We might have just got confirmation that the Xbox Series S is indeed real, after months of speculation and rumors.

Twitter user @zakk_exe was apparently able to grab the Xbox Series S controller from a resale site, and posted various pictures of what appears to be the official retail packaging.

On the side of the box, the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S are listed as compatible systems, along with Xbox One, Windows 10 PCs, Android and iOS phones.

The Xbox Series S promises to be a cheaper, more affordable version of Microsoft’s technically impressive Xbox Series X. It’s likely to target a resolution of 1440p and 60fps, and is likely to mirror the Xbox One S in terms of branding, such as the robot white color scheme.

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Microsoft has yet to hint at the console’s existence despite numerous leaks and sources suggesting that the cut-price console is coming. While we still don’t have a price for the Xbox Series X or PS5, analysts predict that they won’t be cheap. Microsoft will be hoping, then, that having a cheaper alternative could attract more gamers to the Xbox ecosystem.

With both consoles due to release in “holiday 2020”, we should finally receive a confirmed price and release date for both the PS5 and Xbox Series X in the next month or two.

But will the Xbox Series S arrive alongside Microsoft’s diminutive tower of power? We’ll have to wait and see, but there can be almost no doubts now that the cheaper console does exist.

Source: techradar.com