Leaked photos published by Exputer and documents seen by The Verge suggest that Microsoft may be developing a white version of its current all-digital Xbox Series X system. With the exception of the disc slot, the design looks to be exactly the same as the existing black disc version. It also shares the same “robot white” finish as the white Xbox Series S. If the reports are true, there could be delays to the much-rumored redesign of the Xbox Series X.
The speculations of a white Xbox Series X that is exclusively digital have surfaced before. Additionally, Exputer revealed last month that Microsoft intended to launch a white, all-digital Xbox Series X between June and July 2024, priced between $50 and $100 less at retail than the Xbox Series X that is available now.
Last year, a large leak indicated that Microsoft would launch an all-digital Xbox Series X with a new cylindrical design, arriving in November of 2024 for $500. The device, code-named Brooklin, was tipped to come with Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, USB-C front port, an all-new southbridge and a 6-nanometer die shrink. That would allow for a reduced (15 percent) power draw, a new low-power standby mode and increased use of recycled plastic.
Much of the news around Brooklin was effectively refuted by Xbox boss Phil Spencer shortly after the leak, though. He implied that it was based on early planning and no longer accurate. “It’s hard to see our team’s work shared in this way because so much has changed and there’s so much to be excited about right now and in the future,” he stated in an X post. “We will share the real plans when we are ready.”
