The last couple of days have set a precedent for the next generation of gaming. First, a significant leak plunged Microsoft into officially announcing the Xbox Series S, which is priced at $299.

Considering the accuracy of the leak, the announcement didn’t come as a big surprise to many. However, what was about to happen next would surely fill Xbox loyalists with astonishment.

The very next day, Microsoft made the headlines once again by announcing the price for its futuristic Xbox Series X. The next-gen console was costed at $499. Xbox Series X will also be available for a $34.99/mo price for 24 months with Xbox All Access. Microsoft will officially launch their next-gen console on November 10th, with pre-orders starting on September 22nd.

After all the details were officially revealed, Head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, labeled the rather odd proceedings as an “unscripted announce”. According to him, they had initially planned the announcements for next week.

He thanked the community for their support and lauded his team for staging everything as they had originally intended to.

The Xbox headman also penned a letter on their official website, offering some insight into what one can expect from the next generation of gaming.

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Head of Xbox lays out the next generational capabilities of Xbox Series X

In the letter, Spencer says, “We’ve been using Xbox Series X in our internal Takehome program and are energized by the feedback we’ve been receiving.

“At Xbox, we value being open and transparent with you, and I’m proud to be able to share details about some of the technologies we are enabling for the next generation, and look forward to boldly sharing more as we head towards launch.”

He speaks in detail about how the Xbox Series X represents a superior balance of power and speed in console and design. The team tapped into the console’s power efficiency to achieve their ambitions.

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The Series X is their most powerful console ever by virtue of its Next Generation Custom Processor, Variable Rate Shading, and hardware-accelerated DirectX Raytracing.

More playing and less waiting are what precisely define the next-gen consoles. Therefore, the team has carefully crafted and analyzed the next-gen SSD, Quick Resume feature, Dynamic Latency Input (DLI), HDMI 2.1 Innovation, and 120FPS Support to provide immersion in an instant.

The Xbox Series X highlights their commitment to making four generations of Xbox gaming backward-compatible. Features like Smart Delivery and Xbox Game Pass signify the company’s ambition to invest in technology that makes game ownership more straightforward across generations.

Most importantly, Microsoft’s flagship console marks the beginning of an era with players at the center. Like 2013, Xbox has made the first move yet again. Only this time, it has got everything right with the announcement, including the price, and Game Pass.

The ball now rests in Sony’s court.