Microsoft will launch its new Xbox Series X console this year (and most likely the one known as Xbox Series S or Lockhart), but at the same time that they open this door, they are going to close another. Thus, the company has officially announced the end of life (EOL) of its Xbox One X and Xbox One S Digital Edition consoles, which means that they will stop manufacturing them and very soon also sell them.
Despite the fact that the Xbox One X (known as "Project Scorpio" was announced in June 2017 and launched in November of the same year (so it is less than 3 years old), Microsoft has announced that it will stop manufacturing it in pursuit of the next launch of its new console, the Xbox Series X. In addition to this, the Digital Edition version of the Xbox One S also falls into the same bag and reaches the end of its life, so Microsoft stops manufacturing it and, When the units in stock are finished, you will also remove it from your catalog and stop selling it.
“As we ramp into the future with Xbox Series X, we’re taking the natural step of stopping production on Xbox One X and Xbox One S All-Digital Edition, Xbox One S will continue to be manufactured and sold globally, Gamers can check with their local retailers for more details on Xbox One hardware availability."
Recently, rumors have spread that Microsoft planned to end production of Xbox One consoles after the consoles appeared as "Out of Stock" on Amazon and other online stores. Initially, Microsoft denied these rumors but it seems that there was a fire behind the smoke, since they have become real. Of course, half real because Microsoft has also confirmed that for now it will continue to manufacture the Xbox One S.
It is a decision that is quite surprising to tell the truth, since really the Xbox One S is the least interesting console in the Microsoft catalog since it does not offer the performance of the Xbox One X, and it is not as economical as the Digital Edition version. We do not know, of course, the sales figures, so we can not know the reasons that have triggered this decision by the company, but it is assumed that, in reality, the best-selling version will be the standard Xbox One.
As you may already know, Microsoft plans to launch its powerful 12 TFLOPs Xbox Series X this holiday season (rumors have long been pointing to November 20 as the most likely date), and it is expected that at the same time or soon after it will offer a lesser version. powerful but much cheaper (rumors say it will cost literally half), whose name is unknown but is already known as Xbox Series S (what is known is that its code name is Lockhart, and it is rumored that Microsoft will present it in August).
So you already know, Microsoft has confirmed the cease of production of the Xbox One X and Xbox One S Digital Edition, probably to make room for the next consoles, both at the inventory level and manufacturing. This means that it is quite likely that stores will start promoting sales of the Xbox that have been discontinued now to get rid of the stock they have, and we can expect good offers in this regard.