Microsoft has announced a major overhaul of its Xbox line of consoles. There will be three “new” versions, arriving in time for Christmas 2024, the most important time for gaming machine sales of the year.

We quote news because This is not a new generation. Xbox consoles, which are also in development, but for which we still have no official news. However, the announced lineup update is on track to extend its lifecycle and improve its appeal to better compete with Sony PlayStation and Nintendo, with a Switch version 2 on the way.

New Xbox consoles

Xbox president Sarah Bond made the announcement last night Xbox Games Showcase your division’s hardware news. The executive also confirmed that he did “we are working hard on the new generation”though he didn’t explain where the footage and release dates will go for the November 2020 refresh of the current Xbox Series X and S-based systems.

While waiting for the next generation to arrive, Microsoft has prepared three versions on existing hardware. And it:

– Xbox Series X 2TB. It will be a special version, the biggest innovation of which will be an increase in storage capacity 2 TB. It will also offer a new “Galaxy Black” color finish (silver, gray and green), which Microsoft says will “will feature thousands of games and millions of players playing on Xbox”. This version will include a special Xbox controller with a “Galaxy Black D-pad and Velocity Green back shell”. It will be priced at $599.99 in North America and €649.99 for most of Europe.

– The Xbox series. Microsoft will also for the first time release a version of the Xbox Series X without a disc drive and in white. It will have a standard 1TB SSD and will sell for $449.99 in America and €499.99 in Europe.

– Xbox Series S. The version of the console that launched in 2023 returns in a white finish edition. It will be priced at $349.99 for the United States and €349.99 for most of Europe.

Microsoft will continue to sell the 1TB Xbox Series X with a hard drive and in black. However, the black 1TB Xbox Series S will be discontinued and will be available for purchase “while supplies last.”