Xbox Series X leak reveals crazy cheap digital edition to beat PS5

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Xbox Series X leak reveals crazy cheap digital edition to beat PS5

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If Microsoft does indeed have a second next-gen Xbox panel in the works, then information technology could be one-half the price of the Xbox Series X.

That's according to a reasonably reliable tech tipster going by the name of eastmen on the Beyond3D forums, who claimed that a Microsoft insider tipped them off about an all-digital Xbox console that'll be significantly cheaper than the Xbox Series X and the PS5.

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"Concluding I heard [information technology'll] be half the toll of the XSX [Xbox Series X] and concluding I heard MS [Microsoft] were prepared for a $400 XSX. I am not sure what the final price will exist," said eastmen. "I think if Sony is $500/$600 MS may try to go in at $200/$400/$500 just nosotros will meet."

We're seen mentions of a budget all-digital next-generation Xbox before, supposedly codenamed Project Lockhart (or Xbox Serial S as some rumors suggest). Essentially, it would have no disc drive and likely less power than the flagship Xbox Serial X, yet be capable of running games at acceptable resolution and framerates.

Given Microsoft has been tipped to undercut the PS5 with the Xbox Series 10's price, you might wonder why a second Xbox console is needed. Well, not everyone is willing to drib $400 on a dedicated gaming machine, and then a cheaper alternative could have a lot of appeal.

Furthermore, an Xbox Lockhart is likely to be a game console designed to work in tandem with the Xbox Game Pass, which gives access to a broad range of Xbox games for a monthly fee. Having a console that could exist arranged into the subscription, as well every bit supporting game streaming courtesy of Microsoft Project xCloud, could see Microsoft get more people to opt for its next console over the PS5.

Of course, Microsoft could make a loss by selling hardware at a cheap price. But eastman believes any loss will be compensated for through Microsoft's game sales and subscription fees.

"MS will brand upward any losses they take by getting a higher cut of game sales and more than subscriptions," said eastman. "Pricing also depends on what Sony does. MS doesn't have to go as extreme in pricing if sony prices itself college."

Equally such, not only does an Xbox Lockhart panel expect more likely, it would take a good part to play in the overall Xbox ecosystem come the end of the year.

Mic drop in July

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Microsoft is set to take a large Xbox showcase July, where we're expecting to see showtime-party games and console exclusives like Halo Infinite get revealed. But according to eastmen, it's going to exist an even more significant consequence that only a retort to Sony'due south June 11 PS5 games reveal issue.

"From what I"ve heard from all my sources July isn't most Sony, July is about the industry and [Microsoft] want it to exist a night of mic drops," said eastmen. "They are going to come hard with the strategy they have been building up to for years and they want Google, Amazon, Apple, Sony and aye Nintendo to shaken upward. So expect a series of mic drop moments followed by the cost being the fundamental part of all this."

This could be a little on the hyperbolic side, but Microsoft has the size and telescopic to shake things up on an manufacture-broad level, cheers to all the tech and services it has under its corporate banner; Microsoft's Azure deject platform is one of the biggest in the world, for example.

So while Sony has a automobile that looks like a standalone gaming device ready for exclusive titles like Horizon Forbidden West, the Xbox Series X seems just the tip of the iceberg for Microsoft's overall Xbox ambitions. July could be a very interesting month for side by side-generation gaming indeed.

Roland Moore-Colyer is U.K. Editor at Tom's Guide with a focus on news, features and opinion articles. He often writes about gaming, phones, laptops and other bits of hardware; he's also got an interest in cars. When not at his desk-bound Roland tin be found wandering around London, often with a look of curiosity on his confront.

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