It’s official: Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox Series S console is coming Nov. 10 for $ 299.
Following a series of leaks, the software giant confirmed the next-generation videogame console in an official launch trailer on Tuesday.
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The Xbox Series S is designed for new games timed to the new consoles’ release, but rely on downloaded games because it will not have a Blu-ray disc drive. In a video posted on Twitter TWTR,
The Series S is expected to come with a 512 GB solid state drive — roughly half the capacity of Series X, which has a one-terabyte solid-state drive. Microsoft has said the Series X system will feature 1TB expansion port, a 4K UHD Blu-ray disc drive, and a wireless controller.
To offset limited storage, Xbox Series S will likely include the same removable storage port found on the larger Xbox Series X, according to several gaming reports. (Microsoft isn’t using a disc drive in the Xbox Series S.)
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Microsoft shares inched up 1% in trading Tuesday in an otherwise calamitous day for tech stocks.