Yesterday, Microsoft unveiled the price and release date of the Xbox Series S, which is positioned to be the cheaper version of Microsoft’s upcoming next-gen flagship console, the Xbox Series X. The most surprising part of Microsoft’s announcement is that both the Series X and the Series S will be launching together on November 10, 2020.
The biggest question that most fans probably have right now is how does the low-end next-generation Xbox Series S compare to the high-end current-generation Xbox One X. Of course, given that the Xbox Series S is a next-generation console, it is obvious that in terms of specs and performance, it is still at least a slight upgrade compared to the 2017 Xbox One X. But how big of an upgrade is it? Is it worth it? Now for those who may find themselves asking this very question, here is a quick breakdown of specs, performance, and price of the Xbox One X vs the Xbox Series S.
As mentioned earlier, the Xbox One X and Xbox Series S comes from two different console generations. The former is the high-end Xbox console of the current generation, while the latter is the low-end next-generation Xbox console. In terms of CPU power, the Xbox Series S and the Xbox One X are similarly powerful. The Series S sports an 8-Core AMD Zen 2 CPU at 3.6 GHz. In comparison, the Xbox One X also features an 8-Core Custom AMD but only at 2.3 GHz. Storage wise the Xbox One X features a 1TB HDD, while the Series One S has a 512 GB expandable SSD. It is worth noting that while the Series One S will hold fewer games than the Xbox One X out of the box, the SSD means that the new-generation console will load games much faster than the Xbox One X despite its lower storage capacity.
Although the Series S wins slightly in terms of power and performance, the same cannot be said with its GPU power. Given that the Series S is marketed to be a low-end console, Microsoft did not really push its graphical capabilities, given that they are targeting the Series S to those who are not planning to run the console using a 4K TV or monitor. As revealed by Microsoft, the Xbox Series S will have 4 teraflops of GPU Power, which pales in comparison to its high-end counterpart with 12.15 teraflops.
On the other hand, the current-generation Xbox One X sports a six teraflops GPU power and supports up to 4K resolution with 60fps. Additionally, the exact graphics card on the Xbox Series S is the AMD RDNA 2 GPU 20 CU’s at 1.565GHz, while the one in the Xbox One X is roughly based on AMD’s GCN 4, which offers 40CU’s at 1.172 GHz.
In the end, if players are looking into the future and want to play all the new games that will only come to the next-generation consoles, then the Xbox Series S is a worthy upgrade, even if its technological superiority is only a small one on paper compared to the Xbox One X. However, for those who are still satisfied with the thousands of games already available on the Xbox One, then upgrading to the Series S may not be worth it. But players should remember that the Series S and Series X are both backward compatible.
For the longest time, the prices of the next-generation consoles have been a mystery since it appears that neither Sony nor Microsoft wanted to make the first move. However, Microsoft finally relented a few days ago and revealed the prices of the Xbox Series X and the Xbox Series S, which will be at $499 and $299 respectively. Of course, the price gap between the two next-generation consoles is definitely a huge factor, and will probably make it difficult for players to decide which to get.
On the other hand, the Xbox One X is still listed at the Microsoft Store for $499. However, it is expected that once the next-generation consoles approach their release date, the price of current-generation consoles such as the Xbox One X will be significantly reduced to make way for the new consoles. At the moment, it is still unclear just how low the price of the Xbox One X will go, but at the very least, the Xbox One X should be priced lower than the Xbox Series S if Microsoft still wants to sell units of the current-generation consoles even after the release of the next-generation Xbox.
The Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X are set to release on November 10, 2020.
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