Xbox One S vs Xbox One

XBOX ONE S STARTS AT £249/$299 FOR 500GB, 1TB AND 2TB VERSIONS ALSO COMING

There are three different capacities. Prices start at $299 for the 500GB version, moving up to $349 for the 1TB and $399 for a massive 2TB. We have no news on pricing outside the US yet, but we'll add that info as soon as we have it.

We now have UK and European pricing, too. The 2TB launch edition Xbox One S will cost £349/399 Euros, while the 1TB will be £299/349 Euros and the 500GB £249/299 Euros. That's pretty sweet for a 4K Blu-ray player let alone one that also plays games.

XBOX ONE S IS 40% SMALLER, HAS BUILT-IN POWER SUPPLY

The Xbox One S is 40% smaller than the original. This much we pretty much knew already thanks to all the numerous leaks, but it's great news all the same.

Such a reduction in size should be welcomed by many, as the original Xbox One is nothing short of a beast. At 333mm x 276mm x 78mm, it dominates the comparatively slight PS4, and not in a good way.

4K ULTRA HD, 4K BLU-RAY AND HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE SUPPORT

This is huge. Not only does the Xbox One S support 4K video playback from streaming services like Netflix and Amazon, it also has a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray built-in.

This is especially good news for AV fans and the announced starting price $299 makes it good value compared to dedicated Ultra HD players currently on the market.

THERE'S NO PERFORMANCE DIFFERENCE

Much like the rumoured PS4.5, the Xbox One Slim will not mark the beginning of a new console generation, but an expansion of a platform we already know and love.

Unlike the rumoured PlayStation or Xbox Scorpio coming next year, however, the Xbox One Slim isn't more powerful than a standard Xbox One. So, while it adds support for 4K video and Blu-ray, games won't look or run any better on the Xbox One S as far as we know.