It’s smart of Microsoft to release two consoles side-by-side, covering both the high-end and entry-level markets – that’s something Sony hasn’t done, as the cheapest PS5 option comes in at £359/$399. If you pay the extra for Ultimate you’ll also get Xbox Live Gold, £7.99/$9.99 per month – or £10.99/$14.99 for the souped up Game Pass Ultimate – you’ll get access to a mammoth library of existing Xbox games, along with day-one access to just about every future Microsoft release.
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That means there’s no urgency to update to either console right now.
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So if you have a hefty physical game collection you want to hang onto, the Series X is the way to go.Īt launch there aren’t any exclusive games for either console, with Microsoft instead focusing on cross-generation titles for the foreseeable. It’s also crucial to remember that any older games that you own on disc won’t be playable on the Series S – it doesn’t have a disc drive, after all. There are only a few exceptions – mainly those that require the Kinect peripheral, a now-defunct part of the Xbox ecosystem. All Xbox games, be they from the Xbox One, Xbox 360 or even the original Xbox era, will be compatible with both the Xbox Series X and Series S at launch. Speaking of backwards compatibility, it’s set to continue with the next generation of consoles. Instead you’ll have to swap games back and forth, or simply use the external drive to play Xbox One or older games via backwards compatibility. You’ll need a drive that’s USB 3.0 or faster, and even so you you won’t be able to play new releases directly from these drives because of their speed limitations. Regardless of the console, you’ve also got the option of connecting standard external hard drives via the USB-A ports. However, there is built-in scalar rendering tech that will upscale to 4K if the console is connected to a 4K TV, so you’ll need keen eyes to spot the difference.
The Series S still supports ray-tracing, HDR, and framerates up to 120fps, but by default it outputs at 1440p (aka 2K) resolution, and some optimised games, like Sea of Thieves, are still sticking to 1080p. More importantly there’s a substantially less powerful GPU (4TFLOPS, 20CUs at 1.565GHz), and only 10GB of RAM rather than 16GB. All that means the Xbox Series X is able to output as standard, with support for 120fps for some games and the potential of 8K output down the line – though few TVs will support either of those anyway.īy contrast, the Series S also features a custom AMD Zen 2 eight-core CPU, but it’s clocked a little lower at 3.6GHz per core compared to 3.8GHz on the more expensive console.
There’s 12TFLOPS (52CUs at 1.825GHz) of graphical power on offer from the Xbox Series X, besting not only the Xbox One X but also the PS5, and 16GB of GDDR6 RAM to play with too. Inside the tall black tower, you’ll find a custom AMD Zen 2 eight-core CPU and a custom GPU based on the company’s RDNA 2 architecture with the aim of providing high-end graphical features like real-time ray-tracing. The Xbox Series X introduces a substantial performance boost even compared to the high-end Xbox One X released in 2017. In case you were worried the same Xbox Wireless Controller will be available for both the Series X and Series S, though the X ships with a black model and the S with a white one. The lack of changes are even more noticeable when compared to the advancements of Sony’s new DualSense controller for the PS5 – though the benefit for Xbox is that it means you’ll still be able to use your old controllers with the new consoles. It’s also introduced USB-C, but since it still uses AA batteries the benefits there are negligible.
The D-pad has been redesigned slightly to be more circular, the ergonomics have been tweaked, and there’s a new Share button for posting screenshots and clips to social media. Yes, it’s a new Xbox Wireless Controller, but it’s very similar to the last-gen console.
While the consoles have seen a big redesign, one area that remains largely untouched is the controller.
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