New leaked photos have been circulating on-line that seem to indicate a white Xbox Collection X console with out a disc drive.
The photographs, which had been linked to by the gaming weblog Exputer, had been allegedly sourced by the long-time Xbox leaker ‘eXtas1s’ who additionally believes that this upcoming mannequin will arrive later this 12 months.
Though the pictures are extremely low high quality, with pixelated edges that make it tough to discern too many particulars, they seem to indicate an Xbox Collection X console in a clear white shade which isn’t too dissimilar from the Robotic White of the Xbox Collection S. Curiously, the system lacks any type of seen disc drive suggesting that it might solely be suitable with digital video games.
It’s a really official-looking design and may very well be our first actual take a look at a digital-only Xbox Collection X console within the wild. Do keep in mind, nonetheless, that that is removed from an official announcement and ‘eXtas1s’ has a combined monitor report in the case of leaks. To focus on a current instance, they beforehand claimed that sprawling role-playing sport (RPG) Baldur’s Gate 3 was concentrating on an Xbox Collection X and Xbox Collection S launch on December 6, 2023.
Whereas this turned out to be false, with Larian Studios Direct of Publishing Michael Douse humorously dismissing the rumor with a tongue-in-cheek post to Twitter / X, the sport did finally arrive on December 8, 2023. Nonetheless, as this is not too far off that leaked date, it might counsel that the data was correct at one time.
Adorably all digital?
Even when this rumor ought to be taken with a mountain of salt, this isn’t the primary event that we’ve heard rumblings of a digital-only Xbox Collection X console within the works. The idea was initially noticed as a part of leaked paperwork from the Federal Commerce Fee (FTC) lawsuit in opposition to Microsoft final 12 months, the place it appeared to be in improvement underneath the codename “Brooklin”.
Showing alongside the tagline: “essentially the most highly effective Xbox ever, now adorably all digital,” the console seen in these paperwork regarded very completely different to the one we see at the moment. It was completely black, with a wierd cylindrical design. Judging by the recognition of the sport subscription service Xbox Recreation Cross, it appears virtually inevitable that Microsoft could be contemplating a extra highly effective digital-only system for these concerned with enjoying essentially the most demanding video games on the service.
Though there may be nothing new to report regarding the system’s potential price whether it is ever formally launched, it might show a really aggressive providing if it is available in considerably cheaper than the $499 / £479 asking value of the unique Xbox Collection X mannequin.