Carbon Black Xbox Series S With 1 TB SSD Now Available - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 03 September 2023 / 2,733 Views
Microsoft on Friday released the Xbox Series S in Carbon Black that comes with a 1 TB SSD for $349.99.
The Carbon Black Xbox Series S joins the standard Xbox Series S that comes with a 512 GB SSD for $299.99 and the more powerful Xbox Series X that is available for $499.99.
View the Carbon Black Xbox Series S trailer below:
The Xbox Series X is designed to run games up to 4K resolution, while the Xbox Series S is designed to run the same games at a lower resolution of up to 1440p.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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Should have replaced old 500 GB white model for $299 and old one should be $249 until they sell out
Imho, this is bad value. Go for a series X, It's just much better.
MS should make $399-449 discless series X,
$50 more expensive than the 512GB model, so it's not to bad. Not great either... You could buy a whole extra 2TB -budget- SSD on a PC for $60
Still $150 cheaper than the Series X... And still gets to be lighter, more energy efficient and a smaller form factor which is valuable to some people.
Well, If you need to travel alot and wants a little console to plug on hotel tv, perhaps this can be a good deal ( at least util xcloud becomes a thing)
But for most users, this is just bad...
This is exactly why I got the S, the x is just too big and I stopped buying physical releases many years ago.
If I'm being honest, I got the "S" because it was the first one of the three that came available to me. I wanted the X, but couldn't get it. But it was a happy accident, as I've come to prefer the Series S' diminutive size. The fact that it generates less heat in the summer months is a significant bonus too, since I'm using it in a space without air conditioning/heat pump. And honestly, the games on the Series S look and play more than good enough for my tastes.
For me the extra size from a Series S to even a PS5 is inconsequential, If I want to play then I'll make it happen.
I have them all. The series S is just much more convenient than a PS5/series x to throw in a backpack and travel with, only the Switch has it beat.
Yeah, if you live in a larger space then I agree that you can "make it happen", sure.
Those of us who need to use it in a shoebox-sized apartment may not be able to "make it happen", no matter how hard we try, though. :/
Series X is bigger than I'd prefer, and the even-larger-still PS5 would be damn near impossible for me to accommodate.
I agree that, despite the fact that the Series S has advantages for some people (myself included), that more people would prefer the X over the S at this pricing. And at some point I expect Microsoft to address that with some combination of pricing adjustments or bundling. But time will tell.
Prefer the white. Sits nicely along my black ps5 and gold switch.
