Consoles
Xbox One Elite Console Leaked By Walmart
A listing for “Xbox One Elite Console” appeared on Walmart’s website earlier today, before swiftly being taken down. OXCGN took a screen-cap of the page before it disappeared. The image shows a listing for an Xbox One Elite Console, but no image. The price is listed as $499 USD, $150 more than the standard Xbox One console, and says it will be ready to ship on December 31st.
So is the Xbox One Elite Console a brand new edition of the Xbox One? Well, Microsoft did promise that it had more things to announce after its E3 presentation last week, saying it was too much to fit into a single press conference. So maybe they’re planning to announce the new edition at Gamescom.
Speaking of E3, Microsoft did use its press conference to announce the Xbox One Elite Controller. It’s a snazzy-looking device with fully removable, interchangeable buttons as well as four extra back triggers. It’s also bloody expensive at $150. Of course, $500 is a lot for a console that isn’t even new, so hopefully that price includes one of these fancy new controllers. Assuming the console exists, that is.
Hopefully the console itself will bring something new to the table. A larger hard drive would be nice, for starters. Of course, it could just be a standard Xbox One console with an Elite Controller stuck on, which would be rather disappointing. In fact, that’s what seems most likely. The standard Xbox One console is $350. Adding $150 for the controller to that brings it to $500… well, that’s a shame.
Okay, so it looks like it’s just a way of marketing the new controller to get people to pick up the console. It’s usually around this time in a console’s lifecycle that it gets a slim version released. That doesn’t seem likely for the Xbox One any time soon, so consider this “elite” version the new slim.
PS4 sales in the UK climbed by a shocking 633 percent year-over-year in 2023, so apparently the old system isn’t dead yet. The previous year’s very limited supply of the system is likely a major factor in this figure, since the console’s lifespan was drastically reduced because of chip shortages caused by the pandemic. Still, it’s proof that PlayStation’s original platform has unmet demand.
With the very low prices of PS4 software (both in-store and online at the PS Store), this strategy makes a lot of sense. Plus, it’s future-proof, so there’s no harm in stocking up on PS4s while new-gen pricing is still high, since if you decide to switch to a PS5 in the future, you can transfer all of your purchases across. Not to mention that the majority of new releases still come out on the PS4, with several offering free PS5 upgrades.
While the percentage rise may seem huge, real PS4 sales will probably be much lower. It’s a sign that the gadget, which is now a decade old, isn’t completely dead yet, and we expect it to keep receiving maintenance for a while longer. Of course, this is great news for Sony, because the company would rather have PS4 players playing on its last-gen gadget than none at all, even if it would love to have them upgrade to PS5.
A PS5 firmware update on a cold winter morning is unmatched. The latest PS5 system software update is 23.02–08.40.00 from Sony. Does this one add useful features or just boost system performance?
Though closer to the latter, it’s more than Sony’s favorite patch note. It fixes security issues, improves messages and usability, and boosts system software performance. Official patch notes for this 1.185GB update:
- We updated system software security
- We improved system software stability and performance
- Some screens now have better messages and usability
That’s it. PS5 gets another win to recover from its midweek slump. Do you share our enthusiasm for this firmware update? Comment below. To spice things up, make your comment rhyme.
Belgian developer Larian Studios’ work on Baldur’s Gate 3’s Xbox Series S version will improve performance on all platforms, including PS5. The game’s fifth major patch, expected to launch this week, will include upgrades and new features. More details will be revealed later today.
Director of Publishing Michael Douse says PS5 performance improvements may be the “least exciting thing” in the title’s next update, so it sounds like a big one. Larian Studios employees are proud of “finally” implementing tweaks, fixes, and changes, Douse says. Later today, we’ll bring you all the Baldur’s Gate 3 update details.
Those who reached the RPG’s third act have reported technical issues during the narrative’s conclusion, especially in co-op, so today’s update should fix them. New features like a permadeath mode are expected, along with Xbox Series S optimization fixes. What else should be added to the game?
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