XBox Series S

[Simon]

Now official:



Incredible price too, if it's just the same as the X but with no Blu-Ray drive.

[Mito Man]

Yes, because they’ll screw you over in the online games store unless you’re happy with the gamepass subscription.

[integrale_evo]

Shame they didn’t do a “299” mic drop like Sony did with the original playstation launch

[Ascender]

So how many new Xboxes are coming this gen and what one is the one to actually get excited about and buy?

I guess one of them will also be a twofer with a 4K blu ray player in it?

[Matty]

They're doing a finance option like they do with phones - you can get a Series X for £35/month including game pass. Seems the S will be £20 a month for the same.

Seems like a great idea to get over the hurdle of the entry price for many.

[integrale_evo]

I bet they’ll sell loads like that. Helps people jump on the next generation early without a massive up front cost.

Actually makes sense when a console can be expected to have a several year lifespan.

[Jobbo]

It’s not the same spec as the Series X though; no native 4K, and apparently not as powerful as the One X. Will still presumably play the same games as the X. When there are some

[Brannen]

I thought that upon seeing the leaks.

Saw this video last night which helps explain it a bit better than the tweet.



I think the bigger thing to take away is the 120 fps at 1440p. Most of the current gen are 30 / 60 fps. The newer consoles also have ray tracing (not that I've ever experienced that) in something that costs £299 is pretty impressive I think.

I still think I'll get the Series X version though. I don't really like the lack of drive and the black vent on top looks a bit meh to me.

[Simon]

Like the current Xbox One S is to the Xbox One X. Just less powerful and no drive. I hear the 'S' only has a 512GB SSD rather than 1TB too.

[Mito Man]

£20 a month for 24 months for a £300 console doesn’t seem like a good deal to me.

[Delphi]

£20 a month for 24 months for a £300 console doesn’t seem like a good deal to me.

Not everyone can stump up £300 just like that.
People buy phones in exactly the same manner. I'm not saying it's financially smart but there you go.

[Simon]

£20 a month for 24 months for a £300 console doesn’t seem like a good deal to me.

Not everyone's dad can stump up £300 just like that.

FTFY

[ShockDiamonds]

I used to get quite excited about the launch of a new console, but since embracing PC gaming I've rather gone off the boil with these little boxes

[Mito Man]

It’s no longer going to have exclusive games so there’s really no point in having one if you’re a PC gamer. With the cross platform support you can join in with your friend who is on Xbox whilst you’re on PC too so really not much point.

[Simon]

New Series X confirmed as £449 in the UK. That's a good price and I'll pick one up.

[Ascender]

£20 a month for 24 months for a £300 console doesn’t seem like a good deal to me.

Is that just for the console or does it include game pass too?

[Matty]

£20 a month for 24 months for a £300 console doesn’t seem like a good deal to me.

Replace "console" with "car" and drop some more zero's on and I'd say the same thing about cars. People still do it in droves though.

[Rich B]

£20 a month for 24 months for a £300 console doesn’t seem like a good deal to me.

Is that just for the console or does it include game pass too?

if a game pass ultimate is £100 a year, then it's actually saving money against buying outright if it was £20 a month.

[ZedLeg]

Yes, because they’ll screw you over in the online games store unless you’re happy with the gamepass subscription.

Why wouldn't you be happy with gamepass? It's a great service, I haven't actually bought a game in months.

I have a feeling that the S will be missing some other features so I'm still expecting to stump up for the X series, £449 is still cheaper than I was expecting it to be. Will be happy to add £200 to the new telly fund if it turns out I'm wrong though

[Mito Man]

I didn’t say it’s not good, it’s just if you want something that’s not on gamepass the online games store prices are a joke. I have gamespass and still buy other games.