XBOX ONE S RELEASE DATE UPGRADE

If you have an Xbox One now, you won’t need to upgrade to get access to new games coming out in the next year. Microsoft isn’t breaking any compatibility, which is an important calculus for current owners. It plays all the same games and does all the same things as the original Xbox One and - importantly - vice versa. The stand comes gratis in the 2TB model, but costs $20 extra for the 1TB or 500GB models.

The One S can also be stood up vertically on a simple stand that clicks in a satisfying, sturdy way. The One S also seems to kick off a noticeable amount of heat (don’t set anything on top of it, that’s where the fan exhaust goes), but since the case is so much smaller I feel better about enclosing it in the cabinet underneath my TV. The old Xbox required a copious amount of space to ensure it could stay well-ventilated. No more: a simple cable is all it takes to power this new box. The old Xbox needed a power adapter that so closely approximated the size and heft of a literal brick that I half-thought that was the design inspiration. Microsoft calls the color 'Robot White,' because no consumer electronics device is allowed to have an unbranded Pantone.īut the 40 percent size difference doesn’t capture how much more comfortably this One S fits in a living room, because it integrates the power supply right into the console itself. I really like the clean, squarish look of the thing, a matte white block on a black base. Instead of a hulking monster of a machine squatting under your TV, you have this slim, white box. Microsoft says the Xbox One S is 40 percent smaller than the original, and it shows.

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