Recently, a white Xbox controller emerged in the wild containing references to an Xbox One S console. This provides further proof that Microsoft is indeed going to announce the console. It’s rumored that Microsoft will formally unveil the system during an event in August, but we’re still waiting to hear from the company regarding its plans for a second next-gen Xbox.
New consoles are always expensive, and this trend is expected to continue with the release of the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 this year. But it might not be the only next-gen system Microsoft will offer. A popular and enduring rumor is that Microsoft will also release a lower-spec, less-expensive model aimed at the more mass-market audience known by the codename Lockhart. This is a great idea–and it’s a much more interesting topic to consider now that Sony has revealed its own second, presumably less expensive digital-only PS5.
In fact, the name of Microsoft’s next-gen console strategy is officially just called “Xbox,” and the “Series X” label is the specific model name. You can think of this like the iPhone–there’s the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone SE, and iPhone XR that all live under the iPhone umbrella.
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