Xbox Series S Carbon Black: where to pre-order

There’s a new Xbox Series S coming in September. Microsoft revealed during the latest Xbox Games Showcase, that a new black Xbox Series S with 1TB SSD would ship Sept. 1. This is also when pre-ordered early access will be available. Starfield’s $99.99 Premium Edition, or Game Pass subscribers who buy the $34.99 Premium Upgrade.

The Carbon Black variant of the disc-less Series S console will sell for $349.99 — $50 more than the retail cost for the white console that comes with a 512 GB SSD. If you look around, it is possible to find the white Series S for less.

If you want Microsoft’s slimmer Xbox when it comes out, you can pre-order it now through the Microsoft Store.

Microsoft hasn’t shared the final storage figure of the carbon black Xbox Series S. However, if it’s like the 1 TB Xbox Series X, the amount of actual storage available for you to use is likely less than that. For reference, of the Series X’s 1 TB SSD, only 802 GB of it is usable, since the console’s operating system takes up some of it. This new Series S’ SSD boost — while nice — may not be enough storage for long, since more and more games are shipping with over 100 GB install sizes. You may also want to consider buying an Xbox SSD expansion card like the WD Black C50 1 TB.