Microsoft’s new Xbox consoles are heading our way, very soon too. While all eyes are on the Xbox Series X, Microsoft has confirmed a few hours ago that the Xbox Series S is now official. However, it is not just any game console, it is the smallest Xbox ever. It is priced at $ 299 worldwide, which translates to a price of around Rs 22,000 for India, that is, before taxes and expected margins. No official dates have been confirmed yet, but Microsoft’s Twitter accounts in the UK, UK and France hint that the launch date, in those countries at least, is November 10. It’s a great time for holiday shopping. There is also no further information on the detailed specifications. The suspense is going to get a bit excessive, very soon.
What we do know so far is that the Xbox Series S will be fully digital, which means there will be no slot for optical discs. It will handle games at a maximum resolution of 1440p with speeds up to 120 FPS. It will have a content-based variable refresh rate, variable rate shading, and DirectX Raytracing. There is a 512GB SSD to store your games, and the SSD should really improve performance. You can also upgrade media content to 4K and games that support it can also be upgraded for 4K TVs and displays.
There seems to be a consensus among industry observers that the $ 299 price tag for the Xbox Series S is lower than expected. Which is great news for us, who can eventually queue up to buy one. But could that also indicate any possible surprises Microsoft may have in store for Xbox Series X pricing? And mind you, it’s not just the new hardware that Microsoft is working on, because on the software side as well, Xbox game consoles are getting significantly better, and that will come to your current Xbox consoles as well.
Xbox Series X May Launch at $ 499, Xbox Series S Goes Official Priced at $ 299
While Microsoft has given the world a confirmation on the Xbox Series S gaming console and the $ 299 price tag, all we know is what it looks like and that it is the smallest Xbox console ever made – it is 60% smaller than The Xbox Series X However, there is no further information on the specifications. It is speculated that the S Series will come with 4 teraflops of GPU performance, which is less than the Xbox Series X (12 teraflops) and Sony’s PlayStation 5 (10 teraflops), but that’s to be expected. The “S” series has always been a lower-powered alternative to the more powerful Xbox flagship consoles, something we’ve seen with the current Xbox One X and Xbox One S consoles as well.
Xbox Series X May Cost Rs 60,000: Would You Pay That Much For Microsoft’s New Game Console?
The suspense surrounding Xbox Series X continues. All we have is speculation about how much it will cost. However, there has been a new leak, perhaps from the most unlikely source. An Xbox-based infomercial contest in South Africa by the crisp potato brand Pringles hints that the price of an Xbox Series X can be as high as $ 815, which is equivalent to about 60,000 rupees. Pringles has a contest going on where they promise to give away an Xbox Series X console every day for 46 days, once it’s released, of course.
Microsoft’s new Xbox experience for Xbox Series X and Xbox One is all about speed and better design
It’s not just about new hardware. Microsoft has finally found that unless the Xbox software matches, the hardware can only deliver a large part of the experience. There’s a pretty cool review on the way with a new dashboard and UI as part of what Microsoft calls the new Xbox Experience. Microsoft says that with the new Xbox experience, the home screen or dashboard will load about 50 percent faster when you start up your Xbox than in its current iteration and will be nearly 30 percent faster to load when you return from a game. . . There are also improvements to the way memory is used, with the new interface using up to 40 percent less memory, meaning more resources are available for applications and games to load faster. And oh, the unification of the design will take inspiration from the similarities of the Xbox Game Pass app for Android and iOS.
Set up the Microsoft Family Safety app for your family – here’s what it does on Android and iPhone
With a great game console comes a lot of responsibility. As players. As parents. Like human beings. Microsoft has launched the Family Safety application for Android phones and Apple iPhone, which will allow parents to obtain information about their children’s activity on various devices. This will be able to record activity on Windows PCs, Android phones, and the Xbox console, all synced in one place. Parents can set time limits for apps and games, and specific apps can be completely blocked as well. There are web filters that can limit browsing to certain websites, and this works in the Microsoft Edge web browser on Windows 10, Xbox, and Android devices.
Microsoft Xbox One X, Xbox One S Digital Edition Discontinued Before Series X Launch
In early summer it was reported that Microsoft was slowing down production of the current generation of Xbox consoles, to focus on what’s new. It could simply be that the Xbox One X and Xbox One S supply shortages were due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, but it turns out that availability is now quite limited to stocks that are still available at retailers.
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