The Xbox Series X lastly has a launch date and value. We’ve recognized concerning the next-gen Xbox since The Game Awards 2019, and we have additionally recognized for some time that it was scheduled to launch someday this vacation season. Now, we all know it is going to launch worldwide on November 10th, which is a Tuesday, for $499 alongside the previously announced release date for the Xbox Series S, which clocks in at $299.
With Xbox Series X’s launch date, Microsoft appears poised to capitalize on the Black Friday and Cyber Monday rush in North America, its greatest market. For now, it stays to be seen simply how a lot Microsoft will deal with penetrating the European and Asian markets at launch. With the latter, Xbox has by no means discovered a lot success. Meanwhile, the previous has largely been dominated by PlayStation as properly, although Xbox has dug out an considerable a part of the UK market.
As for the date itself, it is proper the place many suspected the console would land at. All three earlier Xbox consoles — Xbox One, Xbox 360, and Xbox — launched in November. Not solely is there custom, however November is the best window given its proximity to main client spending. There’s a motive many fashionable consoles decide to debut throughout the second to final month of the 12 months.
It’s additionally presently unclear what Xbox’s launch plans when it comes to actual accessible games and so forth are for the console. This is data that can seemingly be held till nearer to the console’s launch, and with the COVID-19 pandemic nonetheless raging, it is simple to think about a much less glamorous and eventful launch than earlier Xbox consoles.
Xbox Series X is about to launch on November 10th for $499. For extra protection on the next-gen Xbox console — together with current information, rumors, and leaks — you’ll be able to try all of our previous coverage of the upcoming console right here.
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