Reviewers give the Xbox One X positive marks, but they didn't have enough games to really test it

Reviewers generally like Microsoft's new Xbox One X game console.

But many also said they couldn't give a definitive verdict on it. That's because they didn't have enough games to play on it that take advantage of the new console's capabilities.

The $500 gadget is due out November 7, and Microsoft allowed some game journalists to get an early look at it. The game machine's selling point is that it will play games that have been "enhanced," a term representing a grab-bag of different technologies and features, including 4K video resolution and high dynamic range (HDR). Many of the latest TV support both 4K, which delivers sharper images on bigger screens, and HDR, which provides a greater range of light and dark tones than you'd see on screens without it.

The problem is that there just aren't many "enhanced" Xbox games to play. So reviewers had a tough time evaluating the console.

Still, the reviewers did have some interesting notes from their tests of the Xbox One X. Here's what they had to say:

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