The white coating on the discless Xbox Series X matches the same “robot white” found on the Xbox Series S. Microsoft is also releasing a $349.99 1TB Xbox Series S in white for the holidays, alongside a $599.99 2TB “Galaxy Black” special edition of the Xbox Series X.

Alongside the Robot White color for the Xbox Series X, it is also joined by the new 'Galaxy Black' finish which added more flair to the original release, and thankfully, this version keeps the disc drive available.

The cooling for the updated 6nm chip has also been redesigned on these new Xbox Series X models. There’s no longer a vapor chamber, and Microsoft is using a more traditional copper heat pipe design instead. Evans found that the exhaust temperature and noise of these new Xbox Series X models hasn’t changed from the original, though.

Just like Sony, Microsoft also sells refurbished generation 9 consoles at a discounted rate, with Series X/S reburb consoles costing about $50 less.

T he newest Xbox gaming console is the discless, All-Digital Xbox Series X, which costs a little less given it has less hardware. It kind of exists in between the launch version o

Over the past several weeks I’ve stumbled upon a newfound appreciation for one of the finest gamepads ever made. That would be the Xbox Elite Series 2 Core wireless controller. It’s like the Big Boy Xbox Elite Series 2 … minus some stuff. But I’ll get to that. More importantly, it’s currently discounted at Amazon.

The new all-digital white Xbox Series X and 2TB Galaxy Black model have started shipping in select markets today, with more countries to follow on November 29.