The new console option won’t include a disc drive, and will be entirely all-digital. Inside it’s identical to the Xbox Series X, with the same performance for existing Xbox games. This new white model will be available with 1TB of storage later this year, priced at $449.99.
Xbox president Sarah Bond revealed the new white Xbox Series X during the Xbox Games Showcase today, alongside a 2TB “Galaxy Black” version of the original Xbox Series X. There’s also a $349.99 1TB Xbox Series S coming in white, too.
Ownership of the people, not of corporations. Why do you think they are always trying to “seize the means of production”? To give ownership to a big mega Corp like msft? Nope
You got to take that up with the Microsoft executive who wrote it. It’s physical media, so Microsoft has less control over it, which they clearly don’t like.
Leaks of this white Xbox Series X suggested that Microsoft may have upgraded the heatsink used to cool the console, but we may have to wait on teardowns to confirm that.
The new Galaxy Black special edition Xbox Series X will come with a disc drive for $599.99 when it launches later this year.
The existence of a white Xbox Series X appears to confirm that Microsfot has canceled or pushed back the refreshed version of the Xbox Series X console that appeared in FTC v. Microsoft documents last year.
Codenamed Brooklin, the unannounced Xbox Series X refresh featured a more cylindrical design than the existing console, and it also would have had no disc drive.
Microsoft described that console as “adorably all digital” in internal documents, and it was supposed to ship with a new controller and Xbox Wireless 2 connection.
“It is hard to see our team’s work shared in this way because so much has changed and there’s so much to be excited about right now, and in the future,” said Spencer in a post on X in September.
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Edit: looks like the old series x was 499 but is on sale for 449 basically everywhere. The new discless series x is 449, but will prob be on sale for 400 in a few months.
For anyone done buying discs, it’s a removed point of failure in the device. The Series S sold well, so if your point is “No one wants a digital console”, then no, you are wrong.
People wanted more storage in existing models
For a lot of people, the $100 difference between models is a heavy consideration. Anything that can get trimmed out may make them more likely to buy.
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😲 revolutionary
Aka a non portable console? What’s the point of this? Just buy a PC and install SteamOS on it.
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I love PC gaming but it’s much more expensive to get into
The fate of consoles is to be cloud-only. You will own nothing and be happy.
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Don’t you communists like that though?
The opposite actually.
They like ownership?
Ownership of the people, not of corporations. Why do you think they are always trying to “seize the means of production”? To give ownership to a big mega Corp like msft? Nope
But if one person owns a lot of games and someone else doesn’t isn’t that bad?
Sure. Everyone should be able to to afford some luxuries
“adorable all-digital” console as they called it in the internal email.
Arent optical discs already a digital storage medium?
You got to take that up with the Microsoft executive who wrote it. It’s physical media, so Microsoft has less control over it, which they clearly don’t like.
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
Leaks of this white Xbox Series X suggested that Microsoft may have upgraded the heatsink used to cool the console, but we may have to wait on teardowns to confirm that.
The new Galaxy Black special edition Xbox Series X will come with a disc drive for $599.99 when it launches later this year.
The existence of a white Xbox Series X appears to confirm that Microsfot has canceled or pushed back the refreshed version of the Xbox Series X console that appeared in FTC v. Microsoft documents last year.
Codenamed Brooklin, the unannounced Xbox Series X refresh featured a more cylindrical design than the existing console, and it also would have had no disc drive.
Microsoft described that console as “adorably all digital” in internal documents, and it was supposed to ship with a new controller and Xbox Wireless 2 connection.
“It is hard to see our team’s work shared in this way because so much has changed and there’s so much to be excited about right now, and in the future,” said Spencer in a post on X in September.
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What the fuck is the selling point? Less features for a color??
Is it cheaper?
Edit: looks like the old series x was 499 but is on sale for 449 basically everywhere. The new discless series x is 449, but will prob be on sale for 400 in a few months.
Nothing of the sort, it was a legitimate question in which I didn’t intend to make a statement out of subtext.
Thanks for answering it.
What the hell are they thinking?