Microsoft has announced that it will unveil a cheaper, next-gen Xbox console this month, and it looks like it will definitely be called the Xbox Series S. The edge has received photos of Microsoft’s new next-gen Xbox controller in white, complete with packaging called the Xbox Series S. Instagram user Zak was able to purchase the controller today, and we have confirmed that it really is.
The new controller was sold today at a shipyard site, and the packaging side notes that the controller works with both Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles. Microsoft has not yet officially unveiled an Xbox Series S, and the company has not even confirmed a white Xbox Series X controller.
Xbox Series S on the packaging.
A mysterious white Xbox Series X controller also appeared online last month, complete with the new D-pad, textured triggers, and new share button. This new leak coincides with the controller’s previous leak, and retail packaging suggests that these may soon appear in stores.
The Xbox Series S will probably be Microsoft’s second cheaper next gen Xbox, which is the code called Lockhart. A Microsoft document released back in June sheds some further light on the company’s plans for two next-gen consoles. Xbox’s Xbox Series X devkit from Microsoft, named “Dante”, allows game developers to enable a special Lockhart mode that has a profile of the performance that Microsoft wants with this second console.
The Lockhart console is expected to include 7.5GB of usable RAM, about 4 teraflops of GPU performance, and ship with the same CPU found on the Xbox Series X. Microsoft is rumored to be releasing the Xbox Series S sometime in August, and it will likely play a large part of the company’s Xbox All Access subscription plans that bundle an Xbox console and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (Xbox Live and Xbox Game Pass) for a monthly fee.
We’ve reached out to Microsoft to comment on the controller’s next gen Xbox controller, and we’ll update you on that.
