Microsoft is looking to strike first in the next generation of consoles with the announcement that the Xbox Series X and the newly-announced lower-end variation, the Xbox Series S, will be arriving in stores on November 10th for $499 and $299, respectively.
The Xbox Series S sports the following specs:
- Nearly 60 percent smaller than Xbox Series X
- All-digital
- 1440p resolution at up to 120 frames per second
- DirectX ray tracing
- Variable rate shading
- Variable refresh rate
- Ultra-low latency
- Custom 512 GB NVME SSD powered by Xbox Velocity Architecture
- 4K streaming media playback
- 4K upscaling for games
No word on what titles will be available on launch day, but games like Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 are likely to be there.