Microsoft is making the white model of the Xbox Sequence X official immediately. The brand new console possibility gained’t embrace a disc drive, and shall be solely all-digital. Inside it’s equivalent to the Xbox Sequence X, with the identical efficiency for current Xbox video games. This new white mannequin shall be obtainable with 1TB of storage later this yr, priced at $449.99.
Xbox president Sarah Bond revealed the brand new white Xbox Sequence X in the course of 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 prompt 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 yr. “This new particular version Xbox Sequence X delivers the identical velocity, 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 yr.
Codenamed Brooklin, the unannounced Xbox Sequence X refresh featured a extra cylindrical design than the present console, and it additionally would have had no disc drive. Microsoft described that console as “adorably all digital” in inner paperwork, and it was purported 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 round the refreshed Xbox Sequence X design final September, hinting that plans might have modified for Xbox {hardware}. “It’s laborious to see our staff’s work shared on this manner 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 are going to share the actual plans after we are prepared.”