Industry Insider Rubbishes Rumors of New Xbox Console

Xbox fans were extremely elated this week considering Microsoft announced the price and the launch date for the Xbox Series X and S. According to Phil Spencer, it was scheduled for next week. But the leaks forced Microsoft to make a premature announcement. Even after the official announcements have been made, yet another rumor has surfaced.

According to Idle Sloth, Microsoft has yet another console in its arsenal.

According to this, the Xbox Series V had possibly existed but Microsoft didn’t announce it along with the Series X. The image showed it to be a digital-only version that would compete with the PlayStation 5’s digital-only version and it was codenamed ‘Edinburg’.

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Klobrille shoots down rumors surrounding new Xbox console

The rumors didn’t make any sense because if the Series V really existed, Microsoft would’ve announced it with the rest of its consoles. This is where popular industry insider Klobrille stepped in and shot down the rumor completely.

This response may look harsh, but it made a lot of sense. PlayStation already had two versions of its consoles. On the other hand, Xbox took a different approach and created a cheaper, digital-only Xbox Series S. Why would they want to add another console that would affect sales for the Series S? So, Klobrille was correct to ask people to use their ‘common sense’.

Microsoft also announced that Xbox Game Pass was partnering with EA Play. Players would now get access to the entire EA library, at no additional cost. This strengthened their position even further and gave them an upper hand against Sony. Their xCloud service was also announced to launch on September 15 which will bring the Xbox games to Android.

On the other hand, Sony still hasn’t made its move. The rumors suggested that an event was planned for September 9, but it was Xbox who ended up making an announcement then. Bearing in mind that Microsoft has wrapped up all its major announcements, a Sony announcement won’t be too far behind. The ‘console war’ is at its peak at the moment, and the coming weeks will define it’s outcome.