An Xbox developer has spoken out on the rumoured power of upcoming console upgrade, Project Scorpio.

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Creator of Ori and the Blind Forest, Thomas Mahler took to NeoGAF to answer a question about whether Scorpio is a PS4 Pro style console update, or a whole new generation of Xbox console. His answer - it's sort of both:"Scorpio isn't just a half-assed upgrade (which the PS4 Pro kinda is...), but a full blown next-gen machine that's just backwards-compatible to your current library."That's a little outside of the company line - Microsoft has previously downplayed the idea of a separation between its consoles, even saying that Scorpio will put an end to the idea of co nsole generations altogether.Mahler also reiterated his point on backwards compatibility, saying that, "from this point on, similar to PCs, you'll not lose your library when you buy a next-gen system."Xbox's Phil Spencer - who played the first games on the new system this week - has previously made this point clear , but has also said that all games released on Scorpio will be playable on Xbox One , a point Mahler doesn't cover in his post.Mahler's comments echo the information coming out of the leaked Microsoft whitepaper on the Scorpio that suggests the new console will be around 4.5 times as powerful as Xbox One.The Scorpio is due for release this Holiday - we expect we'll hear more at E3.

Joe Skrebels is IGN's UK News Editor, and he just remembered Ori and the Blind Forest. Play that game, you guys. Follow him on Twitter