Xbox Seemingly Now Openly Admitting Xbox Series S Exists Before It’s Announced

Xbox Sequence S is seemingly now talked about on publicly out there Xbox merchandise, regardless of not having been formally introduced but.

The long-rumoured console – which is able to apparently take the type of a lower price, lower performance variant of Xbox Series X – has by no means been formally introduced or named by Microsoft, however a number of mentions of the console (and its internal codename, Lockhart) have been discovered.

Now, these shopping for Microsoft merchandise have discovered point out of Xbox Sequence S of their items – as proven by this Xbox controller, which arrived with a Recreation Move voucher that particularly mentions “Xbox Sequence X | S” (the identical console identify formatting discovered on alleged Xbox Series S controller packaging final month):

I obtained a brand new controller for my Xbox since mine was damaged. Apparently sufficient, the Recreation Move Final trial code sheet mentions the unannounced @Xbox Sequence S. It’s positively a factor. pic.twitter.com/GX1rOYG5g7

— Brendan (@BraviaryBrendan) August 31, 2020

It stays to be seen when Xbox will formally announce the all-but confirmed console, though rumours level to an announcement this month. If the corporate is now printing public-facing supplies with point out of Xbox Sequence S, that appears more and more possible.

Hopefully, that announcement comes alongside a number of the notably lacking particulars in regards to the new vary of Xbox consoles, resembling release date, price, and Xbox Series X pre-orders. We all know that Xbox Series X will be released in November, and an Xbox Series S controller leak seems to point to November 6.

Whereas Halo Infinite has been delayed to 2021, Xbox continues to be touting its launch line-up for the brand new new console(s), with “Greater than 50 new video games deliberate for this 12 months throughout generations and optimized for Xbox Sequence X, together with Murderer’s Creed Valhalla, Dust 5, Gears Techniques, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Watch Canine: Legion. With Good Supply you solely have to purchase these video games as soon as to play the most effective variations on your console, throughout generations.”

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