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[Embearded]

$499 disc
$399 digital
$349 S 1TB
$299 Series S

So you think the disc drive is more expensive than the rest of the HW that is missing from Series S?

 

[twilo99]

The Series S is the best looking console this generation imo, seriously. And great value. (Try building a PC for anything like the same specs and price.)

I dunno about the best looking but it’s certainly best when it comes to size and efficiency.

 

[TheUsual]

Just why if true?
Ride out with the existing product line now and do a reset with the next generation.

 

[reinking]

Brilliant strategy, people are going to confuse it with a PS5

XBSlayStation 5

 

[Heisenberg007]

Biggest technical leap for sure.

 

[Astray]

Wasn't Spencer just telling us they didn't plan to kill physical like 2 days ago rofl?

 

[Elios83]

Basically the adorably digital model that they originally wanted to launch at 499$ will be now used to copy Sony's strategy?

Wasn't Spencer just telling us they didn't plan to kill physical like 2 days ago rofl?

Seems like the plan changed not in the existence of the product but on the fact that it won't fully replace the current XSX and will be offered at a lower price as a digital only SKU.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

This doesn't fall into the exciting category for me

 

[Horseganador]

The question is whether they are going to maintain both models (with and without reader) or only the digital model...

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Boring.

 

[MScarpa]

like being able to play my older xbox and 360 games on my series

 

[West Texas CEO]

Black one has a big ole disc.

The white one? Not so much.

 

[Mr.Phoenix]

$499 disc
$399 digital
$349 S 1TB
$299 Series S

Isn't the XSX still like $449 on Amazon now? So the digital XSX would be what? $349 officially?

 

[StueyDuck]

What a strange way to word that. Makes it sound like an nft

 

[hinch7]

Xbox Series X shown to us include an improved heatsink and an upgraded Nexus card as opposed to the one on the current Xbox Series X.

What's a Nexus card???

the Wi-Fi card???

Guessing the external SSD. The one in the current Series consoles is kind of slow - in todays standards.

 

[MisterXDTV]

Guessing the external SSD. The one in the current Series consoles is kind of slow - in todays standards.

The external SSD is not included in the console box, it's an accessory...

The Wi-Fi card is

 

[Deputy Moonman]

Isn't the XSX still like $449 on Amazon now? So the digital XSX would be what? $349 officially?

That would be a killer price if it happened. I get that MS wanted to push the Series S digital version, but MS should have had a digital Series X from day one. $500 is just too much money for me to spend on a console. Heck, I have a hard time getting excited about spending $300 on a console. I raged many times on gaf about Nintendo's stubborn refusal to lower the price of a 6 year old console and refused to buy one as a result. The only reason I have a Switch now is because I was able to find a seller on FB marketplace with multiple games for less than $200. Nintendo is effed in the head when it comes to their prices and I hate them for it. For all the hate MS gets I'm blown away that there isn't more lashback or aren't more people attacking nintendo for being sick greedy bastards.

Case in point: the Switch will be 7 years old in less than 2 weeks and the wankers at Nintendo are still selling it at full price. The Nintendo defense force will immediately say it's business and why not if people are still willing to pay, but on the other hand MS is evil for literally everything they do.

 

[asdasdasdbb]

Copying Sony would be like this Digital edition would be $449 with (maybe) an external drive available for $79-$99.

Yeah the disc model is $449 on Amazon right now. My guess is that will be discontinued.

 

[hinch7]

The external SSD is not included in the console box, it's an accessory...

The Wi-Fi card is

Ah yeah, that makes sense. They're still on WiFi 5 rn, I forget.

 

[HeWhoWalks]

Xbox Series X Adorably Colorless

 

[DeepEnigma]

Thanks, Gemini

 

[Katatonic]

Considering how idiotic Microsoft PR has been of late, let's hope they don't name this Xbox Series X Supreme

Bah, why'd you warn them.

 

[ZoukGalaxy]

Seriously, they can't sell their actual stock and want to make a new hardware, seems very... wise

 

[Topher]

Bah, why'd you warn them.

somewhere at Microsoft....

 

[adamsapple]

Seriously, they can't sell their actual stock and want to make a new hardware, seems very... wise

The same reason as any console maker does iterations. It'll most probably be cheaper and the components will cost them less to manufacture per unit.

 

[Snake29]

It won’t change a thing for the Series X console. It didn’t sell with it’s discounts so why would people suddenly buy this?

 

[sendit]

It won’t change a thing for the Series X console. It didn’t sell with it’s discounts so why would people suddenly buy this?

I agree, it won't change anything. Microsoft, effectively killed the Series X by undercutting it with the Series S.

Even their fans continue to push it as a great value proposition: "The Series S plays the same games as the Series X at the fraction of the price"

 

[Diseased Yak]

My Series X is already white.

 

[onQ123]

Sony saying they couldn't easily lower PS5 price is probably what re-greenlighted this because there was a fear of PS5 Slim being $399 & PS5 Pro being $499 leading up to this .

 

[Maddoxswe]

Good ! Because hardware is exactly microsofts issue with Xbox right now ...

 

[tusharngf]

$399 could be the good pricing

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

At this point I really think digital SX was far too into the pipeline to cancel the damn box.

Series S will look even sillier though.

 

[Deerock71]

Considering how idiotic Microsoft PR has been of late, let's hope they don't name this Xbox Series X Supreme

XboxSaturn

 

[Badlucktroll]

why they take away disc

 

[Kazekage1981]

why they take away disc

I hope they will make an external ultra blu ray disk drive for non-disk xbox series S|X

 

[ReBurn]

$499 disc
$399 digital
$349 S 1TB
$299 Series S

I think it would be better with $299 S 1TB and drop the current 512GB S completely.

 

[JackMcGunns]

I'm sure they aren't selling Series X because it's black and has a disc drive....

First replay… smdh.

 

[freefornow]

Series S is and was a mistake.

It would be interesting to see where Xbox sales would be without the Series S.
Easy to call it a mistake, but dont believe MS would see it that way given the sales splits.

 

[DJ12]

$499 disc
$399 digital
$349 S 1TB
$299 Series S

499 disc not available
499 digital

They've already told you this and Series X still costs too much for them to make.

 

[DeaDPo0L84]

It's white cause it symbolizes them throwing in the towel.

 

[MisterXDTV]

I hope they will make an external ultra blu ray disk drive for non-disk xbox series S|X

I very much doubt that...

 

[Withnail]

Brilliant strategy, people are going to confuse it with a PS5

New controller with haptics as well.

 

[asdasdasdbb]

I think it would be better with $299 S 1TB and drop the current 512GB S completely.

MS is presumably going the other way because of a mandate to get out of heavily subsidized consoles.

 

[skyfinch]

Will I be able to hook this up to PS5 and play all the awesome Sony games?

 

[ReBurn]

MS is presumably going the other way because of a mandate to get out of heavily subsidized consoles.

I suppose. The difference in SSD materials cost can't be $50 from 512GB to 1TB, though. Not on the gen 3 in the Xbox.

 

[Trilobit]

I see you posted no mock ups of a white Xbox, OP. I got you, bro!

 

[Mr.Phoenix]

That would be a killer price if it happened.

You may have missed it, but it did happen during the holiday season last year. You could get an XSX for $350.

 

[Yonyx]

$499 - Series X disc
$399 - Series X digital
$299 - Series S 1TB
Dead - Series S 500GB

 

[RoadHazard]

$499 disc
$399 digital
$349 S 1TB
$299 Series S

Only very, very stupid people would buy an S if that happens.

 

[Audiophile]

$ Thruppence Ha' Penny - Series S 128GB