Xbox One S Line Will Be First Videogame Consoles To Support Ultra HD Blu-ray

Microsoft's new line of Xbox One S machines will be the industry's first videogame consoles to support Ultra HD Blu-ray playback and high dynamic range, the company said in a Monday announcement at E3. Three versions of Xbox One S, also supporting 4K and HDR playback of physical and streamed games and video, became available for preorder Monday and will arrive in stores in August, Microsoft said. They include a 500-GB Xbox One S at $299, a 1 TB version at $349 and a 2 TB version, available only in "select markets," at $399. Microsoft representatives didn't comment whether the HDR functionality in Xbox One S will be based on the open HDR10 system or on a proprietary HDR system like Dolby Vision. The Ultra HD Blu-ray format provides for HDR10 as a mandatory base-layer feature, with the proprietary Dolby Vision and the Philips HDR systems provided for as optional enhancements (see 1507230049).