Microsoft is releasing three new Xbox console variants this year, one of which is actually a downgrade – WGB
During this years Xbox Games Showcase, Microsoft announced three new iterations of its console, all coming out by the end of the year.
Before you get your hopes up, these are not “pro” versions of the Xbox. No, they are reskins of the existing S and X models, albeit with differing colours and storage space. Oh, and one is worse.
There’s a new “Robot White” Xbox Series X with 1TB of storage and no disc drive. Then there’s a 1TB version of the Series S in the same colour. Finally, there’s a 2TB Series X with a disc drive in “Galaxy Black”.
There was no mention of the special Xbox controller that was previously leaked which featured the ability to powerup your console as soon as you picked up the controller. It was revealed in leaked documents alongside refreshed Xbox consoles. The very same ones that popped up today, in fact.
In terms of pricing, here you go:
- Xbox Series S 1TB in Robot White – $349.99/€349.99 ERP
- Xbox Series X 1TB Digital Edition – $449.99/€499.99 ERP
- Xbox Series X 2TB Galaxy Black Special Edition – $599.99/€649.99 ERP
The pricing seems crazy to me because, for example, the new all-digital Series X costs exactly the same as the original, except you don’t get a disc drive. You’re literally getting less functionality for the same money. What? Am I missing something?
Then there’s the special edition Series X: another $150 for an extra terabyte of storage is crazy because you can literally buy a 1TB expansion card for less than that.
Pricing aside, it’s interesting to see Xbox not going down the “pro” route like Sony seems to be doing if the various leaks are anything to go on. And they probably are because even the legends at Digital Foundry put together an article discussing how its shaping up to be the most powerful console ever.
All three of these new variants will be available this holiday season.
