Next-gen controller purchased from reseller site
While the gaming community is still waiting to hear both a release date and a price for Microsoft’s next-gen platform, Xbox Series X, it seems that the rumoured “alternate edition” of the new console is definitely in the works – at least according to images that circulated online this past weekend.
On Sunday,The Verge printed imagesof a new Xbox controller, reportedly purchased byTwitter user Zak Sfrom C2C marketplace OfferUp. The packaging for the “Robot White” wireless controller states that the pad is compatible with Xbox One, Windows 10, iOS, Android and, most tellingly “Xbox Series X/S.” This latter statement represents the first official acknowledgement of an alternate Xbox next-gen console.
The wildest part of this story is the idea that someone hasalready purchasedan Xbox Series X/S controller – and from a reseller no less – when the Xbox Series X itself still remains a fairly unknown quantity in terms of its price, release date, or available accessories. The Verge reports, however, that it has confirmed the product’s authenticity.
The Xbox Series S is rumoured to be a cheaper edition of the Xbox Series X. Codenamed “Lockheart,” the Xbox Series S is expected to feature 7.5GB of usable RAM, around four teraflops of GPU performance, and will be powered by the Xbox Series X CPU. Rumours also suggest that the Xbox Series S will not feature an optical drive in order to further reduce its asking price.
The Xbox Series X is scheduled for launch later in 2020.
Microsoft’s new Xbox Series S controller confirmed in leaked packaging[The Verge]
