Xbox Series S to be revealed in August, was meant to be June claim sources

Xbox Series S Lockhart fan image — In case you need another reminder what the Xbox Series S might look like (pic: Reddit/u/jiveduder)

Everyone knows about the Xbox Series X, the new console from Microsoft, but the company also has yet to officially announce the Xbox Series S.

Also referred to by the codename Lockhart, the Xbox Series S is said to be a less powerful and cheaper version of the new Xbox. Despite being public knowledge, Microsoft has yet to officially acknowledge the thing’s existence.

After a very quiet June, with the exception of the sudden shutting down of Mixer, a new report from Eurogamer states that we’ll finally see the console unveiled in August.

Apparently, the original plan was to reveal the console at E3 this year, but that had to be canned following E3’s cancellation.

Microsoft then opted to spread its announcements out over several months, though VentureBeat suggested that the company still planned to show the new console in June, before delaying it to August.

Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg has insisted that nothing has been pushed back, with the next major event to be held in July.

We have not pushed anything back, our plan remains to have our next digital show in July and teams are working hard on that. https://t.co/e09NcRpVcC

— Aaron Greenberg ðð¼ââï¸â (@aarongreenberg) June 8, 2020

Sources from Microsoft also told Eurogamer that June was always intended to be a quiet month – despite that being when E3 would’ve been – although it became quieter still following the Black Lives Matter protests.

As it stands, though, if Microsoft does intend to show off a cheaper iteration of its new console, it needs to do so soon, as Sony already announced a cheaper version of its own PlayStation 5 as part of the console’s official reveal.

The Xbox Series X is scheduled to launch later this year.