Xbox Series X and Series S

The Xbox Series X and the Xbox Series S (collectively, the Xbox Series X/S[b]) are home video game consoles developed by Microsoft. They were both released on November 10, 2020, as the fourth generation of the Xbox console family, succeeding the Xbox One. Along with Sony's PlayStation 5, also released in November 2020, the Xbox Series X and Series S are part of the ninth generation of video game consoles.
Also known as

Project Scarlett
Project Anaconda
Project Lockhart (codenames)
Developer
Microsoft
Manufacturer
Flextronics, Foxconn
Product family
Xbox
Type
Home video game console
Generation
Ninth
Release date
WW: November 10, 2020
CHN: June 10, 2021
Lifespan
2020–present
Introductory price
Series X / Series S:
US$499 / US$299
GB£449 / GB£249
€499 / €299
A$749 / A$499
CA$599 / CA$379
¥54,978 / ¥32,978
₹50,000 / ₹30,000
Units sold
8 million (est. as of September 30, 2021)
Units shipped
12 million (est. as of December 31, 2021)
Media
Series X: Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD, CD, Digital distribution
Series S: Digital distribution
CPU
Custom AMD 8-core Zen 2
Series X: 3.8 GHz, 3.6 GHz with SMT
Series S: 3.6 GHz, 3.4 GHz with SMT
Memory
GDDR6 SDRAM
Series X: 10 GB/320-bit & 6 GB/192-bit
Series S: 8 GB/128-bit & 2 GB/32-bit
Storage
WD SN530 NVMe SSD w/ custom ASIC supporting PCIe 4.0 x2
Series X: 1 TB
Series S: 512 GB
Removable storage
Seagate PCIe 4.0 Storage Expansion Card (up to 2 TB)
Display
All models: 720p, 1080p, 1440p, 4K
Series X: 8K
Graphics
Custom AMD Radeon RDNA 2 architecture
Series X: 52 CUs @ 1.825 GHz, 12.16 TFLOPS
Series S: 20 CUs @ 1.565 GHz, 4.01 TFLOPS
Sound
Custom Project Acoustics 3D Audio
Dolby Atmos
DTS:X
7.1 surround sound
Controller input
Xbox Wireless Controller (all revisions)
All previously released Xbox One-compatible controllers and accessories (except Kinect)[1]
Connectivity
Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11ac
Gigabit Ethernet
3x USB 3.1 Gen 1x1
HDMI 2.1Power
Built-in power supply (both consoles)
Current firmware
10.0.22000.4557[2]
Online services
Xbox network, Xbox Game Pass
Dimensions
Series X: 15.1 cm × 15.1 cm × 30.1 cm (5.9 in × 5.9 in × 11.9 in)
Series S: 15.1 cm × 6.5 cm × 27.5 cm (5.9 in × 2.6 in × 11 in)
Mass
Series X: 9.8 pounds (4.4 kg)
Series S: 4.25 pounds (1.93 kg)
Backward
compatibility
All Xbox One games[a] and select Xbox 360 and original Xbox games
Predecessor
Xbox One
Website
xbox.com
Rumors regarding the consoles first emerged in early 2019, with the line as a whole codenamed "Scarlett" and consisting of high-end and lower-end models codenamed "Anaconda" as well as "Lockhart" respectively. Internally, Microsoft had been satisfied with the two-console approach for the Xbox One and planned a similar approach for the fourth generation Xbox, with the target for the high-end model to at least double the performance of the Xbox One X. The high-end model was first teased during E3 2019 under the title "Project Scarlett", while its name and design as Xbox Series X was unveiled during The Game Awards later in December. In September 2020, Microsoft unveiled the lower-end model as the Xbox Series S.

The Xbox Series X has higher-end hardware and supports higher display resolutions (up to 8K resolution), along with higher frame rates and real-time ray tracing; it also has a high-speed solid-state drive (SSD) to reduce loading times. The less expensive Xbox Series S uses the same CPU, but has a less powerful GPU, has less memory and internal storage, and lacks an optical drive. Both consoles are designed to support nearly all Xbox One games, controllers and accessories, including those games from older Xbox consoles supported by Xbox One's backwards compatibility. At launch, Microsoft positioned their first-party games and several third-party games to be available for both Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One to help transition between generations, providing the "Smart Delivery" distribution framework to freely provide further optimizations of an Xbox One game for either the Xbox Series X or Series S. The consoles are also compatible with the gaming subscription service Xbox Game Pass, as well as the cloud game-streaming platform Xbox Cloud Gaming.