Xbox Series X
- Manufacturer
- Microsoft
- Released
- 2020
- Generation
- Gen 9
- Type
- Home
- Launch price
- $499
- Units sold
- 28.0M
About Xbox Series X
The Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S are the fourth generation of consoles in Microsoft's Xbox series, succeeding the previous generation's Xbox One. Released on November 10, 2020, the higher-end Series X and lower-end Series S are part of the ninth generation of video game consoles, which also includes Sony's PlayStation 5, released the same month.
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Library & collector facts
Lineage
Pricing
Launch price (2020)
- 🇺🇸 USD
- $499
- 🇬🇧 GBP
- £449
Controller
Xbox Wireless Controller (all revisions)
Launch titles & exclusives
Assassin's Creed Valhalla · Dirt 5 · The Falconeer · Gears Tactics · Maneater · Tetris Effect: Connected · Watch Dogs: Legion · Yakuza: Like a Dragon · Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition · Observer: System Redux
None standard; many bundles included Halo Infinite or Forza Horizon 5 in 2021–2022
Halo Infinite (also PC/Xbox One) · Forza Horizon 5 (also PC/Xbox One) · Forza Motorsport (2023) · Microsoft Flight Simulator (also PC) · Starfield (also PC, 2023) · Hellblade II: Senua's Saga (also PC, 2024) · Avowed (also PC, 2025) · Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (timed) · Hi-Fi Rush (later PS5) · Sea of Thieves (also PC, later PS5) · Pentiment (also PC, later Switch/PS)
Still in production (active platform)
Halo Infinite Limited Edition Series X (2021, ~$500+ sealed); Cyberpunk 2077 Limited Series X never produced for Series; Starfield Limited Edition (2023)
Hardware specs
- Os
- Xbox System Software
- Cpu
- Custom AMD 8-core Zen 2, Series X: 3.8 Hertz, GHz, 3.66 GHz with Simultaneous multithreading, SMT, Series S: 3.6 GHz, 3.4 GHz with SMT
- Gpu
- Custom AMD Radeon RDNA 2 architecture, Series X: 52 CUs at 1.825 Hertz, GHz, 12.155 TFLOPS, Series S: 20 CUs at 1.565 GHz, 4.006 TFLOPS
- Ram
- GDDR6 SDRAM, Series X: 10 GB/320-bit & 6 GB/192-bit (16 GB total), Series S: 8 GB/128-bit & 2 GB/32-bit (10 GB total)
- Power
- Built-in power supply (both consoles)
- Sound
- Custom Project Acoustics 3-D Audio, Dolby Atmos, DTS (sound system)#DTS:X, DTS:X, 7.1 surround sound
- Weight
- Series X: 9.8 lb, Series S: 4.25 lb
- Dimensions
- Series X: 15.1 × 15.1 × 30.1 cm, Series S: 15.1 × 6.5 × 27.5 cm
- Display Output
- All models: 720p, 1080p, 1440p, 4K resolution, 4K
- Storage Internal
- Western Digital, WD SN530 NVM Express, NVMe Solid-state drive, SSD w/ custom ASIC supporting PCIe 4.0 x2, Series X: 1 TB (Black and Halo Edition) / 2 TB (Galaxy Black Special Edition), Series X All Digital: 1 TB (Robot White), Series S: 512 GB (Robot White) / 1 TB (Carbon Black/Robot White)
Hardware revisions
- Original Xbox Series X (Anaconda)(2020)
12 TFLOPS RDNA 2 GPU, 1TB NVMe SSD, full 4K target, $499 launch
- 1TB Galaxy Black (2023)(2TB Galaxy Black (2024))
Series X Digital (Robot White, 2024)
⚠ minor SKU additions through 2024–2025
Launch colorways & special editions
- Halo Infinite Limited Edition Series X (2021)
- Forza Horizon 5 Bundle
- Starfield Limited Edition (2023)
- 2TB Galaxy Black variant (2024)
- Robot White Digital Edition (2024)
Modding scene
- Difficulty
- none
- Custom firmware
- No public CFW; Dev Mode same as Xbox One generation
Reception & legacy
Strong launch hampered by global semiconductor shortage; reviews praised Quick Resume, SSD performance, backward compatibility (every Xbox generation playable); commercial sales notably behind PS5
Game Pass cannibalization debates within the industry; Activision-Blizzard $69B acquisition (closed 2023) reshaped the market and triggered regulatory scrutiny; Redfall (2023) launch was widely panned as one of the most disappointing AAA releases of the generation
Game Pass redefined the subscription-software model and pressured the entire industry; Microsoft's spend on first-party studios (Bethesda, Activision-Blizzard, inXile, Obsidian, Ninja Theory, Compulsion, Double Fine) created the most diverse first-party portfolio in console history; Xbox brand pivoted from device-first to services-first
References
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