according to Microsoft’s Mike Ybarra. So if you plan to purchase a monitor to take advantage of the feature, you might want to wait a bit.

Ybarra also confirmed that a new build for the Xbox One series of consoles will go live at 8 AM PT. Along with fixes for Blu-Ray, it will contain other different features which Xbox Wire will release details for.

Thus far, the Xbox One X has seen some pretty good results with current Xbox One titles. Even for titles that don’t have official patches, the console is capable of enhancing titles, especially those which utilize a dynamic resolution. What are your thoughts on the console till now? Let us know below.

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Tomorrow morning at 8am PT a new build for Xbox One family will release. Xbox Wire had details, but also fixes blu-ray issues. As always thanks for the feedback from all Preview and Xbox users – you all rock!!! #Xbox

— Mike Ybarra (@Qwik) November 16, 2017