Microsoft Confirms the Release Date of its Xbox Series S

Microsoft has confirmed the release date of its second next-generation console following a leak that prompted it to unveil the Xbox Series S.

The game which the company described as the “smallest Xbox ever” will be released in the US on 10 November.

Tweets about the launch on its the UK and other European accounts omitted a date, indicating they will get it later.

Company watchers have said the advertised price is significantly lower than had been expected.

Microsoft has said the machine is set to cost £250/$299/€249. It is £50 more than the lowest-priced version of the firm’s existing Xbox One range.

No date has been given for the launch date or price of the larger and presumably more powerful Xbox Series X.

Though images show the Xbox S’s side having a larger vent, it is not known how exactly the console will differ from its larger sibling.

However, watchers have speculated it will only run digital downloads rather than discs, have a less powerful graphics card, and therefore be unable to run some games at higher resolutions, and be unable to show off some lighting effects.

Also, the machine will have less internal storage.

Adam Campbell, founder of POC in Play, an organisation that promotes people of colour working in the gaming industry said, “The Xbox Series S in my view, represents a great value compromise in a world of ever-increasing costs for cutting-edge technology.

“It could be a real winner for the average gamer and an advantage against Xbox’s main rival.”

Sony has previously said it plans to sell a version of the PlayStation 5 without a disc drive but has yet to say how much it will cost.