Microsoft confirms a budget version of its next-gen console, the $299 Xbox Series S, says it is the "smallest Xbox ever" (Christine Fisher/Engadget)

Christine Fisher / Engadget:
Microsoft confirms a budget version of its next-gen console, the $299 Xbox Series S, says it is the “smallest Xbox ever”  —  After a flurry of leaks, Microsoft has been forced to prematurely confirm the existence of a second-generation console: the Xbox Series S. The company …