Microsoft halts production Xbox One X and Xbox One S

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 07/17/2020 03:56 PM | source: | 22 comment(s)

Microsoft has officially discontinued production of the Xbox One X and Xbox One S. The company is doing that in preparation for the arrival of the new game console, the Xbox Series X.

Microsoft calls it a sensible step "in the run-up to the Xbox Series X", which should be released late this year. The Xbox One S will still be sold for the time being.It is not known how many stock of the Xbox One X and Xbox One S All Digital Edition are still in circulation. The available devices are still being sold.

The Xbox One X was released in November 2017 and was a more powerful console than the 2013 Xbox One. Among other things, the game console could handle a higher 4K resolution for sharper images on 4K TVs. The Xbox One S All Digital Edition was released last April and was an Xbox One S without a disc tray. That made the device a cheaper alternative for people who only download games and do not buy them physically.

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#5810111 Posted on: 07/17/2020 08:08 PM

I assume the new consoles with their uptodate tech and of course RT will be the starting block for gamers, and i am looking forward to seeing RT in games as i won't be seeing it on PC anytime soon due to the costs. lol

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#5810211 Posted on: 07/18/2020 01:33 AM

I thought they were going to continue it and maintain some backward (forward?) compatibility.

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#5810218 Posted on: 07/18/2020 03:00 AM

I expected them to keep these around as the poor man's option since they probably have the costs of manufacturing pretty low by now with all the die shrinks and revisions over the years.

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#5810226 Posted on: 07/18/2020 05:21 AM

Yeah this is indeed a good idea considering we are close to the new console release.

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#5810235 Posted on: 07/18/2020 07:19 AM

Make sense, though.

Why have two console models (it's not like the Xbox 1 series was loved by the majority) if you are trying to cut cost so you can sell the next-gen at a more competitive crushing price for Sony to match?

All this proves is that the rumors that MS will be charging around $299-$399 are true.

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