Xbox Series X and Series S (エックスボックス シリーズ エックス,Ekkusubokkusu Shirīzu Ekkusu?)
Release Dates
Japan
North America
November 10, 2020
November 10, 2020
Europe
Australia
November 10, 2020
November 10, 2020
Colors
Connectivity
List:
Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11ac Gigabit Ethernet 3x USB 3.2 Gen 1x1 HDMI 2.1
Media
List:
Series X: Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD, CD, Digital distribution
Series S: Digital distribution
The Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S are the fourth generation of consoles released in Microsoft's Xbox series, succeeding the previous generation's Xbox One. They were released worldwide on November 10th, 2020 and are part of the ninth generation of video game consoles.
Rumors of new Xbox hardware had started as early as June 2018, with Microsoft's Phil Spencer confirming that the company was deep into developing the next Xbox consoles at that time. The hardware was believed to be a family of devices under the code name "Scarlett", including a low-cost version following a similar scheme as the Xbox One family of consoles. At E3 2019, Microsoft confirmed Project Scarlett at their press conference and stated that they wanted a "soft" transition from Xbox One to Scarlett, with Scarlett supporting backwards compatibility with all games and most software supported on the Xbox One. The consoles' catchphrase is "Power Your Dreams".
The consoles use an AMD 64-bit x86-64 CPU and GPU. Both models have solid-state drives to reduce loading times, support for hardware-accelerated ray-tracing and spatial audio, the ability to convert games to high-dynamic range rendering using machine learning, support for HDMI 2.1 variable refresh rate and low-latency modes, and updated controllers. The higher-end Xbox Series X was designed to nominally render games in 2160p (4K resolution) at 60 frames per second. The lower-end, digital-only Xbox Series S, which has reduced specifications and does not include an optical drive, was designed to nominally render games in 1440p at 60 FPS, with support for 4K upscaling and ray-tracing. Xbox Series X/S are backwards-compatible with nearly all Xbox One compatible games and accessories (including Xbox 360 and original Xbox games that were made backwards-compatible with Xbox One), with the newer hardware giving games better performance and visuals.
