Brad Sams of Thurrott has given us our first look at the Xbox Series S after several leaks in recent weeks.
In a video blowing the lid off the console, Sams says that the console will cost roughly $299 USD (roughly $399 AUD). As expected, the console is white, has no disc drive (although this won’t be clear until we get a better look at the side) and is more in-line with the Xbox One S in terms of design than the Xbox Series X.
The Xbox Series X And Xbox Series S Release Date And Prices Have Also Leaked
Obviously, the black circle is a bit of an eyesore, but obviously there would need to be some intense cooling going on.
The Xbox Series S is rumoured to include 7.5GB of ram (compared to the Xbox Series X 13.5GB of usable RAM), an underclocked CPU speed and around 4 teraflops of GPU performance (compared to the Xbox Series X 12 teraflops of GPU performance). The Xbox One X has 12GB of RAM and 6 teraflops.
— WalkingCat (@_h0x0d_) September 8, 2020
Microsoft still hasn’t announced the Xbox Series S, but it’s been confirmed in developer tools, a controller box and an Xbox Game Pass pamphlet.
This is real, the console design that is.
The price is unknown ofc. https://t.co/OwqurmhRSG
— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) September 8, 2020
One notable thing is the lack of disc drive in the Series S, to keep costs down.
It's very much a console that will allow people to jump in from day 1 at a low cost. Rather than have to wait for price drops.
Makes sense when you consider Game Pass / xCloud pairing.
— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) September 8, 2020
