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Microsoft has announced a Carbon Black Xbox Series S with more storage than the standard white model.
Available from 1 September, with pre-orders to start today, the new version looks even more like a mini-Xbox Series X than before. And, it ups the game storage to the same as its larger sibling – 1TB. It’s something that prospective buyers have been clamouring for.
You will have to pay a little more though… the head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, announced the new Series S variant during the Xbox Games Showcase – itself a part of Summer Game Fest – and revealed that it’ll be priced from $349.99 in the US, £299.99 in the UK.
Bar the colour and storage, everything else about the new Xbox Series S is the same as the existing white model. It is capable of playing Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One games, as well as Xbox 360 and original Xbox titles available as part of the backward compatibility program.
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£10.99The Carbon Black Xbox Series S will come with a similarly-coloured Xbox Wireless Controller. But, should you want an additional controller of a different colour, there’s a great deal on at the moment for a variety of alternatives in bright hues.
You can pre-order the Xbox Series S in black from Microsoft’s own webstore.
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