A new Xbox dev kit has reportedly been certified in South Korea

A new Xbox development kit has reportedly been certified in South Korea.

As spotted by Xbox News for Koreans, the dev kit was today approved for use by South Korea’s National Radio Research Agency.

Manufactured in China and Vietnam, it carries the model number 2089. The Xbox Series X dev kit, which has the model number 1881, was certified by the agency five months before the console launched in November 2020.

Under the laws in Korea,

all electronic devices in Korea must be certified by the National Radio Research Agency that there is no risk of harming the radio wave environment.
Without getting certified, you can’t use the device in Korea. https://t.co/0DewndXeW6

— Xbox News for Koreans 🇰🇷 – 네이버 Xbox 정보 카페 (@KoreaXboxnews) March 18, 2024

Legal documents leaked last September potentially laid bare key elements of Microsoft’s gaming strategy for years to come, including plans to launch an ”adorably all digital” Xbox Series X console codenamed ‘Brooklin’.

While its plans may have changed, according to the documents, the console was targeting a November 2024 launch and a $499 price point.

During a business update in February, Xbox confirmed that Series X/S won’t be the company’s last consoles.

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