Microsoft is making the white model of the Xbox Sequence X official immediately. The brand new console choice gained’t embody a disc drive, and will probably be solely all-digital. Inside it’s similar to the Xbox Sequence X, with the identical efficiency for current Xbox video games. This new white mannequin will probably be obtainable with 1TB of storage later this 12 months, priced at $449.99.
Xbox president Sarah Bond revealed the brand new white Xbox Sequence X throughout the Xbox Video games Showcase immediately, alongside a 2TB “Galaxy Black” model of the unique Xbox Sequence X. There’s additionally a $349.99 1TB Xbox Sequence S coming in white, too.
The white coating on the outside of this new Xbox Sequence X matches the “robotic white” discovered on the Xbox Sequence S, Microsoft’s smaller $299 console. Leaks of this white Xbox Sequence X urged that Microsoft might have upgraded the heatsink used to chill the console, however we might have to attend on teardowns to substantiate that.
The brand new Galaxy Black particular version Xbox Sequence X will include a disc drive for $599.99 when it launches later this 12 months. “This new particular version Xbox Sequence X delivers the identical pace, efficiency and options of Xbox Sequence X, however with twice the storage and a novel design,” says Xbox {hardware} chief Roanna Sones, in a weblog publish.
The existence of a white Xbox Sequence X seems to substantiate that Microsfot has canceled or pushed again the refreshed model of the Xbox Sequence X console that appeared in FTC v. Microsoft paperwork final 12 months.
Codenamed Brooklin, the unannounced Xbox Sequence X refresh featured a extra cylindrical design than the prevailing console, and it additionally would have had no disc drive. Microsoft described that console as “adorably all digital” in inner paperwork, and it was imagined to ship with a brand new controller and Xbox Wi-fi 2 connection. Microsoft was tentatively planning to ship this Brooklin console in November, priced at $499.
Xbox chief Phil Spencer addressed the leaks across the refreshed Xbox Sequence X design final September, hinting that plans might have modified for Xbox {hardware}. “It’s laborious to see our crew’s work shared on this means as a result of a lot has modified and there’s a lot to be enthusiastic about proper now, and sooner or later,” mentioned Spencer in a publish on X in September. “We’ll share the true plans once we are prepared.”
