Xbox Series S game install sizes will be approximately 30% smaller than on Series X

Microsoft has said that game install sizes will be approximately 30% smaller on Xbox Series S than on Series X.

While the $499/€499/£449 Xbox Series X will come with a 1TB SSD, the $299/€299.99/£249.99 Xbox Series S—an all-digital console—will be equipped with a 512GB SSD.

Xbox director of program management Jason Ronald told IGN that because of the smaller resolution texture packages required for games on Series S, which will run software natively at 1440p as opposed to at 4K on Series X, install sizes will be significantly reduced.

“With a performance target of 1440p at 60 fps, our expectation is that developers will not ship their highest level mipmaps to Xbox Series S, which will reduce the size of the games,” he said.

“Ultimately the controls in the developer’s hands. We’ve had this technology for a while that allows developers to intelligently choose which assets to install on which device they’re playing on. So the flexibility is in the developers’ hands to make sure the right assets are there.”

Microsoft said last week that Xbox Series X and S pre-orders will begin on September 22.

In the UK, Microsoft has confirmed that Xbox pre-orders will go live at 8am from the Microsoft Store, Amazon, Game, Argos, Currys PC World, Smyths Toys, John Lewis, AO .com, and Very .co.uk.

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