Microsoft with the new Xbox Series S Starter Bundle

Microsoft je napovedal nov komplet za konzolo Xbox Series S, ki bo na voljo 31. oktobra po ceni 299,99 evra. Prednaročila so že na voljo v trgovini Microsoft, kar velja tudi za evropske uporabnike.

Xbox Series S – Starter Bundle vključuje konzolo Xbox Series S s 512 GB, trimesečno naročnino na oblačno platformo Xbox Game Pass Ultimate in brezžični krmilnik.

Komplet na prvi pogled deluje dokaj privlačno. Xbox Series S je običajno na voljo ravno za 299 evrov. Microsoft je dejal, da trije meseci Xbox Game Pass Ultimate predstavljajo vrednost 50 evrov – glede na redno mesečno ceno. Naročnina se samodejno podaljša po trenutni redni mesečni ceni, razen če jo predčasno odpoveste.

Microsoft will be looking to sell as many Xbox consoles as possible in the key holiday quarter and is desperately chasing Sony's rival PlayStation 5. In July, Microsoft reported a 13 percent year-over-year decline in revenue from its Xbox hardware, which it blamed on a general decline in consumer spending around the world.

Those numbers worry Microsoft as the Xbox Series X and S approach their third anniversary. Recently, leaked documents revealed that Microsoft doesn't expect to start production of its next-gen consoles until 2028. Big plans for this cloud-focused Xbox, also in 2028, have also been revealed.

Before that, they plan to refresh the Xbox Series X and S generations in August and October 2024. We can expect Microsoft to complete its acquisition of Activision Blizzard studios for $69 billion before then, making it the maker of Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and Candy games. Crush took under his wing. Activision Blizzard said they don't expect games like Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 and Diablo 4 to come to Game Pass this year. But they said they plan to launch their games in early 2024.