Leaker says Xbox Series S will be so cheap, PS5 can’t possibly match it

[Chris Smith]

• The price of the Xbox Series X will be lower than PS5, an insider said while revealing that Microsoft will soon introduce a Series S version of the console that would be even cheaper.
• Xbox Series S will be introduced in July and it could cost just $200, according to the leaker.
• Microsoft is supposedly planning a "night of mic-drops" in July, and the Series S will become a key to its strategy of becoming the Netflix of gaming.

Microsoft caught gamers off guard with the unexpected Xbox Series X design reveal in mid-December, and Sony took six more months to unveil the PS5. The two gaming giants clearly have very different marketing plans. But we're only a few months away from the PS5 and Xbox Series X release dates. Both consoles will be launched this year, no matter what happens with the COVID-19 health crises.

Sony and Microsoft's next console marketing fight will be about pricing, which is probably the most important thing for buyers right now — especially considering the economic fallout of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Recent reports said that Microsoft is looking to undercut Sony's PS5 price, but then the Japanese conglomerate surprised fans with news that two PS5 versions will be available in stores in the future. The Digital Edition will be a diskless version of the PS5, and it'll be more affordable as a result. Even so, Microsoft is supposedly readying an offer that Sony might not be able to beat — a cheap version of the Xbox Series X that would cost half of what Microsoft will ask for the flagship console.

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