Xbox Series X and S UK pre-order launch time and participating retailers confirmed

Microsoft UK has confirmed the Xbox Series X and S pre-order launch timing and a list of major participating retailers.

Pre-orders will go live at 8am on September 22 and be available from retailers including Microsoft Store, Amazon, Game, Argos, Currys PC World, Smyths Toys, John Lewis, AO .com, and Very .co.uk.

“If you purchase from Microsoft Store UK, payment is taken one day before dispatch of the console,” Xbox UK marketing lead Samuel Bateman said.

Console subscription model Xbox All Access is only available via Game and Smyths Toys “for now”, he added.

UPDATE: Microsoft has also confirmed that Xbox Series S and X pre-orders will go live at 8am in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, alongside a list of participating retailers.

ORIGINAL STORY CONTINUES: Last week Microsoft officially priced Xbox Series X at $499 / €499 / £449 and Xbox Series S at $300 / $300 / £249.

Xbox Series X is being positioned as the most powerful of the next-generation consoles, with Series S offering many of the same features including an SSD and ray-tracing.

“When Xbox Series X and Series S launches this November, it will herald a new generation of game experiences,” head of Xbox Phil Spencer wrote on Xbox.com. “Optimized games for Xbox Series X and Series S coming this year are built to take full advantage of our fastest consoles ever.

“On day one you will be the first to enjoy next-gen versions of the most anticipated games of the year such as Gears Tactics, Tetris Effect: Connected and Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Watch Dogs: Legion.”

He added: “Xbox Series S is designed around the same technology that will make these games and so many others look and feel incredible.

“In speaking to game developers, we identified the areas that are most difficult to scale effectively, including the CPU and I/O, and made it easy to include Xbox Series S for developers who are targeting their experiences for Xbox Series X.”

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