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Xbox Series S Costs R6999 in South Africa?

September 9, 2020
byStaff Writer
in Gaming

Over the last few days, Xbox has been in the news quite a bit. With their secret Xbox Series S console leaked, Microsoft was forced to announce the console and its price: $299.

Unfortunately, we have bad news for those hoping for a R5000 price tag. The console will cost R6999 in South Africa, that’s R2000 more than the $299 US price.

Now officially official: Xbox Series S. Next-gen performance in the smallest Xbox ever. R6 999 (RRP). #Xbox #XboxSeriesS pic.twitter.com/HiSQGqhM7t

— Xbox South Africa (@XboxZA) September 9, 2020


The Xbox Series S, which is the smaller, maybe less attractive, sibling to the Xbox Series X, is meant to offer a more affordable console to those gamers who are cash strapped. And, while it’s still more affordable than a PS4 Pro, R7999 is still a higher price point than some bargained for.

That said, when you sit back and think about it, you’re getting a next-gen console – with a lot of the bells and whistles – for less than the current price of a Nintendo Switch.

Below is the Xbox Series S hardware specifications, as they’re known so far:

Processor 8x Cores @ 3.8 GHz (3.66 GHz w/ SMT) Custom Zen 2 CPU
Graphics 4 TFLOPS, 20 CUs @ 1.55 GHz Custom RDNA 2 GPU
Memory 10 GB GDDR6
Internal Storage 512 GB Custom NVME SSD
Expandable Storage 1 TB Expansion Card
External Storage USB 3.2 External HDD Support
Optical Drive None
Performance Target Up to 1440p @ 120 FPS
Color Matte White, Black
Dimensions Unknown (60% smaller than Xbox Series X)
Release date November 10, 2020
Price $299, £249, €299

We imagine that the R6999 price adjustment is due to tax, shipping and import duties. With a weaker rand in 2020, we can expect to pay a lot more for consoles and game releases moving forward.

Considering that the Xbox Series X costs $499 in the US, we could possibly be looking at a R10 000 or R12 000 price tag locally.

What do you think about the price of the Xbox Series S in South Africa? Is it affordable? Will you be purchasing the console?

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  1. Nishen Soobramoney says:
    2 years ago

    Yeah it’s fairly well prices as I enjoy Xbox, during lockdown being using the kinetic alot of love action games with the family so this will be a welcomed upgrade at a good price too. #WIN #FingersCrossed

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