07-01-2020, 05:13 AM
Report: Latest Xbox Lockhart rumors point towards an August announce
<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/report-latest-xbox-lockhart-rumors-point-towards-an-august-announce.jpg" width="200" height="200" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p>The (yet unconfirmed) idea that Xbox’s next-generation debut would take the form of a multi-console family of systems has circulated for some time now, but even with the Series X mostly unveiled those rumors haven’t died down.</p>
<p>The latest rumblings suggest that Xbox is looking to reveal a sister system for the Series X via online showcase in August. According to <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-06-29-microsoft-will-close-out-june-without-a-big-xbox-20-20-moment">Eurogamer</a>, those in the know say the system once codenamed Lockhart is likely to be the Xbox Series S, and was originally planned to be announced alongside the Series X before the global pandemic complicated those plans.</p>
<p>At the end of last year, and before the Series X was officially unveiled, insiders confirmed to <a href="http://kotaku.com/sources-microsoft-is-still-planning-a-cheaper-disc-le-1840203823">Kotaku</a> that a dual console approach was still in the cards for Xbox’s next generation. Just last week, security researcher TitleOS (via <a href="https://www.windowscentral.com/xbox-series-s-lockhart-appears-latest-xbox-dev-kit-documents">WindowsCentral</a>) <a href="https://twitter.com/XB1_HexDecimal/status/1275862149471051776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1275862149471051776%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.windowscentral.com%2Fxbox-series-s-lockhart-appears-latest-xbox-dev-kit-documents">found mention of Lockhart</a> in the release notes for the June Xbox Development Kit, particularly of a profiling mode that’ll let developers target different specs depending on the system.</p>
<p>As with earlier mentions of Lockhart, these latest reports bill the console as a lower-powered (and likely more affordable once next gen prices are revealed) alternative to the full Series X, similar to how the Xbox One X compares to the Xbox One S but launching all at once rather than over the span of years. </p>
<p>On the other side of the next-gen console watch, no such rumors exist for PlayStation’s PlayStation 5 line. Instead, the competing console maker has opted to<a href="https://gamasutra.com/view/news/364623/Sony_unveils_PlayStation_5_design_but_remains_silent_on_price.php"> announce two versions of the PlayStation 5</a> with only one key difference: the option to buy an system without a disc drive and leave all concerns of physical media behind.</p>
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<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/report-latest-xbox-lockhart-rumors-point-towards-an-august-announce.jpg" width="200" height="200" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p>The (yet unconfirmed) idea that Xbox’s next-generation debut would take the form of a multi-console family of systems has circulated for some time now, but even with the Series X mostly unveiled those rumors haven’t died down.</p>
<p>The latest rumblings suggest that Xbox is looking to reveal a sister system for the Series X via online showcase in August. According to <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-06-29-microsoft-will-close-out-june-without-a-big-xbox-20-20-moment">Eurogamer</a>, those in the know say the system once codenamed Lockhart is likely to be the Xbox Series S, and was originally planned to be announced alongside the Series X before the global pandemic complicated those plans.</p>
<p>At the end of last year, and before the Series X was officially unveiled, insiders confirmed to <a href="http://kotaku.com/sources-microsoft-is-still-planning-a-cheaper-disc-le-1840203823">Kotaku</a> that a dual console approach was still in the cards for Xbox’s next generation. Just last week, security researcher TitleOS (via <a href="https://www.windowscentral.com/xbox-series-s-lockhart-appears-latest-xbox-dev-kit-documents">WindowsCentral</a>) <a href="https://twitter.com/XB1_HexDecimal/status/1275862149471051776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1275862149471051776%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.windowscentral.com%2Fxbox-series-s-lockhart-appears-latest-xbox-dev-kit-documents">found mention of Lockhart</a> in the release notes for the June Xbox Development Kit, particularly of a profiling mode that’ll let developers target different specs depending on the system.</p>
<p>As with earlier mentions of Lockhart, these latest reports bill the console as a lower-powered (and likely more affordable once next gen prices are revealed) alternative to the full Series X, similar to how the Xbox One X compares to the Xbox One S but launching all at once rather than over the span of years. </p>
<p>On the other side of the next-gen console watch, no such rumors exist for PlayStation’s PlayStation 5 line. Instead, the competing console maker has opted to<a href="https://gamasutra.com/view/news/364623/Sony_unveils_PlayStation_5_design_but_remains_silent_on_price.php"> announce two versions of the PlayStation 5</a> with only one key difference: the option to buy an system without a disc drive and leave all concerns of physical media behind.</p>
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https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/06/...-announce/