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News - Controller leak all but confirms ‘Xbox Series S’ - xSicKxBot - 08-14-2020 Controller leak all but confirms ‘Xbox Series S’ <div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/controller-leak-all-but-confirms-xbox-series-s.jpg" width="300" height="300" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-c0c75c75-7fff-deec-1ce8-af4de95356bc">New images of a revamped Xbox-style controller point to a <a href="https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/365639/Report_Latest_Xbox_Lockhart_rumors_point_towards_an_August_announce.php">heavily rumored</a>, more affordable Xbox Series S next-gen console.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-c0c75c75-7fff-deec-1ce8-af4de95356bc">While it may seem that we’ve known of the “Series S” for months now, it’s the first time “Xbox Series S” (reportedly codenamed “Lockhart” ![]() <p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-c0c75c75-7fff-deec-1ce8-af4de95356bc">Tech site <a href="https://www.polygon.com/2020/8/10/21361644/xbox-series-s-microsoft-next-gen-console-controller-leak">The Verge</a> has images of the new cross-gen compatible white controller, which is smaller than Xbox One controllers, sports a share button, and an updated d-pad. Like current-gen Xbox controllers, the leaked controller requires two AA batteries.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-c0c75c75-7fff-deec-1ce8-af4de95356bc">Twitter user Zakk S, who was able to actually purchase the controller, posted up-close images of the device. Microsoft declined to elaborate further on the leak.</span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Xbox series X controller found in the wild!! <a href="https://t.co/TEns4z45CB">pic.twitter.com/TEns4z45CB</a></p> <p> — Zak S (@zakk_exe) <a href="https://twitter.com/zakk_exe/status/1292602854990065670?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 9, 2020</a></p></blockquote> <p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-c0c75c75-7fff-deec-1ce8-af4de95356bc">The shape of Microsoft’s hardware strategy is becoming more concrete as days go on. With the current-gen Xbox One X now out of production, it seems that the Xbox One would serve as the entry-level Xbox, with the Xbox Series X serving as the next-gen, lower-powered but more affordable version, and the Xbox Series X, due out this holiday season, topping out the lineup.</span></p> </div> https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/08/10/controller-leak-all-but-confirms-xbox-series-s/ |