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Three New Xbox Series X|S Consoles Coming Holiday 2024
PuppetMaster
Member
Banjo64
cumsessed
Yeah what the hells happening with this?I was hoping for news on the new controller. It was rumored to be out May 24th of this year.
The digital Series X doesn’t have the cylinder design, so in a worse case scenario this controller could have gone back to the drawing board or been completely scrapped.
LordCBH
Member
The sticks in the Xbox controller I use for pc are feeling really tense and bad now and I only got it a year ago….i know I play a lot on it but man….
skit_data
Member
Yeah, I guess that might have been part of it the last 1,5 year or so but IIRC there were shortages of both Series X as well as PS5s in the first year or so. If I were them I'd have put a team on it as soon as it was revealed there was a PS5 Digital Edition selling at $399. I suspect its due to not wanting to undercut the value proposal of Series S mixed with a more expensive BOM.
BlackTron
Gold Member
Yeah the controller was the only good part. Bringing gyro like the original should have had. Gyro is what makes shooters playable on a controller for me, and MS here being the shooter company with a whack gamepad.
RaZoR No1
Member
In the picture you can still see the drive slot
Audiophile
Member
Extra $100 for a new lick of paint and 1tb of extra storage is absurd..
Even with NVMe SSD chips going up a little recently they're still much, much cheaper than when these console launched; and it's not like the chips or interface in there is anything special.
$299/$399/$499 should be the prices.
Even with NVMe SSD chips going up a little recently they're still much, much cheaper than when these console launched; and it's not like the chips or interface in there is anything special.
$299/$399/$499 should be the prices.
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King Dazzar
Member
The prices are insanity. So I guess Xbox aren't serious about selling consoles. If they had revealed a cheaper Series X with more local storage, I may have bought one just for access to my dormant library. But once again MS know how to extract a "fuck off" sentiment from me.
Is it arrogance, stupidity or both?
Is it arrogance, stupidity or both?
It's cheaper to use the same case and just remove the Blu-ray drive than build a round revision.
They probably have a lot of unsold Series X cases they painted white.
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Megatron
Member
Yes, I too am tired of saving money, and having options.
Syphon Filter
Member
they will phase out the current one eventually, they arent going to have like 4 skus at once in stores.
AtomicStarving
Member
That prices are fucking insane. They probably NEEDED to do this to update the components and cut more production costs, somehow.
hinch7
Member
That $600 model is insane considering the current hardware isn't doing great. Heck even the 1TB model should be lower now considering the consoles would 4 years old by the time these release. And its new SKU's cut down, with no disk drives.
I'm thinking they're releasing these in limited quantity just to upsell the current stock. Makes no sense and a bit baffling really.
I'm thinking they're releasing these in limited quantity just to upsell the current stock. Makes no sense and a bit baffling really.
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DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
MS just cant get their pricing right.
If the ps5 pro is 599....
I can only imagine that they have it on good authority that it's 699 because if not....oh boy!
If the ps5 pro is 599....
I can only imagine that they have it on good authority that it's 699 because if not....oh boy!
hybrid_birth
Gold Member
FIREKNIGHT2029
Member
This will flop even harder than the $500 Series X.
They are supposed to be lowering prices since they can't move consoles not raising prices.
This is a dumb move.
This thing is dead in the water especially if the PS5 Pro ends up costing the same or slightly cheaper.
They are supposed to be lowering prices since they can't move consoles not raising prices.
This is a dumb move.
This thing is dead in the water especially if the PS5 Pro ends up costing the same or slightly cheaper.
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analog_future
Resident Crybaby
Xbox hardware is still such a mess. Shame after that amazing software showing today.
Iced Arcade
Member
They upped the disk series X a tb to justify the price of the diskless series X lol
Nydius
Gold Member
I don’t get it either. They’re looking at a damn near 75% decline in hardware revenues over the last 7 quarters, and that was with them releasing the black 1TB XSS, and putting both consoles on sale for an entire quarter over the holidays. So, naturally, they’ll… release new, more expensive, hardware?
It’s like they live in their own reality bubble.
Audiophile
Member
Gonna be awkward if Sony knock ~$50 off their base skus and then drop Pro for ~$499.
Fake
Member
This.
King Dazzar
Member
I would have thought their strategy is to sunset the current options. So you'll be forced to buy their extortionately priced rehashed model if you want disc. All part of their push to kill off physical media... And as you say even the lower tier new hardware entries are pay more for less.
