<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
are	O
the	O
fourth	O
generation	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
series	I-Device
of	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
developed	O
and	O
sold	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
higher-end	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	O
lower-end	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
are	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
ninth	B-Device
generation	I-Device
of	I-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
,	O
which	O
also	O
includes	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
superseded	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2019	O
,	O
rumors	O
emerged	O
of	O
a	O
fourth	O
generation	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
(	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Scarlett	O
"	O
)	O
that	O
consisted	O
of	O
a	O
high-end	O
model	O
(	O
"	O
Anaconda	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
lower-end	O
model	O
(	O
"	O
Lockhart	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
teased	O
Anaconda	O
in	O
June	O
2019	O
during	O
E3	O
2019	O
and	O
unveiled	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
during	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
in	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
8	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
unveiled	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
the	O
consoles	O
use	O
an	O
AMD	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
and	O
GPU	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
models	O
have	O
solid-state	B-Device
drives	I-Device
to	O
reduce	O
loading	O
times	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
hardware-accelerated	O
ray-tracing	B-Algorithm
and	O
spatial	O
audio	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
convert	O
games	O
to	O
high-dynamic-range	B-Device
rendering	I-Device
using	O
machine	O
learning	O
(	O
Auto	O
HDR	O
)	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
HDMI	O
2.1	O
variable	B-General_Concept
refresh	I-General_Concept
rate	I-General_Concept
and	O
low-latency	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
updated	O
controllers	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
was	O
designed	O
to	O
nominally	O
render	O
games	O
in	O
2160p	O
(	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
)	O
at	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
(	O
FPS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lower-end	O
,	O
digital-only	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
,	O
which	O
has	O
reduced	O
specifications	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
an	O
optical	O
drive	O
,	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
nominally	O
render	O
games	O
in	O
1440p	O
at	O
120	O
FPS	O
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
4K	B-Architecture
video	I-Architecture
scaling	O
and	O
ray	B-Algorithm
tracing	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
are	O
backwards-compatible	B-General_Concept
with	O
nearly	O
all	O
Xbox	O
One-compatible	O
games	O
and	O
accessories	O
(	O
including	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
original	B-Application
Xbox	I-Application
games	O
that	O
were	O
made	B-Device
backward-compatible	I-Device
with	I-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
)	O
;	O
the	O
newer	O
hardware	O
gives	O
games	O
better	O
performance	O
and	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
launch	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
encouraged	O
a	O
"	O
soft	O
"	O
transition	O
between	O
generations	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
PC	O
gaming	O
,	O
offering	O
the	O
"	O
Smart	O
Delivery	O
"	O
framework	O
to	O
allow	O
publishers	O
to	O
provide	O
upgraded	O
versions	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
titles	O
with	O
optimizations	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publishers	O
are	O
not	O
required	O
to	O
use	O
Smart	O
Delivery	O
and	O
may	O
publish	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
-exclusive	O
titles	O
if	O
they	O
choose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
for	O
the	O
hardware	O
improvements	O
over	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
emphasis	O
on	O
cross-generation	O
releases	O
,	O
but	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
games	O
available	O
at	O
launch	O
did	O
not	O
fully	O
use	O
the	O
hardware	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
has	O
not	O
released	O
sales	O
data	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
but	O
said	O
on	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
Xbox	B-Application
models	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Industry	O
rumors	O
of	O
new	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
hardware	O
had	O
started	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Phil	O
Spencer	O
confirming	O
they	O
were	O
"	O
deep	O
into	O
architecturing	O
the	O
next	O
Xbox	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
"	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hardware	O
was	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
devices	O
under	O
the	O
codename	O
"	O
Scarlett	O
"	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
low-cost	O
version	O
following	O
a	O
similar	O
scheme	O
as	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
family	O
of	O
consoles	O
,	O
with	O
major	O
emphasis	O
on	O
game	O
streaming	O
and	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
said	O
they	O
wanted	O
a	O
"	O
soft	O
"	O
transition	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
to	O
Scarlett	O
,	O
with	O
Scarlett	O
supporting	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
with	O
all	O
games	O
and	O
most	O
hardware	O
supported	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
presentation	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2019	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
officially	O
revealed	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
Scarlett	O
and	O
its	O
branding	O
,	O
"	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
late	O
2020	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
event	O
,	O
a	O
Microsoft	O
spokesperson	O
said	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
was	O
a	O
fourth	O
generation	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Application
hardware	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
be	O
branded	O
simply	O
"	O
Xbox	B-Application
"	O
with	O
no	O
subtitle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
planned	O
to	O
detail	O
the	O
hardware	O
specifications	O
and	O
launch	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Series	B-Device
X	I-Device
at	O
the	O
2020	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
(	O
GDC	O
)	O
and	O
E3	O
2020	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
events	O
were	O
