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Dave Meikleham

Xbox Series X isn’t getting an upgrade anytime soon — but it doesn’t need one

An Xbox Series X and a Controller on a TV stand

Have you been squirreling away your pennies in the hopes that Microsoft would announce a power-up Xbox Series X at its recent Xbox Games Showcase? You can shove that change back into that piggy bank.

Phil Spencer, CEO of Xbox Games Studios, recently poured cold water on the prospect of either the Series X or the cheaper Xbox Series S receiving a mid-gen hardware refresh. Speaking to Bloomberg News, the Xbox boss said he “doesn’t feel an imperative” to release upgraded versions of Microsoft’s consoles (that's not including the black 1TB version of the Xbox Series S Microsoft revealed at the showcase).

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