I sincerely wish them all the worst.
Astray
Member
It's likely not going to happen because then they would have to establish support for it for all Series-era titles at least.
They also probably have a ton of controller stock at retailers this would render useless too.
Moriarty1889
Member
Both most likely.
Putonahappyface
Member
Adorably no. Didn’t you get the memo? They want to kill off physical media on their platform.
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Celcius
°Temp. member
This is a good point.
Why put the disc series X 1TB on sale today for $399 and then announce the diskless version the exact same day for $50 more?
edit: Also, I assume the cylinder design has been cancelled?
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THE DUCK
voted poster of the decade by bots
I don't know why you are all confused about msrp, consoles have done this forever.
If series x is $100 off, the digital will have a similar discount. In other words, if the white digital was out today, it too would be on sale for $349.
As to the limited edition, they will probably only build 10,000 or some other very limited amount, the high price doesn't matter, they will all sell. Considering the cost of increased storage on series X, it's not that expensive anyhow if you planned on going to 2tb ssd from day one.
If series x is $100 off, the digital will have a similar discount. In other words, if the white digital was out today, it too would be on sale for $349.
As to the limited edition, they will probably only build 10,000 or some other very limited amount, the high price doesn't matter, they will all sell. Considering the cost of increased storage on series X, it's not that expensive anyhow if you planned on going to 2tb ssd from day one.
eerik9000
Member
Series X is the Pro-equivalent. Series S is the base model. There won't be Series X X. Sony just hasn't released their answer to the X yet.
West Texas CEO
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief
Limited quantities for the 2tb XSX?
What does this even mean?
Why doesn't MS just kill off the disc version completely?
This seems like a one foot in, one foot out, kind of move.
What does this even mean?
Why doesn't MS just kill off the disc version completely?
This seems like a one foot in, one foot out, kind of move.
hinch7
Member
If I had to guess to try get rid of their old stock fast before the next generation. Got to make the current stuff more appealing somehow lol.Limited quantities for the 2tb XSX?
What does this even mean?
Why doesn't MS just kill off the disc version completely?
This seems like a one foot in, one foot out, kind of move.
Imagine if they didn't launch anything alongside the PS5 Pro. Even with a load of new games on their system. It gets people talking about Xbox.
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FunkMiller
Member
‘Here are three new versions of a console you don’t need to play any of the games in this show’.
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
Lagspike_exe
Member
$599 XSX going to have a real good time fighting the PS5 Pro on the shelves this Holiday season.
Brigandier
Member
I don't see many people dropping $599 on an Xbox this holiday 
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
2 years in advance? Nah, definitely not. Nothing to do with next-gen. Just a limited edition to juice some interest
hinch7
Member
Eh could come out Q4 next year for all we know. At least the handheld.
reinking
Gold Member
West Texas CEO
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief
A $100 price increase for only one extra TB ?I don't see many people dropping $599 on an Xbox this holiday
I don't think so either.
Mr Moose
Member
No they just made it white.
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LavitzSlambert
Member
Exactly this. This is Microsoft's equivalent of "fuck you, I don't want the job" contractor quote. Again why Microsoft and their tactics are so bad for the industry. This gives them the following strategic options:
1. Sell through the current stock of Series consoles, introduce the new ones. Watch them fail due to the ridiculous price and boom, you have data driven evidence that consumers don't want physical media. Or that you will be able to severely upcharge the people who do want it and rake in the money instead of taking such steep losses on consoles trying to establish marketshare.
2. Sell through the current stock of Series consoles to juice their userbase numbers out of FOMO that the only option for a disc console is $600 in the future. Then at release (or after) they can run sales promotions to reduce the effective price you'll pay, or straight up reduce the price and get praise because "we heard you".
Hawking Radiation
Member
Too expensive but don't give a shit about the hardware if they can deliver on what looks like amazing upcoming software.
intbal
Member
They did the same thing when they launched the Xbox One SAD edition. The regular disc-based Xbox One S was still being sold and was cheaper than the gimped discless SAD edition.
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
Even if that’s true. Which is highly unlikely. The cosmic Series X at $599 wouldn’t “help them clear inventory” for next-gen. It’s a one and done limited edition.
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Dr. Wilkinson
Member
Clearly it’s not marketed to us if we already own a Series X. Unless you’re going to take a bath by trading in. It’s for collectors.