xbox series x when did it come out

The Xbox Series X came out on November 10, 2020.

Quick facts

• Official launch date: November 10, 2020
• Announcement: First revealed as “Project Scarlett” at E3 2019, then fully unveiled at The Game Awards in December 2019.

• Retail pre-orders: Started on September 22, 2020; in some regions the console sold out within an hour.

• Generation: It belongs to the ninth generation of video game consoles, alongside the PlayStation 5.

Timeline in plain terms

1. E3 2019 (June 2019): Microsoft announces “Project Scarlett,” the future Xbox Series X.
2. The Game Awards 2019 (December 2019): The console is officially named Xbox Series X and shown in full.
3. September 22, 2020: Pre-orders go live.
4. November 10, 2020: Xbox Series X launches worldwide.

Why that date matters

The November 2020 launch was timed to coincide with Sony’s PlayStation 5 release, kicking off the current console generation and giving gamers a new 4K, high-frame-rate, fast-loading platform built around the custom AMD Zen 2 + RDNA 2 architecture.

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