The Xbox Series X and also the Xbox Series S (collectively, the Xbox Series X/S) are residence video clip game consoles created by Microsoft. They were both released on November 10, 2020 as the 4th generation of the Xbox console family members, being successful the Xbox One family. Together with Sony s PlayStation 5, likewise launched in November 2020, the Xbox Series X and Collection S become part of the nine generation of video game consoles.Rumors regarding the consoles first arised in very early 2019, with the line overall codenamed Scarlett , and also including premium and also lower-end designs codenamed Anaconda as well as Lockhart respectively. Internally, Microsoft had actually been pleased with the two-console strategy for the Xbox One, and planned a similar technique for the fourth generation Xbox, with the target for the high-end model to at the very least dual the performance of the Xbox One X. The premium design was initial teased during E3 2019 under the title Project Sc...