After a summer of speculation, confirmed Microsoft Tuesday the arrival of the Xbox Series X and S on November 10. With just one other letter, there are still significant differences between the two brand new game consoles. We list the most important ones.
The Series S is a lot cheaper
Firstly, the Series S is more than half the size of the Series X. It is not without reason that Microsoft also calls the S “the smallest Xbox ever”. This makes the game console a lot cheaper than its big brother: 299 dollars (about 252 euros) against 499 dollars. It is not yet clear what the exact price will be in euros.
The Series S is completely in line with the strategy of the Xbox One, the previous generation. After some time, Microsoft also released a budget model of this game console, namely the Xbox One S.
The disc tray is missing
One of the biggest differences is that the Series S has no disc tray. This makes it fully digital and therefore somewhat more limited in terms of storage space. This means that you as a user are dependent on the Microsoft Store. The tech giant is probably steering in the direction of the Xbox Game Pass: a kind of Netflix for games in the cloud.
The S Series console comes standard with 512 gigabytes. With that you can only play a few games offline. The X Series, on the other hand, has 1 terabyte of storage space, which is about twice that. Incidentally, both game consoles can be supplemented with a Seagate SSD of 1 terabyte. It is not yet known what that will cost.
The X has considerably more graphics processing power
Although the processing power of the processor and the clock speed do not differ much, so they calculate about the same speed, the S does sacrifice a lot of graphics processing power compared to the X. The S supports a maximum of 1440p resolution – the X about 4K .
Incidentally, the S is therefore a nice improvement compared to the Xbox S One, which supports 1080p image. In practice, however, the X will display the most beautiful graphics.
Can you play the same games on the X and S? Yes, you can play all next-generation games on both consoles. Although it is very likely that the games look a bit better on the X because of the graphics processing power. A number of well-known titles: Halo Infinite, Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, Battlefield 6, FIFA 21 in Resident Evil 8.
Which one should I buy?
That of course depends on your wishes. For the devoted gamer it will be a difference of day and night. Still, both the X and the S promise to be sturdy game consoles on which you can play all new generation games.
The S is a lot more affordable, while the X is a math monster with nicer graphics. With 4K resolution, the X may also be slightly more future-proof for the generation of games that will succeed the current one. Keep in mind that you cannot play already purchased games on disc on the S.
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