Rumor: Unannounced Project Lockhart Reported To Be Dubbed Xbox Series S, Offers New Features With 4 Teraflops

Credit: Redditor jiveduder for the concept of the Xbox Series S

For the past week now, rumors have begun being tossed around suggesting that Microsoft is preparing to disclose new information regarding next generation hardware. However, the discussion in mid does not concern the already-announced Xbox Series X, but instead the undisclosed Project Lockhart that has been tossed around for the past couple of months actually.

Just this past week, sources spoke with known leaker Timdog on Twitter where he disclosed that Microsoft is preparing to showcase the unannounced hardware alternative in May the following month. The console was told previously to be a successor of sorts to the Xbox One S and offer less capabilities to the approaching Xbox Series X as an pseudo-entertainment system.

Now in a new surfacing of rumors from over at Windows Central, the credible Microsoft-focused outlet has shared some potential new details on the alleged system. In the report, the site tells that from a corroborating source which disclosed its accurate specifications for the Xbox Series X 12 Teraflops, the same information tap also explained that the coming Project Lockhart will be comprised of only 4 Teraflops with “limited reytracing.”

Adding on, the website shares that codenamed Lockhart is in preparation of being showcased at an upcoming, non-disclosed event scheduled for a later time in May. Being parallel with the previously made rumor from the week prior, this does look to be more the case now that Windows Central is hearing similar stories. Project Lockhart is also told to adopt the name Xbox Series S upon announcement.

In other platform-related rumors, the outlet goes on to shed light on a new potential first-party headset to be on the way as well. Essentially to be a follow-up of the Xbox Stereo Headset that shipped at the beginning of this console generation, the unnamed accessory is reported to offer Bluetooth compatibility with PC and mobile integration; seemingly to complement the inevitable release of Project xCloud.

Ultimately the tangibility of Microsoft hosting an event next month to showcase more details of next-generation hardware is still in the air. Although most discussed happened to be speculation, the likeliness of it to potentially happen is high seeing how many users online are hearing a similar story. Even Niko Partners’ David Ahmad suspects both systems to be previewed earlier due to the cancellation of E3.

What would you like to learn about most regarding the alleged Xbox Series S?

Xbox Series X is said to arrive sometime later on in holiday 2020.

Source: Windows Central