cancelled	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
in	O
May	O
and	O
running	O
until	O
launch	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
planned	O
to	O
have	O
more	O
digital	O
events	O
around	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	O
its	O
games	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
"	O
Xbox	B-Application
20/20	O
"	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
included	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Application
Games	O
Showcase	O
on	O
July	O
23	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
featuring	O
games	O
principally	O
from	O
its	O
first-party	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
16	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
ended	O
production	O
of	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
and	O
all-digital	O
version	O
of	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
S	O
in	O
preparation	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
existence	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
had	O
been	O
guessed	O
before	O
E3	O
2019	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
"	O
Project	O
Lockhart	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
second	O
,	O
lower-end	O
console	O
that	O
accompanied	O
Scarlett	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Confirmation	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
naming	O
was	O
affirmed	O
through	O
early	O
Xbox	B-Application
hardware	O
accessories	O
that	O
some	O
had	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
officially	O
announced	O
the	O
Series	O
S	O
console	O
on	O
September	O
8	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
revealing	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
Series	B-Device
X	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
Series	O
S	O
had	O
been	O
discreetly	O
placed	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
of	O
previous	O
Xbox	B-Application
announcement	O
videos	O
featuring	O
Phil	O
Spencer	O
during	O
July	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Application
development	O
team	O
started	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
consoles	O
around	O
2016	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
already	O
envisioned	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
have	O
two	O
console	O
versions	O
similar	O
to	O
their	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
S	O
models	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
needs	O
of	O
different	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
has	O
been	O
tradition	O
with	O
past	O
Xbox	B-Application
projects	O
,	O
the	O
consoles	O
were	O
given	O
code	O
names	O
based	O
on	O
cities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
was	O
named	O
Project	O
Lockhart	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Lockhart	O
,	O
Texas	O
,	O
which	O
Aaron	O
Greenberg	O
said	O
was	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
little	O
city	O
with	O
the	O
big	O
heart	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
high-end	O
console	O
,	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
,	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
primary	O
goals	O
were	O
to	O
:	O
at	O
least	O
double	O
the	O
graphical	O
performance	O
of	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
as	O
measured	O
by	O
its	O
floating	O
point	O
operations	O
per	O
second	O
(	O
FLOPS	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
increase	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
performance	O
four-fold	O
compared	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
while	O
maintaining	O
the	O
same	O
acoustic	O
performance	O
from	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
split	O
the	O
components	O
onto	O
two	O
separate	O
circuit	O
boards	O
;	O
one	O
would	O
house	O
the	O
CPU/GPU	O
,	O
memory	O
,	O
and	O
power	O
regulators	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
second	O
board	O
would	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
Southbridge	B-Device
board	O
for	O
slower	O
input/output	B-General_Concept
(	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
)	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaining	O
components	O
—	O
the	O
heat	O
sink	O
,	O
the	O
electric	O
shielding	O
,	O
the	O
power	O
supply	O
,	O
the	O
optical	O
drive	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
cooling	O
fan	O
—	O
were	O
then	O
arranged	O
in	O
a	O
Tetris-like	O
fashion	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
principal	O
designer	O
Chris	O
Kujawski	O
,	O
to	O
achieve	O
a	O
compact	O
form	O
factor	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
tower-like	O
structure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Application
head	O
Phil	O
Spencer	O
said	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
was	O
prioritizing	O
high	O
frame	O
rates	O
and	O
faster	O
load	O
times	O
over	O
higher	O
resolutions	O
;	O
the	O
Series	B-Device
X	I-Device
achieves	O
this	O
via	O
the	O
better-matched	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
and	O
graphics	B-Architecture
processing	I-Architecture
unit	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
,	O
the	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
is	O
about	O
four	O
times	O
as	O
powerful	O
and	O
the	O
GPU	B-Architecture
twice	O
as	O
powerful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
is	O
powered	O
by	O
a	O
custom	O
7nm	O
AMD	O
Zen	O
2	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
with	O
eight	O
cores	O
running	O
at	O
a	O
nominal	O
3.8GHz	O
or	O
,	O
when	O
simultaneous	B-Operating_System
multithreading	I-Operating_System
(	O
SMT	B-Operating_System
)	O
is	O
used	O
,	O
at	O
3.6GHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
core	O
is	O
dedicated	O
to	O
the	O
underlying	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
integrated	O
GPU	B-Architecture
is	O
also	O
a	O
custom	O
unit	O
based	O
on	O
AMD	O
's	O
RDNA	O
2	O
graphics	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
is	O
intended	O
to	O
render	O
games	O
at	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
at	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
support	O
up	O
to	O
120	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
and	O
can	O
render	O
up	O
to	O
8K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
's	O
console	O
form	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
unobtrusive	O
and	O
minimalistic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
front	O
has	O
the	O
main	O
power	O
button	O
and	O
an	O
Ultra	B-Device
HD	I-Device
Blu-ray	I-Device
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spencer	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
console	O
is	O
as	O
quiet	O
as	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Series	B-Device
X	I-Device
includes	O
an	O
HDMI	O
2.1	O
output	O
,	O
the	O
storage	O
expansion	O
slot	O
,	O
three	O
USB	O
3.2	O
