Unboxing the Xbox Series X: Everything in the box - CNET

Update, Nov. 5: Read our reviews of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. We fair saw the PS5 unbox on Tuesday, and immediately it ‘s time to see what ‘s inside the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S boxes. We do n’t have any new hands-on impressions with the games or UI however, besides what we ‘ve previously seen with backwards-compatible games and the comfort ‘s high-refresh-rate output signal, but now we have a closer front at the concluding retail hardware and can see precisely what ‘s included . Dan Ackerman/CNET

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here ‘s what ‘s in the box ( as pictured above ) :

Xbox Series X console
Xbox wireless controller
HDMI cable
AC power cable
Two AA batteries

Unlike the PlayStation 5, there ‘s no USB cable television in the corner. That ‘s because the PS5 control has a built-in rechargeable barrage, which requires a cable to sync and charge, while the Xbox gamepad runs on AA batteries ( the beginning set of which is helpfully included in the box ). here ‘s what I learned from unboxing the modern hardware . Dan Ackerman/CNET The controller is a subtle tweak to an already universally loved design. The biggest difference is the fresh d-pad, which gets an eight-way rocker, as opposed to the older four-way translation. But, there ‘s besides a new textured come on on the triggers, a dedicate share button for, you know, sharing, and some belittled sculptural changes. But at a glance, you ‘d be distressed to tell the difference.

Dan Ackerman/CNET It’s not really much smaller than the PS5. The 16-inch ( with stand ) PS5 towers over the about 12-inch-inch grandiloquent Xbox Series X. But that does n’t tell the whole narrative. Doing some promptly volume calculations ( the Xbox is a lot easier to measure ), the PS5 is about 445 cubic inches in sum bulk, versus roughly 432 cubic inches for the Xbox Series X. The PS5 has fins and valleys and slopes and curves, indeed do n’t take that claim number to the bank, but it ‘s ballpark . Dan Ackerman/CNET It works vertically and horizontally, but it’s clearly meant to stand straight up. As I discovered when taking some early Xbox mockups to Ikea to test-fit them into different types of popular populate room furniture, sometimes you need to place your console vertically, and sometimes you need to place it horizontally. Unlike the PS5, which has an excessively complex removable/adjustable plastic stand for switching orientations, the Xbox Series X has a small built-in foot on the bottom panel. Flip the Xbox on its side, and the foot good sits there. besides, the bantam clear Xbox logo will be sideways. That said, this is a lot, much easier to fit in vertically than the towering PS5.