After images of the console leaked earlier today, Xbox has confirmed the existence of the Xbox Series S.
Series S is a smaller, less powerful, budget-priced version of the Xbox Series X hardware arriving later this year. The Series S will set you back USD $299. As this story was being prepared, Xbox UK announced British pricing at £249.99. No Australian pricing has been confirmed at the time of writing, but we’ll update this story when we have it.
The pairing of higher- and lower-powered models, and its naming convention, follow the structure established by the Xbox One S and Xbox One X.
When images of the console, along with likely pricing, leaked online today, Xbox initially played it coy.
— Xbox (@Xbox) September 8, 2020
This was followed by about an hour of radio silence before it made things official:
👀 Let’s make it official!
Xbox Series S | Next-gen performance in the ˢᵐᵃˡˡᵉˢᵗ Xbox ever. $299 (ERP).
Looking forward to sharing more! Soon. Promise. pic.twitter.com/8wIEpLPVEq
— Xbox (@Xbox) September 8, 2020
Xbox has not currently revealed any further information on Series X‘s release or pricing, but word is expected to come through in the next few days.
