A new report has revealed that Microsoft aims on refreshing both of its newly launched consoles late next year. The first to receive the refresh would be the cheaper Xbox Series S, which will apparently house a refreshed AMD APU that is based on a 6nm process with higher compute units.

The information arrives from a new video from Moore’s Law Is Dead (MLID) on YouTube. In the video, the tech based content creator stated that the Series S 2022 variant will feature a 6nm process that is a more refined version of the 7nm process. In other words, Microsoft can expect to see higher yields that could allow it to offer 24 Compute Units from its Xbox Series S APU.

This is higher than the existing version of the Series S, which currently features just 20 Compute Units but has as many as 4 of these disabled to preserve good yields and to keep the supply of consoles more consistent. To put things simply, the noticeably higher Compute Units would allow for higher clock speeds, which the YouTuber claims can make the new Series S up to 50 percent faster.

Although, with higher performance, the a more expensive price tag is also expected. But, the Series S sits as an entry console so Microsoft might launch this 2022 refreshed version for 350 US Dollars, which is about 50 US Dollars more than the original variant. Meanwhile, the older Series S model could see a potential price slash as well. MLID believes that the new lowered price tag could be somewhere around 189 to 249 US Dollars. However, that would imply that the company will continue selling both consoles together.

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Xbox chief executive Phil Spencer recently gave an interview with The Verge where he outlined the future direction of the company. Possibly alluding to falling sales for the gaming console from Microsoft, Spencer voiced his disappointment that the expected launch title Halo Infinite was delayed to 2021, as this obviously could have negatively affected sales of the Xbox Series X/S. However, the decline in sales was an industry-wide phenomenon largely due to supply chain problems, and also affected Sony, Nvidia, and AMD.

According to Spencer, “From a business standpoint, I’m selling every console I can build. It’s hard for me to point out how I would be selling more consoles today. I wouldn’t be.”
Spencer had some good words for rival Sony, as he applauded what Sony has done with the PlayStation 5 DualSense controller that is bringing a lot of plaudits.

As game streaming becomes an integral part of the gaming industry, Spencer insists that Microsoft still has plans for another console after the Xbox Series. Spencer also had a few words on Microsoft’s spat with Apple over game streaming.

A major highlight of the interview was that Microsoft is already thinking of adding the Xbox console experience as an app for smart TVs, starting from next year.

When asked a question about the Xbox becoming a TV app, Spencer responded thus: “I think you’re going to see that in the next 12 months. I don’t think anything is going to stop us from doing that.” Going further, he said that TV sets have undergone a massive transformation from just beaming visuals to a device that can now easily take on the functions of many devices we used to have around the TV. The TV has been consolidated into one big screen serving several purposes.

Presently, xCloud is only currently available at 720p and is far from being TV-ready.
The idea that a smart TV could stream xCloud, similar to the way Google uses the Chromecast Ultra for Stadia sounds very appealing. There are however possible complications: Stadia controllers connect directly to WiFi to try and nullify the input lag.
Although Spencer was non-committal on the possibility, we are sure It’s going to happen sooner or later.

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UPDATE: Release Date – Microsoft has officially confirmed that the XboxSeries X and the Xbox Series S will be launched on November 10.  The consoles can be pre-ordered starting from September 22. The price of the Xbox Series S has already been revealed to be $299. The company has no announced that the top-end Xbox Series X will retail for $499.

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Microsoft has been rumoured for quite a while to be working on a smaller and more affordable Xbox console. The company has now confirmed that it has got the console known as Xbox Series S in the works.

In a tweet, Microsoft describes the Series S as offering “next-gen performance in the smallest Xbox ever”. It also disclosed that the console will retail for $299 which is similar to the leaked price. The console will be sold in the UK for £249.99.

Further, the tweet also contained renders of the Xbox S giving us a better look at the device than the first leaked picture. The picture shows the device will have a thin build and won’t have a disc drive. The image shows the console in an upright position but from the logo, we can figure that it will still use the traditional horizontal orientation unlike Sony’s PS5.

Let’s make it official!

Xbox Series S | Next-gen performance in the ˢᵐᵃˡˡᵉˢᵗ Xbox ever. $299 (ERP).

Looking forward to sharing more! Soon. Promise. pic.twitter.com/8wIEpLPVEq

— Xbox (@Xbox) September 8, 2020

An earlier rumour by Windows Central says both the Series X and Series S will launch on November 10th, with the previously announced high-end Series X selling for $499. As previously reported by The Verge, the Series S (codenamed Lockhart) is designed to play next-gen games in a smaller, cheaper package with less GPU power and lower resolution output than the Series X. The console is expected to come with 1440p support, ray tracing, and 512GB SSD.

Microsoft didn’t reveal further details instead, it hinted that more information will be shared “soon.”

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