Microsoft announces Xbox One S All-Digital Edition for May launch, Ultimate Xbox Game Pass

The Xbox One S All-Digital Edition (pictured) emphasises value while the Xbox One X emphasises power. — AFP Relaxnews

A new revision of the Xbox One console does away with disc drives and instead relies on digital downloads, a relatively low price, and the appeal of an online Xbox Game Pass subscription.

The Xbox One S All-Digital Edition will release May 7 for US$249 (RM1,030), an appreciable saving on the standard One S's US$299 (RM1,237) price tag.

While May is not the traditional choice for a console launch, this new revision arrives before mid-year holiday breaks roll around and, perhaps just as significantly, as PlayStation begins teasing its next mainline console.

As its lighthearted trailer notes, Xbox is even a little late to the party, with music, movies, films, and encyclopedias having gone discless well before the Xbox One; games too, one might add, considering the ubiquity of iOS and Android devices.

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