What a day it's been! We've finally been treated to the official reveal of the Xbox Series S, which releases November 10th for the superb price of £249.99 / $299.99. We can't wait for that date to get here!
There's been a lot of speculation about how the console will be able to perform so well at such a low price point, but according to Waypoint reporter Patrick Klepek, we needn't worry. Taking to Twitter, he revealed that he's spoken to multiple developers are who are "very impressed" with the tech inside the system:
"All jokes about the design and naming convention aside, the developers I've spoken to have been very impressed with the tech behind this box. It's no joke."
All we know so far (officially) is that the Xbox Series S will feature the likes of 1440P support at up 120FPS, DirectX Raytracing and a custom 512GB SSD, although rumoured specs suggest it also packs 4 TFLOPS of GPU power, 10GB of GDDR 6 RAM and is believed to adopt the same CPU speed as the Xbox Series X.
It shouldn't be long now until Microsoft reveals more in-depth details on the console, but ultimately it sounds like it's going to be a hit - especially at that ultra-low price point! Now, bring on November 10th...
Are you planning on picking up an Xbox Series S in November? Let us know in the comments.
[source twitter.com]
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Of course it is...it’s going to be a very capable next-gen 1440p60/120fps console.
It has good specs, you don't need a pair of binoculars to see that. This is a great option for people who don't care about playing their old og Xbox, 360, X1 discs, and/or Blu Rays. Tbf, that is a good amount of people.
Will be interesting to see how it sells over the Christmas period.
But I know when they dropped Xbox one x price to £270 just before discontinuing it, they flew off the shelves that week.
Series S has been very popular since it was released and Xbox One X flew off the shelves when the price was reduced so Series S will sell like hot cakes. Series S is basically Series X but all-digital and HD/Quad HD. It even upscales games to 4K. With next-gen CPU and SSD included, it's a bargain.
@Z3u5000 She's a beast..
no, I'll be getting a SX but at £250 its the perfect machine for the fortnite generation. This and a 3 months gamepass gift card will likely be what I buy a couple of my nephews for Xmas though.
@TooBarFoo Can you be my uncle?
@TooBarFoo I'm pretty sure we're related....you can buy me stuff.
I expect these to sell well at launch and beyond, bundle the machine with a short trial of Game Pass and I think Microsoft will have a hit...
Glad to hear developers saying this as that $300 price point is going to be huge to gamers.
@Enigk @Krzzystuff 😎 Sorry, I have more than enough all ready,
@TooBarFoo just for this one holiday season? I'll make you a hand made card and everything!
wow. That's a surprisingly low price. It's literally the same price of a Nintendo Switch right now and with the library of games it can play, a pretty tempting offer.
I would get it, I like how it looks, but I've started to collect too many classic games and not being able to play them because of a lack of a disc drive is disappointing.
But if I was looking at a first console to get into games, this would be it.
I dont need anything more than 1080p/60 so this is more than enough for me power wise. That 512gb ssd however could be an issue. Now we just need to see how much their little external ssd's cost
Microsoft definitely have a win with the Series S. Might be more early adopters if a next gen Xbox at that price point.
I have a feeling MS are taking quite a hit on the S which could be the price they’re willing to pay to get people to switch to digital.
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