ports	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
Ethernet	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
an	O
infrared	O
blaster	O
or	O
HDMI	O
pass-through	O
like	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
line	O
,	O
supporting	O
HDMI-CEC	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
earlier	O
leak	O
had	O
suggested	O
a	O
TOSLINK	B-Protocol
port	O
for	O
digital	O
audio	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
eliminated	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
is	O
comparable	O
in	O
its	O
hardware	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
,	O
similar	O
to	O
how	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
S	O
relates	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
less	O
processing	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
runs	O
the	O
same	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
with	O
slightly	O
slower	O
clock	O
frequencies	O
,	O
it	O
uses	O
a	O
slower	O
GPU	B-Architecture
,	O
a	O
custom	O
RDNA2	O
with	O
20	O
CUs	O
at	O
1.55	O
GHz	O
for	O
4	O
TFLOPS	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
12	O
TFLOPS	O
of	O
the	O
Series	B-Device
X	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
ships	O
with	O
10GB	O
of	O
RAM	O
,	O
with	O
8GB	O
running	O
at	O
224GB/s	O
primarily	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
graphics	O
system	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
2GB	O
at	O
56GB/s	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
other	O
computing	O
functions	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
512GB	O
SSD	B-Device
storage	O
unit	O
with	O
a	O
raw	O
input/output	B-General_Concept
throughput	O
of	O
2.4	O
GB/s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
an	O
optical	O
drive	O
,	O
so	O
all	O
games	O
and	O
software	O
must	O
be	O
obtained	O
digitally	O
via	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
render	O
games	O
nominally	O
at	O
1440p	O
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
a	O
4K	B-Architecture
upscaler	O
,	O
at	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
can	O
go	O
as	O
high	O
at	O
120	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
at	O
this	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Selected	O
games	O
can	O
support	O
native	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
output	O
on	O
the	O
Series	O
S	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Ori	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Will	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wisps	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Otherwise	O
,	O
the	O
console	O
has	O
the	O
same	O
functions	O
as	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
,	O
including	O
ports	O
,	O
expansions	O
,	O
and	O
game	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Series	O
S	O
unit	O
is	O
about	O
60%	O
smaller	O
by	O
volume	O
than	O
the	O
Series	B-Device
X	I-Device
,	O
measuring	O
in	O
its	O
vertical	O
orientation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
orientation	O
,	O
its	O
large	O
side	O
surface	O
features	O
the	O
major	O
exhaust	O
port	O
for	O
active	O
air	O
cooling	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
surface	O
of	O
the	O
Series	B-Device
X	I-Device
;	O
additional	O
vents	O
are	O
then	O
located	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
Series	O
S	O
.	O
Like	O
the	O
Series	B-Device
X	I-Device
,	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
Series	O
S	O
features	O
one	O
USB	O
port	O
and	O
a	O
controller	O
pairing	O
button	O
with	O
an	O
integrated	O
IR	O
receiver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Series	B-Device
X	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Series	O
S	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
placed	O
horizontally	O
with	O
the	O
exhaust	O
port	O
facing	O
upward	O
to	O
maintain	O
airflow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Series	O
S	O
launched	O
in	O
a	O
matte	O
white	O
case	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
matching	O
controller	O
,	O
distinguishing	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
matte	O
black	O
that	O
the	O
Series	B-Device
X	I-Device
uses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
consoles	O
use	O
a	O
new	O
storage	O
solution	O
,	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Velocity	O
Architecture	O
,	O
that	O
includes	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
components	O
to	O
improve	O
transfer	O
speeds	O
within	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
reduce	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
digital	O
downloads	O
,	O
and	O
give	O
developers	O
more	O
flexibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Central	O
to	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
internal	O
storage	O
,	O
a	O
custom	O
NVM	B-Application
Express	I-Application
(	O
NVMe	B-Application
)	O
SSD	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
Series	B-Device
X	I-Device
,	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
1TB	O
SSD	B-Device
(	O
802GB	O
available	O
)	O
with	O
a	O
raw	O
input/output	B-General_Concept
throughput	O
of	O
2.4GB/s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
on-board	O
compression/decompression	O
block	O
includes	O
both	O
the	O
industry	O
standard	O
zlib	B-Language
decompression	O
algorithm	O
and	O
a	O
proprietary	O
BCPack	O
algorithm	O
geared	O
for	O
game	O
textures	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
gives	O
a	O
combined	O
throughput	O
as	O
high	O
as	O
4.8GB/s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
DirectStorage	O
API	B-General_Concept
within	O
DirectX	B-Application
allows	O
developers	O
to	O
fine-tune	O
priority	O
to	O
input/output	B-General_Concept
aspects	O
with	O
other	O
processing	O
threads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Series	O
S	O
includes	O
a	O
512GB	O
SSD	B-Device
(	O
364GB	O
available	O
)	O
with	O
similar	O
custom	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
specifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
SSD	B-Device
storage	O
on	O
the	O
architecture	O
use	O
a	O
PCI	O
Express	O
4.0	O
x2	O
link	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
at	O
The	O
Coalition	O
found	O
that	O
,	O
without	O
any	O
changes	O
to	O
their	O
code	O
,	O
Gears	B-Device
5	I-Device
loaded	O
four	O
times	O
faster	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
than	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
higher	O
throughput	O
on	O
memory	O
and	O
storage	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
increase	O
this	O
further	O
once	O
they	O
incorporated	O
the	O
new	O
DirectStorage	O
API	B-General_Concept
routines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
consoles	O
support	O
external	O
storage	O
through	O
a	O
proprietary	O
SSD	B-Device
expansion	B-Device
card	I-Device
inserted	O
into	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
manufactured	O
exclusively	O
by	O
