Xbox Series S/Lockhart Will Be Half The Price Of The Series X; July Event Will Be A "Night Of Mic Drops" - Rumor

The Xbox Serial South/Lockhart may be half the price of the Xbox Serial X and it will be an of import function of Microsoft strategy for the before long to brainstorm new panel generation.

Speaking on the Beyond3D forums, eastmen, who has proved in the past to take access to Microsoft insider information, revealed that the Xbox Series Due south will be half the price of the Serial X, come in a pocket-size form factor and it will be an all-digital console. The insider doesn't know the final pricing for the Xbox Series 10, and thus the Series X, but he had heard that Microsoft was prepared for a $400 Xbox Series X.

Last I heard it be one-half the cost of the XSX and last i heard MS were prepared for a $400 XSX. I am not certain what the final price will be. I think if sony is $500/$600 MS may try to become in at $200/$400/$500 but nosotros will see

Such pricing would exist extremely ambitious, only Microsoft would make upward for the losses by getting a higher cut of game sales and Game Pass subscriptions.

MS will make up any losses they have by getting a college cut of game sales and more subscriptions. Pricing as well depends on what Sony does. MS doesn't take to go every bit extreme in pricing if sony prices itself higher.

Eastmen also talked about the July event, where not but the Xbox Series S should be announced, but as well the Serial Ten pricing. Co-ordinate to the insider, Microsoft wants the effect to be a "dark of mic drops", revealing a line-upwards of games that volition make all previous Xbox line-ups pale in comparison.

But from what I"ve heard from all my sources July isn't most sony , July is well-nigh the industry and they want it to be a night of mic drops . They are going to come hard with the strategy they have been building upward to for years and they want google , amazon , apple , sony and yes Nintendo to shaken up . So look a serial of Mic driblet moments followed by the cost existence the central office of all this.

According to the insider, Microsoft wants to become what Netflix was a few years ago when it comes to streaming and, every bit such, they are aiming to acquire a lot of quality content for their platform. As such, the Xbox Series S will be a key device in the company'due south strategy, as it will allow them to achieve a market they were never able to hit with its lower price.

That's why I think Lockheart is a key device in their strategy. Its low cost gateway that they can command to make sure the hardware can handle their new compression techniques they will employee with xcloud over the adjacent few years. The plan for Lockheart is to get into price categories they were never able to hit before and I believe based on listening between the lines that they expect lockheart to at some point get in down to fire tv set size . As well the size of the first lockheart will surprise anybody.

While eastmen proved to be somewhat reliable in the by, we have to take everything revealed today with a grain of salt. The May Xbox Series X showcase event was definitely disappointing, and then at that place's no doubt that Microsoft will exist going all-in for next month's showcase, but keeping expectations in check is the best manner to avoid getting disappointed.

The Xbox Series Due south has even so to be appear, but an announcement shouldn't be too far off, considering the console is referenced in the Windows OS libraries. Nosotros will go along you updated on it as soon every bit more come in on information technology, then stay tuned for all the latest news.