Please Microsoft, unveil Xbox Series S already Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Please Microsoft, unveil Xbox Series S already Unannounced console now named on Game Pass codes. News by Tom Phillips Deputy Editor Updated on 1 Sep 2020 137 comments It is now September of 2020 and Microsoft is still to announce Xbox Series S. But here we are, again, with the Xbox Series S name popping up on official Microsoft products out in the wild. The Xbox Series S is now being name-dropped by Xbox Game Pass trial codes given out with Xbox controllers, as spotted by Twitter user BraviaryBrendan (thanks MSPowerUser). "Unlimited access to over 100 high-quality games on Xbox Series XS, Xbox One and Windows 10," the Xbox Game Pass card states. This is the same branding - "Xbox Series XS" - seen last month on boxes of next-gen Xbox controllers which popped up a little early. I got a new controller for my Xbox since mine was broken. Interestingly enough, the Game Pass Ultimate trial code sheet mentions the unannounced @Xbox Series S. It's definitely a thing. pic.twitter.com/GX1rOYG5g7- Brendan (@BraviaryBrendan) August 31, 2020 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Xbox Series S is set to be a lower-powered version of the beefy Xbox Series X. Eurogamer understands it will be offered at a significantly cheaper price point. Microsoft is yet to acknowledge its existence. Back in June I reported the console had once been planned for an E3 2020 reveal. Then E3 2020 was cancelled, and plans changed. Microsoft's next plan was for an August unveiling, something which was still the case at the beginning of last month, until the decision was made to push it (and some other attached announcements) back further until September. Microsoft is in a difficult spot with its Xbox Series S reveal. One of the console's key selling points will be its lower price point compared with Series X and Sony's PlayStation 5. But Microsoft is not yet ready to say how much the Xbox Series X will cost either - and it would prefer to hear how much Sony wants for a PS5 before doing so. The alternative option for Series S - one that may wind up being the more appealing as the weeks dwindle away - is Microsoft simply picks a competitive Series S price and lays that out there first, before nailing its Series X pricing later, after Sony. We're likely now just 10 weeks away from at least one next-gen console launching. You wouldn't think it, would you? Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store