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Microsoft Finally Confirms Xbox Series S, Priced $299 With November 10 Release

SystemSystem Member UncommonPosts: 12,599
edited September 2020 in News & Features Discussion

imageMicrosoft Finally Confirms Xbox Series S, Priced $299 With November 10 Release

Microsoft has finally confirmed the Xbox Series S. It's priced at $299 and releases on November 10.

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  • UtinniUtinni Member EpicPosts: 2,209
    "Microsoft also claims 1440p at up to 120fps, DirectX ray tracing, variable rate shading, variable refresh rate, ultra-low latency, a custom 512 GB NVME SSD, 4K streaming media playback, and 4K upscaling."

    For $300? Suuurrree.
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  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    That's actually a great price point (especially if the X version is the $499 it's rumored to be) for anyone gaming at 1080p and streaming movies rather than using disks.
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  • WhiteLanternWhiteLantern Member RarePosts: 3,319

    Utinni said:

    "Microsoft also claims 1440p at up to 120fps, DirectX ray tracing, variable rate shading, variable refresh rate, ultra-low latency, a custom 512 GB NVME SSD, 4K streaming media playback, and 4K upscaling."



    For $300? Suuurrree.



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  • VrikaVrika Member LegendaryPosts: 7,973
    edited September 2020

    Utinni said:

    "Microsoft also claims 1440p at up to 120fps, DirectX ray tracing, variable rate shading, variable refresh rate, ultra-low latency, a custom 512 GB NVME SSD, 4K streaming media playback, and 4K upscaling."



    For $300? Suuurrree.



    Razor blade theory in action...?
    The keywords are variable rate shading, variable refresh rate and up to 120 fps: Likely the console can do 120 fps at 1440p if you're playing Solitaire, but other games run at significantly lower resolution and/or FPS.
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  • AlverantAlverant Member RarePosts: 1,347
    They also offer their game pass at $25 a month which is $300 a year same as their S-box. Coincidence?
  • sk8chalifsk8chalif Member UncommonPosts: 666
    edited September 2020
    They selling at a lost.. So the console might worth way more but selling for less.. They getting their money with the game pass and game sale.. So what they claim what the console can do at that price might be plausible.
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  • DragnelusDragnelus Member EpicPosts: 3,503
    Gimme ps5 confirms!!  :disappointed:


  • NaitakalNaitakal Member UncommonPosts: 74

    Utinni said:

    "Microsoft also claims 1440p at up to 120fps, DirectX ray tracing, variable rate shading, variable refresh rate, ultra-low latency, a custom 512 GB NVME SSD, 4K streaming media playback, and 4K upscaling."



    For $300? Suuurrree.



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  • TacticalZombehTacticalZombeh Member UncommonPosts: 430

    Alverant said:

    They also offer their game pass at $25 a month which is $300 a year same as their S-box. Coincidence?



    Not a coincidence. The $25/month is a financing option for the console.
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  • PortzPortz Member UncommonPosts: 118
    edited September 2020
    They expect me to buy it, when my region is not among supported ones.
  • AbimorAbimor Member RarePosts: 915

    Alverant said:

    They also offer their game pass at $25 a month which is $300 a year same as their S-box. Coincidence?



    I am confused by this post Game pass ultimate is only 14.99 and it will soon include EA access plus the streaming. Do you mean that they will offer gamepass and the console for 25 that seems like a great deal to be honest.
  • VrikaVrika Member LegendaryPosts: 7,973
    edited September 2020
    EDIT: Deleted. Abimor posted faster than me /EDIT
     
  • Slapshot1188Slapshot1188 Member LegendaryPosts: 17,593
    Portz said:
    They expect me to buy it, when my region is not among supported ones.
    I'm gonna go out on a limb then and say that no they do not expect you to buy it.

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  • NanfoodleNanfoodle Member LegendaryPosts: 10,875
    edited September 2020
    Abimor said:

    Alverant said:

    They also offer their game pass at $25 a month which is $300 a year same as their S-box. Coincidence?



    I am confused by this post Game pass ultimate is only 14.99 and it will soon include EA access plus the streaming. Do you mean that they will offer gamepass and the console for 25 that seems like a great deal to be honest.
    Stream 100 games a month on top titles, also 5 free games a month. Play/install these games on your Windows 10 PC or stream to Android devices. Stream on Xbox S at 4k. Being able to play anywhere you want, $25 bucks a month is a bargain. 
  • rojoArcueidrojoArcueid Member EpicPosts: 10,722
    Abimor said:

    Alverant said:

    They also offer their game pass at $25 a month which is $300 a year same as their S-box. Coincidence?



    I am confused by this post Game pass ultimate is only 14.99 and it will soon include EA access plus the streaming. Do you mean that they will offer gamepass and the console for 25 that seems like a great deal to be honest.

    MS wasn't very clear with their wording on their website. It looks like if you finance the console you will get both the console and gamepass for $25/month




  • NaitakalNaitakal Member UncommonPosts: 74

    Lonesols said:

    With everything cross platformed and no exclusive, how does any one justify 300 dollars for a really low end pc lol. This thing would be worse than a already bottom of the barrel 1060 and 6700 non k. No way its doing 120 fps with that garbage cpu in it, the xbox x wont be doing 120 fps either, especially when you cant adjust settings. The 2080 175 core 600 memory, 8700k 5.3ghz all cores had issues on some games maintaining a min fps of 120 on low settings at 1080, let alone 120 at 1440. So with the new 3000 cards, this thing is even a lower lower lower end computer lol. It wont even be equal to a 3050ti, and when they come out a 1060 will be like 30 dollars.



    For the asking price of 299$ you may not even get a cheap pre-built "gaming" PC. What the hell are you talking about? Ever heard of other hardware integrated like the audio processor which takes off load from the CPU for such tasks? Pretty fast NVMe SSD utilizing DirectStorage API? You really get a lot of hardware in a very small package for 299$. Of course a 3070 will probably be a lot better but that GPU alone costs more then the whole console.
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