The software giant shrugged off when asked about the accidental leak
Just few hours before E3 gaming conference in Los Angeles, Microsoft Corporation’s new Xbox One Slim leaked images sprawled all over the internet. The sleeker console carries a larger hard drive than the original.
One of the users of the forum NeoGAF –Ekim –spotted and subsequently posted the image. It is believed that the image leak was accidental on part of the tech giant. The company refers to the latest console as “Xbox One S.” According to Attack of the Fanboy, the soon to be launched console is close to 40% smaller than the very first Xbox One which surfaced in 2013.
In comparison to the previous Xbox One’s storage space of 1TB, the latest console will be accompanied with hard drive of 2TB, giving enough space for the users to safe a large amount of data. The gadget is capable of supporting 4KB ultra high definition (UHD) and is likely to be accompanied with vertical stand and slimmer controller. The image poster has also claimed that the gadget has a built in power supply.
Unlike current version, power brick is excluded from the latest Xbox Slim. More details of the gadget will be disclosed by the software giant in E3 conference. Reportedly, the gadget will be available sometime later this year however by the looks of it, and as assumed by the leaked images, the latest version of Xbox will be available through pre-order post gaming conference.
Reportedly, Microsoft’s new gadget should outperform its rivals by great margin. Earlier, several analysts had expressed that tech giant’s Xbox One S –alternative name of Xbox One Slime and Xbox One Scorpio –have the capability to give better performance than Sony’s PS Neo.
However, in related news, Sony has recently announced that a better version of its PS4 Neo is in the pipeline. The news expressed last Friday indicated that the gadget is likely to be more powerful. Sony’s CEO Andrew House further added –during his conversation with Financial Times –that the revamped version will cost a little more than the current price of $350 of original model. The gadget will work with 4K TV sets along with giving smooth performance with PlayStation VR headset.
This highlights that the competition is hot and high. According to the partial details, accidentally leaked by the software giant, the latest version of Xbox has the potential to perform beyond expectations.
At the market which closed on Friday, Microsoft Corporation stock stood at a price of $51.48. The 52 week range of the stock is $40 to $57.
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