Xbox Series S has seemingly been confirmed by leaked packaging - Video Games Chronicle

Microsoft’s second, cheaper next-gen games console, Xbox Series S, has seemingly been confirmed by leaked controller packaging.

Most significantly, the side of the packaging notes that the controller works with both Xbox Series X and “Xbox Series S” consoles.

Lockhart development kits are understood to have been with studios for several months, with next-gen Xbox developers expected to support both Series X and Lockhart in a setup similar to the existing Xbox One X and Xbox One S consoles, and PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro.

Although the system is reportedly less powerful than Series X, it’s claimed Series S will still offer aspects of the next-gen experience currently unavailable to past-gen consoles, possibly in the form of faster SSD loading speeds and limited ray-tracing.

Last month Microsoft confirmed it would halt production of its Xbox One X and Xbox One S All-Digital Edition consoles, seemingly in preparation for the arrival of Xbox Series S.