After leaks spoiled Microsoft’s party earlier today and revealed both the price and release date of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, the company has finally confirmed the existence of the Xbox Series S. Not only that, but it was so confirmed that, as the leaks predicted, the console will retail at US$299 and launch in November.
👀 Let’s make it official!
Xbox Series S | Next-gen performance in the ˢᵐᵃˡˡᵉˢᵗ Xbox ever. $299 (ERP).
Looking forward to sharing more! Soon. Promise. pic.twitter.com/8wIEpLPVEq
— Xbox (@Xbox) September 8, 2020
The latter was included in a leaked Xbox Series S promo video that displayed a number of features and specs the unit would have, which include:
- Almost 60% smaller than the Xbox Series X
- Custom 512GB NVME SSD
- Seamless game switching
- Digital only
- DirectX RayTracing
- 1440p at up to 120 FPS
- Variable rate shading
- Variable refresh rate
- Ultra-low latency
- 4K streaming media playback
- 4K upscaling for games
You can watch the leaked video in the below tweet:
no point holding this back now I guess pic.twitter.com/SgOAjm3BuP
— WalkingCat (@_h0x0d_) September 8, 2020
Despite a childhood playing survival horrors, point and clicks and beat ’em ups, these days Zach tries to convince people that Homefront: The Revolution is a good game while pining for a sequel to The Order: 1886 and a live-action Treasure Planet film. Carlton, Burnley FC & SJ Sharks fan. Get around him on Twitter @tightinthejorts