Seagate	O
Technology	O
on	O
launch	O
and	O
limited	O
to	O
a	O
1TB	O
size	O
when	O
first	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
the	O
consoles	O
will	O
also	O
support	O
external	O
USB	O
storage	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
games	O
(	O
which	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
transferred	O
directly	O
from	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
console	O
)	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
run	O
directly	O
from	O
external	O
USB	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
-	O
and	O
S-native	O
games	O
must	O
be	O
stored	O
on	O
the	O
internal	O
SSD	B-Device
or	O
an	O
expansion	B-Device
card	I-Device
in	O
order	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
moved	O
to	O
a	O
USB	O
storage	O
device	O
to	O
save	O
disk	O
space	O
for	O
other	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DirectStorage	O
API	B-General_Concept
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2022	O
for	O
Windows-based	O
computers	O
for	O
graphics	B-Device
cards	I-Device
that	O
support	O
DirectX	B-Application
12	O
and	O
NVMe	B-Application
SSDs	B-Device
,	O
though	O
games	O
must	O
be	O
programmed	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
DirectStorage	O
API	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
DirectStorage	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
built-in	O
feature	O
along	O
with	O
Auto	O
HDR	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
at	O
release	O
in	O
late	O
2021	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
offered	O
within	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Series	B-Device
X	I-Device
and	O
Series	O
S	O
support	O
real-time	O
ray-tracing	B-Algorithm
and	O
support	O
the	O
new	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
HDMI	O
2.1	O
standard	O
including	O
variable	B-General_Concept
refresh	I-General_Concept
rate	I-General_Concept
(	O
VRR	O
)	O
and	O
Auto	O
Low	O
Latency	O
Mode	O
(	O
ALLM	O
)	O
that	O
are	O
currently	O
being	O
incorporated	O
into	O
newer	O
televisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
feature	O
called	O
"	O
audio	O
ray	B-Algorithm
tracing	I-Algorithm
"	O
will	O
use	O
the	O
graphics	O
ray	B-Algorithm
tracing	I-Algorithm
processors	O
to	O
process	O
spatial	O
audio	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
manner	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
audio	O
immersion	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
goal	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
was	O
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
effects	O
of	O
input	O
latency	O
to	O
improve	O
responsiveness	O
,	O
adding	O
support	O
for	O
HDMI	O
2.1	O
Auto	O
Low	O
Latency	O
Mode	O
and	O
Variable	B-General_Concept
Refresh	I-General_Concept
Rate	I-General_Concept
features	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
dynamic	O
latency	O
input	O
"	O
technology	O
—	O
a	O
new	O
input	O
pathway	O
that	O
allows	O
developers	O
to	O
incorporate	O
potential	O
controller	O
lag	O
into	O
their	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AMD	O
's	O
FidelityFX	O
Super	O
Resolution	O
,	O
an	O
image	O
upscaling	O
technology	O
competitor	O
to	O
Nvidia	O
's	O
deep	B-Device
learning	I-Device
super	I-Device
sampling	I-Device
(	O
DLSS	B-Device
)	O
to	O
enable	O
higher	O
resolutions	O
and	O
framerates	O
,	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
June	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
consoles	O
support	O
Dolby	B-Device
Vision	I-Device
and	O
Dolby	O
Atmos	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dolby	B-Device
Vision	I-Device
was	O
initially	O
limited	O
to	O
streaming	O
apps	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
games	O
in	O
September	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
table	O
is	O
a	O
comparison	O
of	O
the	O
major	O
components	O
of	O
the	O
fourth	O
generation	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Series	B-Device
X	I-Device
and	O
Series	O
S	O
ship	O
with	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Wireless	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
intended	O
to	O
fit	O
a	O
larger	O
range	O
of	O
hand	O
sizes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
include	O
same	O
key	O
buttons	O
as	O
the	O
past	O
controllers	B-Device
:	O
two	O
analog	O
joysticks	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
depressed	O
,	O
a	O
circle	B-Device
pad	I-Device
,	O
four	O
action	O
buttons	O
,	O
two	O
system	O
buttons	O
(	O
"	O
View	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Menu	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
Xbox	B-Application
home	O
button	O
,	O
two	O
grip	O
triggers	O
(	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
(	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
D-pad	B-Device
is	O
a	O
new	O
concave	O
design	O
that	O
senior	O
console	O
designer	O
Ryan	O
Whitaker	O
said	O
was	O
a	O
means	O
to	O
merge	O
the	O
normal	O
D-pad	B-Device
style	O
on	O
the	O
standard	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
controller	I-Device
and	O
the	O
version	O
on	O
the	O
Elite	O
variant	O
to	O
accommodate	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
playstyles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	O
continues	O
to	O
use	O
two	O
AA	B-Algorithm
batteries	I-Algorithm
,	O
though	O
a	O
rechargeable	O
battery	O
pack	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
accessory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
wireless	O
protocol	O
introduced	O
by	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
is	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
existing	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Existing	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
controllers	I-Device
are	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
controller	O
also	O
supports	O
the	O
Bluetooth	B-General_Concept
Low	I-General_Concept
Energy	I-General_Concept
standard	O
allowing	O
it	O
to	O
pair	O
with	O
mobile	O
devices	O
and	O
other	O
hardware	O
supporting	O
that	O
standard	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
internal	O
storage	O
to	O
remember	O
those	O
connections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spencer	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
will	O
likely	O
not	O
have	O
immediate	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
(	O
VR	O
)	O
support	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
expect	O
that	O
any	O
VR	O
support	O
will	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-General_Concept
Mixed	I-General_Concept
Reality	I-General_Concept
components	O
contained	O
within	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
components	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
otherwise	O
not	O
a	O
focus	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
development	O
prior	O
to	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
