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Xbox Series S officially revealed - Releases Nov 10 for $299 [512GB NVME SSD, 1440P at up to 120FPS, DirectX Raytracing, 4K Upscaling, & More]
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If it wasn't discless I would seriously take it into consideration. I like the design very much and the proportions, too.
But my disc library is too big to switch now. I can't lose access to a hundred of One/360 games.
But my disc library is too big to switch now. I can't lose access to a hundred of One/360 games.
the disc drive.
Less height & volume for the Series S for sure.so it's smaller than this model of 360?
this is for anyone from a playstation standpoint reading this thread, who's genuinely thinking of getting a cheap xbox and game pass next gen (to go along side their ps5)
i had a ps4 all gen until this past christmas... i grabbed a cheap xbox one s and signed up for game pass
in the last 8 months i have only spent 80 bucks, and played 109 games
this includes; first party day 1, other publishers aaa, the brand new popular indie, and free to experience gaas
now i'm not a flunky for any brand, trust me... but my word microsoft have changed the dynamic with game pass
i had a ps4 all gen until this past christmas... i grabbed a cheap xbox one s and signed up for game pass
in the last 8 months i have only spent 80 bucks, and played 109 games
this includes; first party day 1, other publishers aaa, the brand new popular indie, and free to experience gaas
now i'm not a flunky for any brand, trust me... but my word microsoft have changed the dynamic with game pass
I wonder if this has a smaller SSD too. If it's simply a case of 1080p vs 4K and no other compromises (except disc drive, but as a GP box that doesn't matter) then this is a far better buy then the Series X. However if there's effects missing/worse textures/ray tracing etc then it's a harder sell.
why, for just 200 more, you get infinitely more future-proof console, think of a game utilizing all the power xsx has, reconstructed to 4k from 1440p or something,
digital foundary comparison of that would be brutal on this thing.
It's basically the same situation as X1S vs. X1X, except this time the more powerful unit (X) is the target, and the S is scaled down from there. Last gen was the reverse.
So Series S has the same CPU as the SX, with a similar GPU but scaled back significantly to give the same image output at a 1080p target instead of a 4K target. The GPU is actually about 1/3 rather than 1/4, so they gave the S some breathing room to hit that target. So in theory it'll be a little easier for the XSS to hit its target resolution than the XSX, so even if the X doesn't quite hit 4K in certain software, the S could potentially still hit 1080p.
Shame it doesn't have a disc drive, I probably would have bought one if it did.
I guess the price is subsided by the assumption that as a digital only buyer they get more money out of you later.
I guess the price is subsided by the assumption that as a digital only buyer they get more money out of you later.
Good value and great price. The design isn't good but at least the form factor is small which is great. This is obviously a 1080p system, and to get over that there will have to cut back on frames or other elements. This is coming from using a 2070 super, which is essentially a 1440p card on big games, especially if you want to get over 30 fps and keep visuals that are just above the mid gen refreshes.
I'm not arguing, I was genuinely curious as I have only physical games. Calm down lol
I'd rather keep my games, so Gamepass does nothing for me as a Sony-centric (but multi-platform) owner.
Not sure about the big black cooling vent on the top but at least it's finally official now.
Now Microsoft has made this move, hopefully both Sony and Microsoft will start to giving us more info and stop messing around now.
Now Microsoft has made this move, hopefully both Sony and Microsoft will start to giving us more info and stop messing around now.
This is how they choose to reveal the Series S? Seriously? What in the hell has happened at the marketing department at MS Xbox division?
This could also confirm the leak that the Series X costs 500$. I can live with that even if I will wait at least a year to buy. That´s a 423€ but it will be 500, won´t it? Gaming conversion rates suck.
I gotta say it's hilarious that people spent months insisting on peddling this meaningless measurement in TF as some universal indicator of power, and now are trying to tell people it doesn't actually matter when compared to the One X. Good grief. I hope this finally gets people to stop using TF seriously, but you just know it won't haha
RDNA2 at 4TF wipes the floor with Xbox one x 6TF gpu as many have said there's more to it than the TF number.
It's not like you lose your PlayStation games if you get an Xbox for GamePass.
They didn't choose to have the console leaked; but being flexible and leaning-in when the jig is up is a more sensible strategy than going into a September event and pretending you have a major announcement when you really don't.
It's already a talking point meme to repost in twitter replies.
I mean, given how they named Xbox One S and Xbox One X, it didn't really take a genius either to think that a series X would have its S equivalent
Even though it would be an upgrade (minus the disc drive) and is a tempting price for 'next gen', I'm happy to stick with my Xbox One X until the time Microsoft makes it no longer possible.
Or at least that's the plan until I see the SSD in action in Digital Foundry comparison videos which appears to be the real game changer for all these new consoles.
Or at least that's the plan until I see the SSD in action in Digital Foundry comparison videos which appears to be the real game changer for all these new consoles.
Ah so there it is at last. Weird it took MS so long to finally announce it.
I'm still not a big fan of this approach though. While it will help with MS's marketing ("Xbox Series starting at $299") if the rumoured specs are to be believed, MS has effectively created a new floor for the next 6 years(?) with a notably weaker console (see Halo Infinite for why this is bad). Games will now all have to support it for that time or, possibly, they'll just start skipping it outright.
Either way it's an intriguing play so it'll be interesting to see how the market reacts but I suspect it may go the way of the 360 Core, used heavily in marketing but sells nothing compared to it's big brother.
Personally though I'd much rather they went for a 2 sku approach with the X at $399 \ $499...
I'm still not a big fan of this approach though. While it will help with MS's marketing ("Xbox Series starting at $299") if the rumoured specs are to be believed, MS has effectively created a new floor for the next 6 years(?) with a notably weaker console (see Halo Infinite for why this is bad). Games will now all have to support it for that time or, possibly, they'll just start skipping it outright.
Either way it's an intriguing play so it'll be interesting to see how the market reacts but I suspect it may go the way of the 360 Core, used heavily in marketing but sells nothing compared to it's big brother.
Personally though I'd much rather they went for a 2 sku approach with the X at $399 \ $499...
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Oh, my word. The MS strategy around this thing has been a disaster. By not talking about it for so long it was always going to leak.
Well it leaked really badly, complete with picture and price. I doubt this was the planned reveal. They really just waited too long to do the official reveal, and got bitten.
I doubt they really care. This thing is a Game Pass/Digital machine, so every single sale goes through them.
299 makes it ideal Christmas gift price. MS know exactly what they're doing here.
Does it now look bad a Series X for £/$200 more? That'll seem really expensive in comparison. I guess it was never meant to go down this way? but it defo makes the next model look expensive announcing a cheaper one first.
The hilarious part is that those who used TF argument already known this day had to come.
It's a bummer this thing doesn't have a disc drive, I'd be seriously tempted at that price for backwards compatiblity and the rare console exclusive but not having that option sucks.
The launch date, price, and a video comparison showing the size of the console leaked.
This is just MS saying screw it instead of continuing to pretend the Series S didn't exist.
To the confused people:
Series S is the next gen console.
Series X is the Pro version.
But both launches at the same date.
Series S is the next gen console.
Series X is the Pro version.
But both launches at the same date.