Microsoft’s Xbox Series X console could release on November 5, according to some new cool info. As you may have already read, the long-rumored smaller sibling Xbox Series S console was practically confirmed to Twitter user Zak S managed to get his hands on the new controller way ahead of the release. The controller box clearly mentions the Xbox Series S next to the Xbox Series X.
Even more interesting is the date of warranty. These controllers should of course be available alongside the new consoles, and their warranty date is set to expire on November 5, 2021. Microsoft has a one-year limited warranty policy, which in turn suggests that the Xbox Series X (and possibly the Xbox Series S as well ) may be scheduled to launch on November 5, 2020.
In addition, the enterprising gamer has now also released a controller unboxing video for the Xbox Series X / Xbox Series S controller. You can check it out below.
Here is a preview of the official Xbox Series X hardware specifications, as they were shared by Microsoft. Pricing information is not yet available, but Microsoft was able to share that info (in addition to the official console launch date) later this month. According to recent rumors, the Windows and Xbox company may be ready to undertake Sony’s PlayStation 5 to be more aggressive in the market from the get-go.
Specifications for Xbox Series X | |
CPU (Zen 2) | 8 cores @ 3.8 GHz (3.6 GHz with simultaneous multithreading) |
GPU (Custom RDNA 2) | 12,147 TFLOPs, 52 Compute Units @ 1,825 GHz with hardware raytracing support |
System memory / interface | 16 GB GDDR6 / 320-bit bus |
Memory bandwidth | 10GB at 560 GB / s, 6GB at 336 GB / s |
Internal storage | Custom NVMe SSD (1 TB) |
I / O throughput | 2.4 GB / s (raw), 4.5 GB / s (compressed with BCPack) |
Extended storage | 1 TB expansion card (proprietary, developed with Seagate) |
External storage | USB 3.2 HDD support (for XB1 games) |
Optical drive | 4K UHD Blu-ray Drive (up to 100 GB disk) |
Audio | Custom hardware audio block based on Project Acoustics. Spatial audio supported via Dolby Atmos, DTS: X and Windows Sonic. |