consoles	O
have	O
a	O
similar	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
(	O
UI	O
)	O
as	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
but	O
use	O
40%	O
less	O
memory	O
to	O
improve	O
its	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
UI	O
development	O
team	O
,	O
the	O
Home	O
section	O
loads	O
in	O
about	O
half	O
the	O
time	O
as	O
it	O
did	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
changes	O
were	O
brought	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
system	O
software	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	O
 '	O
Xbox	B-Application
application	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
mobile	B-Application
application	I-Application
around	O
September	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
system	O
previews	O
,	O
about	O
200GB	O
of	O
space	O
was	O
reserved	O
on	O
the	O
internal	O
drive	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
for	O
system	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
support	O
"	O
Quick	O
Resume	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
suspend	O
and	O
resume	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
games	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
previous	O
Xbox	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
use	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
platform	O
for	O
online	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
service	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
subscribers	O
to	O
download	O
games	O
from	O
an	O
on-demand	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
Cloud	I-Application
Gaming	I-Application
—	O
a	O
component	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
stream	B-Application
games	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
servers	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
PCs	O
,	O
and	O
mobile	B-Application
apps	I-Application
—	O
was	O
upgraded	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
S-based	O
hardware	O
to	O
Xbox	O
Series	O
X-based	O
servers	O
,	O
enabling	O
faster	O
server-side	O
loading	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apps	O
for	O
various	O
streaming	O
media	O
services	O
are	O
available	O
via	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
TV	I-Operating_System
app	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
platforms	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
alongside	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
allows	O
all	O
retail	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Xbox	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
consoles	O
to	O
use	O
an	O
environment	O
known	O
as	O
‘	O
Dev	O
mode’	O
,	O
which	O
provides	O
developers	O
with	O
a	O
sandbox	O
environment	O
to	O
test	O
their	O
games	O
and	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
Microsoft	O
positioned	O
new	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
both	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
the	O
new	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Application
Game	O
Studios	O
head	O
Matt	O
Booty	O
said	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
wanted	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
those	O
who	O
had	O
recently	O
bought	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
consoles	O
would	O
still	O
"	O
feel	O
that	O
they	O
made	O
a	O
good	O
investment	O
and	O
that	O
we	O
're	O
committed	O
to	O
them	O
with	O
content.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Spencer	O
said	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	O
Studios	O
subsidiaries	O
were	O
familiar	O
with	O
developing	O
games	O
on	O
personal	O
computers	O
,	O
where	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
hardware	O
targets	O
to	O
meet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
approach	O
allows	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
games	O
that	O
perform	O
well	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
consoles	O
yet	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
hardware	O
with	O
higher	O
graphics	O
throughput	O
and	O
faster	O
frame	O
rates	O
,	O
ray	B-Algorithm
tracing	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
consoles	O
 '	O
storage	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
some	O
games	O
,	O
further	O
game	O
improvements	O
from	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
version	O
can	O
be	O
made	O
with	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
console	O
;	O
games	O
with	O
this	O
support	O
are	O
marketed	O
with	O
an	O
"	O
Optimized	O
for	O
Series	B-Device
X	I-Device
"	O
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
offered	O
a	O
distribution	O
framework	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Smart	O
Delivery	O
"	O
that	O
will	O
automatically	O
download	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
backwards	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
games	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
when	O
available	O
;	O
Microsoft	O
has	O
positioned	O
this	O
feature	O
at	O
publishers	O
who	O
plan	O
to	O
release	O
Series	B-Device
X	I-Device
-	O
or	O
Series	O
S-specific	O
versions	O
of	O
games	O
after	O
releasing	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
to	O
users	O
moving	O
from	O
an	O
existing	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
to	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
does	O
not	O
bar	O
developers	O
from	O
releasing	O
games	O
that	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
,	O
but	O
the	O
company	O
has	O
preferred	O
a	O
"	O
soft	O
"	O
transition	O
more	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
PC	O
gaming	O
,	O
where	O
developers	O
can	O
target	O
optimal	O
play	O
on	O
higher-end	O
hardware	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
allow	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
reduced	O
fidelity	O
on	O
lower-end	O
hardware	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
older	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
consoles	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
Spencer	O
suggested	O
that	O
their	O
first-party	O
studios	O
 '	O
games	O
would	O
support	O
both	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
platforms	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
next	O
couple	O
of	O
years	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
journalists	O
observed	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
first-party	O
games	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	O
Showcase	O
in	O
July	O
2020	O
omitted	O
mention	O
of	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
their	O
websites	O
later	O
updated	O
to	O
omit	O
mention	O
of	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
to	O
Aaron	O
Greenberg	O
,	O
general	O
manager	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Application
Games	O
Marketing	O
,	O
to	O
clarify	O
that	O
these	O
games	O
were	O
