A leaked Microsoft document recently hinted at the company’s next-generation second Xbox, and now rumors suggest it will be fully revealed in August. Eurogamer reports that Microsoft had originally planned to introduce the console, codenamed “Lockhart,” in June. Microsoft has reportedly moved these plans to August, and Eurogamer He claims that the console will be called Xbox Series S.
Microsoft has been working on this second cheaper next-generation Xbox console for months. A Microsoft document, leaked last week, shed more light on the company’s plans. The Microsoft Xbox Series X devkit, codenamed “Dante”, allows game developers to enable a special Lockhart mode that has a performance profile that Microsoft wants to achieve with this second console.
While we’ve been reporting that this performance includes a slightly under-accelerated CPU, The edge You’ve seen additional documents suggesting that Lockhart will actually have the same CPU speed as the Xbox Series X. The Lockhart console will also include 7.5 GB of usable RAM and around 4 teraflops of GPU performance. The Xbox Series X includes 13.5GB of usable RAM and targets 12 teraflops of GPU performance for comparison.
If the reports are accurate, Microsoft could choose August to present this next-gen second Xbox along with Xbox Series X pricing. This second console is designed as a more affordable option, with 1080p and 1440p monitors in mind. Microsoft would have to detail some sort of price along with its Lockhart reveal, and it’s reasonable to assume that it will be strongly tied to the Xbox All Access subscription.
Xbox All Access is currently priced at $ 19.99 for an Xbox One S All Digital Edition subscription that includes Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (Xbox Live and Xbox Game Pass). Microsoft is also integrating its Project xCloud game streaming technology into Xbox Game Pass later this year, so a subscription to the next-gen Xbox console might appeal to those who don’t need the more powerful Xbox Series X option. .
