Microsoft has confirmed the Xbox One S All-Digital Edition console during an Inside Xbox stream ahead of next month’s E3 expo.
The first disc-less Xbox console will arrive with a 1TB hard drive, offering cloud storage for games, saves and back-ups. The company is bundling in Minecraft, Forza 3 and Sea of Thieves, pre-installed on the console.
It’ll mean gamers will only be able to buy digital games, rather than physical copies, while the console still concludes 4K Ultra HD video streaming, HDR and Dolby Atmos. Naturally, this console won’t offer Blu-ray 4K playback, but it doesn’t appear there are other spec differences beyond the removal of the optical drive.
The page is live on Microsoft’s website and the price has been confirmed as $249.99 in the United States, and the console is available to pre-order imminently from the Microsoft Store. Microsoft also plans to bring the console to third-party retailers from May 7, the console’s official release date.
The UK pricing and availability has yet to be officially announced.