being	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
first	O
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
choice	O
of	O
adding	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
support	O
to	O
their	O
development	O
studios	O
as	O
they	O
went	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
has	O
not	O
placed	O
any	O
similar	O
requirements	O
on	O
a	O
soft	O
transition	O
for	O
third-party	O
developers	O
and	O
publishers	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
offer	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
exclusives	O
or	O
other	O
routes	O
to	O
upgrade	O
from	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
edition	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
,	O
though	O
Video	O
Games	O
Chronicle	O
reported	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
had	O
urged	O
publishers	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
upgrade	O
path	O
free	O
if	O
they	O
took	O
that	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
affirmed	O
that	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
21	I-Application
will	O
have	O
a	O
free	O
update	O
patch	O
from	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
version	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
next	O
Madden	O
NFL	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	O
Preview	O
program	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
through	O
an	O
early	O
access	O
model	O
,	O
continued	O
into	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
line	O
with	O
Spacebase	O
Startopia	O
in	O
January	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
would	O
support	O
all	O
existing	O
games	O
playable	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
(	O
excluding	O
those	O
that	O
require	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
sensor	O
)	O
,	O
including	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
original	B-Application
Xbox	I-Application
games	O
currently	O
supported	O
through	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
thus	O
allowing	O
the	O
new	O
consoles	O
to	O
support	O
four	O
generations	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
achieve	O
this	O
level	O
of	O
compatibility	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2019	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
bringing	O
any	O
additional	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
or	O
original	B-Application
Xbox	I-Application
games	O
into	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
program	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
would	O
instead	O
be	O
using	O
their	O
manpower	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
these	O
older	O
games	O
were	O
playable	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
.	O
Backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
launch	O
feature	O
,	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
having	O
put	O
more	O
than	O
500,000	O
man-hours	O
in	O
validating	O
thousands	O
of	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
supported	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
library	O
;	O
Spencer	O
said	O
in	O
December	O
2019	O
that	O
he	O
himself	O
had	O
been	O
helping	O
to	O
test	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Microsoft	O
neared	O
launch	O
,	O
they	O
reopened	O
the	O
means	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
suggest	O
additional	O
games	O
to	O
add	O
to	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
,	O
stating	O
"	O
Resurrecting	O
titles	O
from	O
history	O
often	O
presents	O
a	O
complex	O
mix	O
of	O
technical	O
and	O
licensing	O
challenges	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
team	O
is	O
committed	O
to	O
doing	O
everything	O
we	O
can	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
preserve	O
our	O
collective	O
gaming	O
legacy.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
possible	O
for	O
advanced	O
graphic	O
processes	O
options	O
not	O
originally	O
programmed	O
into	O
these	O
older	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
worked	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
when	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
automated	O
High-dynamic-range	B-Device
rendering	I-Device
(	O
HDR	O
)	O
support	O
using	O
machine	O
learning	O
,	O
framerate	O
doubling	O
,	O
16x	O
anisotropic	O
filtering	O
,	O
and	O
resolution	O
upscale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
done	O
by	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Advanced	O
Technology	O
Group	O
prior	O
to	O
launch	O
was	O
focused	O
on	O
how	O
far	O
into	O
the	O
backward-compatibility	B-General_Concept
library	O
they	O
could	O
take	O
these	O
improvements	O
,	O
including	O
into	O
original	B-Application
Xbox	I-Application
games	O
,	O
adding	O
in	O
features	O
like	O
HDR	O
or	O
improving	O
the	O
framerate	O
of	O
games	O
that	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
programmed	O
to	O
be	O
locked	O
at	O
a	O
specific	O
framerate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
games	O
are	O
supported	O
under	O
the	O
Quick	O
Resume	O
feature	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cloud	O
saves	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
migrate	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
also	O
add	O
free	O
cloud	O
saves	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
so	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
migrated	O
to	O
a	O
Series	O
S/X	O
console	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
can	O
play	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
games	O
with	O
improved	O
performance	O
,	O
texture	O
filtering	O
,	O
and	O
auto	O
HDR	O
support	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
X-specific	O
enhancements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
is	O
providing	O
tools	O
for	O
developers	O
to	O
check	O
the	O
performance	O
of	O
their	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
games	O
on	O
the	O
Series	B-Device
X	I-Device
and	O
S	O
consoles	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
suggest	O
optimizations	O
"	O
as	O
easy	O
as	O
changing	O
three	O
lines	O
of	O
code	O
"	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
improvements	O
in	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2021	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
introduced	O
FPS	O
Boost	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
for	O
select	O
backward-compatible	B-General_Concept
games	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
said	O
can	O
improve	O
the	O
framerate	O
of	O
these	O
titles	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
by	O
two	O
to	O
four	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
developed	O
FPS	O
Boost	O
after	O
finding	O
that	O
for	O
many	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
games	O
,	O
the	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
and	O
GPU	B-Architecture
on	O
