The Xbox Series X and also the Xbox Series S (collectively, the Xbox Series X/S) are residence computer game gaming consoles created by Microsoft . They were both released on November 10, 2020 as the 4th generation of the Xbox console family members, succeeding the Xbox One household. Together with Sony s PlayStation 5, additionally launched in November 2020, the Xbox Series X and also Series S become part of the ninth generation of video game consoles.Rumors relating to the consoles initially emerged in very early 2019, with the line as a whole codenamed Scarlett , and also including high-end and lower-end models codenamed Anaconda and Lockhart specifically. Inside, Microsoft had actually been pleased with the two-console method for the Xbox One, and planned a comparable technique for the 4th generation Xbox, with the target for the high-end design to at the very least double the performance of the Xbox One X. The high-end model was very first teased throughout E3 2019 under the titl...