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takyon [soylentnews.org] writes:

Microsoft has confirmed [twitter.com] that it will launch a lower-priced version of its next-generation Xbox console [wikipedia.org] following several leaks [wccftech.com].

It was confirmed that the Xbox Series S would be launched in November for $299 (£249.99 in the UK). The leaks are pinning the release date for both of the new Xbox consoles as November 10th, and the price of the larger Xbox Series X console at $499.

The Xbox Series S [wccftech.com] will have a smaller SSD (512 GB vs. 1 TB), and will not include a disc drive, like Sony's PlayStation 5 Digital Edition [soylentnews.org]. The console will target a 1440p resolution at up to 120 FPS (likely less in practice), but can use "4K upscaling for games". It includes hardware-accelerated DirectX raytracing, variable rate shading, and variable refresh rates.

Previously: Sony's Next PlayStation Will Include an AMD Zen 2 CPU and Navi GPU [soylentnews.org]
Microsoft Announces New Xbox Console and xCloud Streaming Game Service [soylentnews.org]
PlayStation 5 Includes AMD Hardware-Based Ray Tracing, Supports 100 GB Blu-ray Discs [soylentnews.org]
Microsoft Announces Xbox Series X for Late 2020 Release [soylentnews.org]
Microsoft's Next-Gen Xbox Will Use AMD's RDNA 2 GPU Architecture, 12 TeraFLOPS [soylentnews.org]

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