Microsoft is offering a cheaper Xbox and a new game service as it prepares to release an entirely new game console likely sometime next year.…
Microsoft is offering a cheaper Xbox and a new game service as it prepares to release an entirely new game console likely sometime next year.
The tech and gaming giant said Tuesday it’s releasing a cheaper version of its Xbox video game console, called the Xbox One S All-Digital Edition, for $249. That reduces the suggested retail price by $50, and the way the company did this was by removing the disc drive that’s been on every Xbox since the device first released in 2001. The company said it’s now accepting preorders, and the device will launch May 7.
The company also announced a new Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which combines its Xbox Live Gold social-networking service and Xbox Game Pass game download service for $14.99 per month when it’s released later this year.
Here’s everything we know so far:
I know, duh. The rub is Microsoft said retailers will still sell games in their stores.