the	O
newer	O
consoles	O
frequently	O
entered	O
their	O
idle	O
states	O
even	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
enhancements	O
in	O
place	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
they	O
sought	O
ways	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
unused	O
processing	O
cycles	O
to	O
further	O
enhance	O
the	O
older	O
games	O
 '	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
started	O
testing	O
the	O
Auto	O
HDR	O
feature	O
with	O
Windows-compatible	O
games	O
and	O
computers	O
that	O
meet	O
minimal	O
requirements	O
supported	O
through	O
DirectX	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2020	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
stated	O
that	O
despite	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
,	O
they	O
expected	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
to	O
ship	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2020	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
were	O
monitoring	O
supply	O
chains	O
and	O
the	O
safety	O
of	O
their	O
workers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Then	O
,	O
Spencer	O
believed	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
hardware	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
ship	O
on	O
time	O
,	O
games	O
poised	O
for	O
the	O
release	O
window	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
may	O
be	O
delayed	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
pandemic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
committed	O
to	O
a	O
November	O
2020	O
release	O
window	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
,	O
affirming	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
release	O
was	O
still	O
on	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
consoles	O
launched	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Series	B-Device
X	I-Device
priced	O
at	O
,	O
,	O
and	O
and	O
the	O
Series	O
S	O
priced	O
at	O
,	O
,	O
and	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
affirmed	O
that	O
31	O
games	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
including	O
those	O
from	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	O
Studios	O
and	O
from	O
other	O
third-party	O
publishers	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
those	O
from	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
backwards	I-Device
compatibility	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Halo	O
Infinite	O
had	O
been	O
planned	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
when	O
the	O
Series	B-Device
X	I-Device
console	O
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
343	O
Industries	O
opted	O
to	O
delay	O
its	O
release	O
until	O
after	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
launch	O
due	O
to	O
production	O
issues	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
will	O
continue	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Application
All-Access	O
financing	O
plans	O
(	O
which	O
bundle	O
the	O
hardware	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
monthly	O
payment	O
plan	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Series	B-Device
X	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Current	O
All	O
Access	O
plans	O
with	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
will	O
include	O
routes	O
to	O
upgrade	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Spencer	O
states	O
that	O
there	O
will	O
be	O
similar	O
upgrades	O
from	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
All-Access	O
option	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
option	O
will	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
24-month	O
plan	O
at	O
while	O
the	O
Series	O
S	O
will	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
plan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
reveal	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
's	O
vertical	O
form	O
factor	O
,	O
a	O
popular	O
Internet	O
meme	O
compared	O
the	O
design	O
to	O
a	O
mini	O
refrigerator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
lead-up	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
manufactured	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
refrigerators	O
modeled	O
after	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
exterior	O
,	O
complete	O
with	O
a	O
disk	O
drive	O
handle	O
,	O
green	O
interior	O
ambient	O
lighting	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
startup	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
Dwayne	O
Johnson	O
offered	O
smaller	O
mini-fridges	O
modeled	O
off	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
to	O
promote	O
his	O
line	O
of	O
Zoa	O
energy	O
drinks	O
;	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Greenberg	O
stated	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
a	O
trial	O
run	O
to	O
see	O
if	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
mini-fridge	O
would	O
have	O
potential	O
sales	O
options	O
beyond	O
this	O
promotion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
followers	O
of	O
the	O
official	O
Xbox	B-Application
Twitter	O
account	O
helped	O
the	O
brand	O
to	O
win	O
in	O
a	O
Twitter	O
marketing	O
vote-based	O
championship	O
in	O
April	O
2021	O
,	O
Greenberg	O
affirmed	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
will	O
proceed	O
with	O
producing	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
mini-fridges	O
for	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
launch	O
,	O
critics	O
praised	O
the	O
new	O
console	O
hardware	O
and	O
commented	O
positively	O
on	O
its	O
improved	O
graphics	O
,	O
reduction	O
of	O
loading	O
times	O
,	O
and	O
strong	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
support	O
,	O
but	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
any	O
console	O
exclusives	O
,	O
remained	O
hesitant	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
true	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
many	O
did	O
not	O
feel	O
these	O
consoles	O
truly	O
represented	O
the	O
next	O
generation	O
of	O
home	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lack	O
of	O
significant	O
launch-day	O
exclusive	O
titles	O
designed	O
to	O
show	O
off	O
the	O
new	O
hardware	O
capabilities	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
familiar	O
controller	O
shape	O
and	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
was	O
considered	O
by	O
some	O
to	O
be	O
disappointing	O
given	O
the	O
next-generation	O
focus	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Series	B-Device
X	I-Device
was	O
generally	O
considered	O
the	O
better	O
unit	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Series	O
S	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
computation	O
and	O
space	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
made	O
it	O
a	O
less	O
user-friendly	O
experience	O
to	O
navigate	O
but	O
still	O
otherwise	O
functional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2021	O
,	O
Jordan	O
