Rumor: A white digital Xbox Series X has leaked
An all-white, digital-only refresh of the Xbox Series X may be on the way.
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What you need to know
The next Xbox console refresh may have just leaked.
Images shared byeXputershow what appears to be an all-white, all-digitalXbox Series Xconsole. Similar in design to the standard black console, just in a different color and with the disc drive removed, eXputer indicates the internals will be mostly-identical, but with an improved heatsink also included. You can see the (not particularly high-quality) images below:
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While the price of this possible all-digital white Xbox Series X is unknown, it stands to reason it would be at least somewhat lower than the normal Xbox Series X thanks to the removal of the disc drive saving a bit in production costs. The Xbox Series X is officially available for $500 in the U.S, though in practice, the console is frequently cheaper and is essentially always in stock at $450 through some retailers.
This opens a question mark as to how the price will compare against theXbox Series Sand especially theXbox Series S 1TB edition, which are officially sold at $300 and $350, respectively. It’s possible that both models would see an official price drop following the introduction of the all-digital Xbox Series X, which eXputer claims is set to be released sometime over the summer period.
Analysis: Take a grain of salt, but it could easily be real
While we can’t directly verify this leak just yet and thus recommend some level of skepticism (as you should take by default with any leak) this is very possibly real. The existence of some kind ofdigital-only Xbox Series X first leakedas part of theMicrosoft vs. FTCcourt hearing back in 2023. That refresh, codenamed “Brooklin” appeared to have a cylindrical design, with documents indicated it would also feature a 2TB internal SSD and upgraded Wi-Fi.
At the time, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer said that “much has changed” and that the teams would share the “real plans” when ready. With no further details, it wasn’t clear what changes he was referring to, as many other things leaked including aroadmap of next-gen features,possible Bethesda Softworks games, and more.
Now, with evidence of this white Xbox Series X, it seems very possible that the current-generation refresh is more limited than originally planned, but we’ll have to wait and see. Xbox president Sarah Bondnoted during a recent Xbox business eventthat there’d be “exciting stuff” coming for hardware later in Holiday 2024, which would be after eXputer’s given timeline.
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One way or another, we should get a clearer picture of what’s coming at Microsoft’s summer gaming event.
Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.
