Xbox Series S gameplay revealed — and it's seriously impressive

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Xbox Series Southward gameplay revealed — and it'south seriously impressive

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Microsoft has revealed specs and game footage for the Xbox Series S. And it'due south set to be a seriously impressive gaming machine for $299.

Xbox system builder Jason Ronald confirmed pretty much all of the specs that leaked for the Xbox Series Southward yesterday, noting that it will have the same primary processors as the flagship Xbox Series X but a less powerful graphics accelerator and dissimilar resolution targets. But that doesn't mean it's a weak panel.

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The Xbox Series S volition have a custom octa-core CPU from AMD, which makes use of its latest Zen 2 architecture that has notably improved its performance over the Zen compages institute in previous Ryzen processors. And that CPU will run at 3.6GHz, which happens to be faster than the clock speed of the custom AMD chip the PS5 uses, admitting by a mere 0.1GHz. The PS5 has a three,5GHz clock speed.

The Xbox Series S will also accept a speedy SSD like the Xbox Series X, but it'll only measure in at 512GB. Simply that's set to be expandable with plug in custom SSDs, much similar with the Xbox Series 10.

Less power, all the same impressive performance

The biggest difference betwixt the Xbox Series S and Serial X, as well as the PS5, will be in GPU ability. The Series X has 12 teraflops of GPU ability, while the PS5 has 10.28 teraflops. But the Xbox Series S volition reportedly employ a different GPU that will supposedly deliver iv teraflops of power, though Microsoft hasn't confirmed this.

That might seem like a rather steep drop in GPU power. But Microsoft said the Xbox Series S will target gaming at 1440p at lx frames per 2d, while the Xbox Series X will target 4K at 60fps. And the Xbox Series X will be 4 times equally powerful equally the Xbox Ane X.

However, the Xbox Series Due south will have an upscaler to take the 1440p output and calibration it to piece of work well on 4K displays without either relying on a 4K TV's own upscaling or just letting a lower resolution paradigm go stretched across a higher resolution display. We've seen similar techniques applied by the Xbox I X and PS4 Pro, though the onetime tin deliver a native 4K output.

Only what'southward interesting here is the Xbox Series S volition deliver the 1440p output at 60fps. That ways you could get an upscaled 4K image at a smooth frame rate, even if it's not quite every bit sharp as the native 4K promised by the Xbox Series 10 and PS5.

120 fps gaming

Furthermore, the Xbox Series Southward volition likewise be able to run games at 120fps. This is not going to exist across all adjacent-generation Xbox games, but other titles that cantankerous the console generations are set to run at 120 fps.

I such title is Gears 5, with the bound to 120 fps set to brand for a much smoother multiplayer gaming experience. It was difficult to tell from the video, just the Gears 5 footage notwithstanding shows the game running rather smoothly,

And other snippets of games running on the Xbox Series S look rather impressive; possibly non a huge generational leap from the Xbox One X, but withal impressive for a $299 box that's 60 percent of the size of the Xbox Series X. The Xbox Serial S is promising much faster game loading times thanks to its SSD storage, and then it'due south nevertheless bringing a tech boost over the current-generation consoles.

Xbox Series S vs Xbox Series X vs PS5

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With all this considered, the Xbox Series Due south is a bit of a double threat.

It makes an argument that unless you're a hardcore console gamer, you might not demand a $499 Xbox Series X. That won't matter to Microsoft, given it seems to be using the next-gen consoles as a means to become more than people to sign upwardly to Xbox Game Pass.

Only for people on the debate when it comes to opting for a new Xbox or the PS5, the Xbox Serial S' capabilities and its competitive price could attract the undecided to Xbox. Sony hasn't revealed the toll of the PS5, just it's expected to cost effectually $500, which is a proficient chunk of greenbacks for a gaming automobile. The PS5 will have a lot of compelling sectional games, though, including Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Horizon: Forbidden West.

The Xbox Series S could too be a secondary console as well. And then some might buy a PS5 as their chief gaming console and employ the cheaper side by side-gen Xbox to get admission to Microsoft'south first-political party games.

All in all, the Xbox Series S is shaping up to be a rather impressive console for its price and an ideal gateway into next-generation gaming and the Xbox ecosystem when it launches on November ten.

Roland Moore-Colyer is U.Thou. Editor at Tom's Guide with a focus on news, features and stance articles. He oftentimes writes about gaming, phones, laptops and other bits of hardware; he's also got an interest in cars. When non at his desk Roland can be found wandering around London, often with a look of curiosity on his face.

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