Before
Sony
went
all
in
with
a
pricey
mid-cycle
console
refresh
by
announcing
its
upcoming
PlayStation
5
Pro,
Microsoft
laid
out
plans
for
a
premium
console
with
aesthetics
at
the
forefront.
The
2TB
“Galaxy
Black”
special-edition
Xbox
Series
X
is
mostly
the
same
as
the
standard
Series
X,
but
it
features
a
double-capacity
SSD
and
a
slick
paint
job.
We’re
inching
toward
its
October
15th
release,
and
interested
parties
willing
to
pony
up
the
$599.99
asking
price
can
already
preorder
one
at
Best
Buy
and
directly
from
Microsoft.
Those
who
crave
the
pricier
Xbox
are
primarily
getting
three
unique
things
for
their
money:
Those
changes
aren’t
nearly
as
drastic
as
the
new
hardware
on
the
PS5
Pro
(which
features
a
new
GPU,
among
other
performance
benefits),
but
I
must
admit,
the
new
Xbox
looks
sick.
Outside
of
the
above
features,
the
Galaxy
Black
Xbox
Series
X
will
play
all
the
same
games
as
other
Xbox
Series
X
/
S
models
and
match
the
standard
edition
with
its
4K
resolution
and
120fps
frame
rate
(though
it’s
locked
at
4K
/
60fps
or
lower
in
most
games).
It
features
a
Blu-ray
drive,
too,
unlike
the
compact
Series
S
and
discless
Series
X,
the
latter
of
which
launches
alongside
Microsoft’s
limited-edition
console
in
October
for
$449.99.
While
the
previous
generation
of
Xbox
One
consoles
saw
the
release
of
the
mid-cycle
Xbox
One
X,
the
upcoming
PS5
Pro
seems
to
be
the
lone
spec-bumped
premium
console
this
generation.
Documents
revealed
during
the
FTC
v.
Microsoft
case
showed
a
very
different
take
on
a
refreshed
Xbox
Series
X,
complete
with
a
cylindrical
design
and
a
new
controller
with
a
lift-to-wake
feature.
These
new
Xbox
consoles
are
obviously
not
that,
but
Microsoft
calling
an
audible
on
that
plan
is
not
terribly
surprising
since
recent
times
have
been
tough
for
the
Xbox
division,
with
studio
closures,
layoffs,
and
plenty
of
strategy
shifts.
The
Galaxy
Black
Xbox
Wireless
Controller
features
a
unique
D-pad
and
green
undercoating.Image:
Microsoft
(Originally posted by Antonio G. Di Benedetto)
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