Microsoft has now revealed the Australian price and release date for the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. In case you’ve been not paying too much attention in the last few days, The Xbox Series S is Microsoft’s less expensive next-gen console. It still has a super-fast SSD and is powered by the Xbox Velocity Architecture but it has no disc drive and is targeting 1440p instead of 4K.
XBOX SERIES X AUSTRALIAN PRICE AND RELEASE DATE
The Xbox Series X will release on November 10th in Australia and will cost $749 AUD/$799 NZD. This is actually pretty on point price-wise, given $499 USD translates to about $685 AUD.
XBOX SERIES S AUSTRALIAN PRICE AND RELEASE DATE
The Xbox Series S will release on November 10th in Australia and will cost $499 AUD/$549 NZD. This isn’t a bad price considering it’s going to cost $299 USD which translates to roughly $415 AUD.
WHEN DO XBOX SERIES X/XBOX SERIES S PRE-ORDERS GO LIVE?
Pre-orders for both the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S will go live on September 22nd.
XBOX ALL ACCESS XBOX SERIES X/S AUSTRALIAN PRICING
You can find out more information about Xbox All Access here.
- Xbox Series S – $33 AUD a month (for 24 months).
- Xbox Series X – $46 AUD a month (for 24 months).
XBOX SERIES X VS XBOX SERIES S SPECS COMPARED
| CPU | 8-Core AMD Zen 2 CPU @ 3.8GHz 3.6GHz w/ SMT Enabled | 8-Core AMD Zen 2 CPU @ 3.6GHz 3.4GHz w/ SMT Enabled |
| GPU | AMD RDNA 2 GPU 52 CUs @ 1.825GHz | AMD RDNA 2 GPU 20 CUs @ 1.565GHz |
| GPU Power | 12.15 TFLOPS | 4 TFLOPS |
| System on a Chip | Custom 7nm Enhanced SoC | Custom 7nm Enhanced SoC |
| RAM | 16GB GDDR6 RAM 10GB @ 560 GB/s 6GB @ 336 GB/s | 10GB GDDR6 RAM 8GB @ 224GB/s 2GB @ 56GB/s |
| Performance Target | 4K @ 60 FPS, Up to 120 FPS | 1440p @ 60 FPS, Up to 120 FPS |
| Storage | 1TB PCle Gen 4 NVMe SSD 2.4GB/sec uncompressed 4.8GB/sec compressed | 512GB PCle Gen 4 NVMe SSD 2.4GB/sec uncompressed 4.8GB/sec compressed |
| Expandable Storage | 1TB Expansion Card | 1TB Expansion Card |
| Backward Compatibility | Thousands of Xbox One and backward-compatible Xbox 360 and original Xbox games at launch. Xbox One accessories are backward-compatible as well. | Thousands of Xbox One and backward-compatible Xbox 360 and original Xbox games at launch. Xbox One accessories are backward-compatible as well. |
| Disc Drive | 4K UHD Blu-ray | Digital Only |
| Display Out | HDMI 2.1 | HDMI 2.1 |
| RRP | $749 | $499 |