Ramée	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
S	I-Device
had	O
begun	O
to	O
see	O
higher-profile	O
console-exclusive	O
releases	O
since	O
their	O
launch	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
third-party	O
titles	O
The	B-Application
Artful	I-Application
Escape	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Big	I-Application
Con	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Smart	O
Delivery	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
crucial	O
"	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
consoles	O
—	O
praising	O
the	O
system	O
for	O
being	O
seamless	O
and	O
automatic	O
unlike	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
whose	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
"	O
did	O
not	O
make	O
it	O
abundantly	O
clear	O
which	O
version	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
you	O
were	O
choosing	O
to	O
download	O
and	O
play	O
,	O
occasionally	O
resulting	O
in	O
players	O
accidentally	O
putting	O
the	O
PS4	O
version	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
on	O
their	O
PS5.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
felt	O
that	O
migrating	O
from	O
an	O
older	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
was	O
easier	O
than	O
migrating	O
from	O
PS4	O
to	O
PS5	B-Device
,	O
citing	O
Smart	O
Delivery	O
,	O
automatic	O
synchronization	O
of	O
save	O
data	O
,	O
and	O
maintaining	O
the	O
same	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
was	O
the	O
biggest	O
Xbox	B-Application
console	I-Application
launch	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
consoles	O
sold	O
in	O
more	O
countries	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
24	O
hours	O
than	O
any	O
previous	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
record	O
was	O
previously	O
held	O
by	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
which	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
has	O
attracted	O
a	O
higher	O
percentage	O
of	O
new	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
players	O
than	O
any	O
previous	O
Microsoft	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
's	O
CEO	O
,	O
Satya	O
Nadella	O
,	O
would	O
affirm	O
in	O
an	O
earnings	O
call	O
on	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2021	O
that	O
the	O
Series	B-Device
X	I-Device
and	O
S	O
consoles	O
were	O
the	O
fastest	O
selling	O
Xbox	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
has	O
not	O
revealed	O
the	O
exact	O
sales	O
numbers	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
having	O
last	O
revealed	O
sales	O
figure	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daniel	O
Ahmed	O
,	O
a	O
Niko	O
Partners	O
analyst	O
,	O
has	O
provided	O
estimates	O
for	O
the	O
worldwide	O
sell-through	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combined	O
worldwide	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
would	O
have	O
reached	O
3.5	O
million	O
by	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
would	O
increase	O
to	O
6.5	O
million	O
by	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
outpacing	O
the	O
5.7	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
of	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
the	O
5	O
million	O
units	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
same	O
timeframe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
155,000	O
units	O
were	O
sold	O
on	O
launch	O
day	O
,	O
two-thirds	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Series	B-Device
X	I-Device
variety	O
accounted	O
for	O
43%	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
consoles	O
sold	O
over	O
2021	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
16,247	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	O
4,287	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
systems	O
were	O
sold	O
during	O
the	O
launch	O
week	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
20,534	O
units	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
in	O
Japan	O
would	O
cross	O
116,000	O
in	O
November	O
2021	O
,	O
outselling	O
the	O
lifetime	O
Japanese	O
sales	O
of	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
under	O
a	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2022	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
reached	O
400,000	O
units	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Spain	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
10,500	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	O
3,600	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
systems	O
sold	O
during	O
the	O
launch	O
week	O
for	O
a	O
combined	O
total	O
of	O
14,100	O
units	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2020	O
,	O
30,850	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
S	I-Device
systems	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
in	O
Spain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2020	O
–	O
present	O
global	O
chip	O
shortage	O
caused	O
the	O
supply	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
to	O
fall	O
short	O
of	O
demand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spencer	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
gotten	O
a	O
later	O
start	O
on	O
manufacturing	O
the	O
console	O
in	O
mid-2020	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
waiting	O
for	O
key	O
AMD	O
chip	O
technology	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
place	O
,	O
which	O
reduced	O
the	O
availability	O
of	O
supply	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
and	O
though	O
they	O
had	O
reached	O
full	O
production	O
capacity	O
by	O
launch	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
still	O
rushing	O
to	O
meet	O
sales	O
demand	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
having	O
made	O
projections	O
on	O
proportions	O
of	O
Series	B-Device
X	I-Device
versus	O
Series	O
S	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Application
chief	O
financial	O
officer	O
Tim	O
Stuart	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
shortages	O
were	O
likely	O
to	O
persist	O
through	O
the	O
first	O
quarter	O
of	O
2021	O
,	O
but	O
their	O
supply	O
chain	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
up	O
to	O
full	O
capacity	O
by	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
of	O
the	O
calendar	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
in	O
May	O
2021	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
offered	O
those	O
in	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Insiders	O
program	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
sign	O
up	O
for	O
its	O
Console	O
Purchase	O
Pilot	O
program	O
to	O
be	O
placed	O
on	O
a	O
priority	O
list	O
to	O
purchase	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
or	O
Series	O
S	O
directly	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
though	O
only	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
units	O
will	O
be	O
offered	O
through	O
this	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
