Damn I can never seem to get a Series X.
If you have a Target they’ve been carrying them they just keeep it in the back room. Best bet is to ask someone and see if they have any.
To anyone on the fence between the series S and X, tbh the S is more than fine. Unless you’re just a spec nerd and have a tv that will give you the full experience that the series x can output, you’re really not missing out that much, especially at this price. YMMV of course, depending on how much you value things, but for the average and casual gamer, its fine, really.
Not saying its not worth to sell this in the future to fund an upgrade to an X, but for the time being, I have been 100% satisfied.
Same here. U need a $2k HDTV to take advantage of the series X capabilities, so if u aren’t 100% sure your TV has the right capabilities, it probably doesn’t. Most people know they are getting these TVs when they buy them, they’re not TVs that u just go get randomly, unless u are pretty wealthy, in which case you’re probably not still searching for a series X (since u can buy a scalped one easily). I’m extremely happy w my series S, but was on the fence like most, since most of us have been trying to get a series x since they released. The on board storage is the only negative, IMO. You can transfer games you don’t play to HDD, then back to SSD when you’re ready to play them. This takes a short time because it’s limited by the HDD speed, but only a few minutes.
As someone who has a Series X and a Series S I can say that the Series S definitely does pack a punch. I’d say that since we’re still in the cross-gen phase of the generation, the Series S easily handles what’s thrown at it. Although some developers have been neglecting the Series S’s true potential for a while, once games start being developed exclusively for 9th gen, we should see much more out of the system. What convinced me was Fallout 4 running at a perfect 60FPS with FPS boost. And if anything else, it’s a cheaper way to get into the 9th gen Xbox consoles before finding a Xbox Series X.
The lack of Disc Drive is also a huge issue, it’s not possible to play older games that you physically have without it, and not every game is still on sale on the store. There’s processing that does happen on the Series X better than the Series outside of video features that require a higher end TV.
That said, this device is still a great addition to an extra room for people to be able to access gaming etc easily. I lent it to my Girlfriend to use as a Game Pass device and debating having a second for my place.
It’s all called ENTERTAINMENT!
Old person question here. Do you always need to be connected to the internet to play this? Or can you download what you need at one location and bring it to another place, somewhere without an internet connection, and play the games you downloaded?
Unless the game requires it you don’t need to be online after downloading.
I bought a Series S early last year and then a 2nd one for our bedroom a little later. My daughter picked me up one of the Halo Series X systems for XMas, and to be honest, with a few exceptions, unless I walk right up to the screen while I’m playing, the difference usually doesn’t bother me at all between the 2 systems.
Some games that lack a 60fps option on the S are definitely noticeable, especially if they’re missing a quality blur effect when you’re turning in-game, Dying Light 2 is a prime example.
The lack of an optical drive is also unfortunate, I’m a big physical media guy, but I have been slowly going digital, MS seems to really want customers to have access to their old digital purchases for the long haul now, so it’s been less of an issue for me personally. I’m primarily a PC gamer anyway, and physical is pretty much non-existent there now.
At the end of the day, if you’re someone who enjoys playing a game and aren’t looking to count pixels, the S is a great deal at $300, and at $250, it’s a no brainer. It’s replaced a Shield TV I used to haul on trips as my primary hotel media device, it’s tiny and silent and fits well in my laptop bag.
I have a question. If I own games on disc from XBOne do I need to purchase them again in order to play on the S?
I’m on the fence about getting the Series S because I’m one of those guys that buys last years games used for cheap on disc. I’m sure discs will eventually go the way of CDs and everything will be digital, but for now…
Also, is 512GB enough space or will I end up having to buy a drive to go with it?
Thx
R
Unfortunately you would have to buy those games again. There is no way to play physical games on Xbox Series S. Part of the reason the Series S is so cheap is that you have to buy games through the Microsoft Store so they get a chunk of the revenue.
As for your second question (this applies to a Xbox Series X as well), 9th generation have to be on either the internal storage or an official storage expansion card. However, 8th Generation (Xbox One) games can be installed and played on any means of storage.
Anyone have a favorite Xbox character?
Here’s Mine:
Reasons to buy this:
#1) Can’t get a PlayStation 5.
#2) No interest in Mario, Zelda, or Pokemon.
#3) Can’t afford a Series X.
#4) Do not already have a modern gaming PC.
#5) Do not already have a portable modern gaming PC/Laptop.
#6) Cheapest and easiest way to play MS Flight Simulator, Forza, Halo and/or Gears.
#7) Need another one for some reason.
#8) To complete your current gen game console collection.
#9) It’s a good deal.
#10) Impulse Buy FTW!
As a big gamer myself, I agree with this list completely. I know some people want a disc drive, but it doesn’t bother me, as I’ve moved to digital for 90% of my gaming (the other 10% is in the form of physical game gifts from family members, but for me I go digital for all games I purchase myself). The Xbox Series S is the perfect Xbox Game Pass (Netflix for gaming pretty much) machine. And if you’re worried about GB size, you can also get into Xbox Cloud Gaming (with a Game Pass ultimate subscription) where you “stream” the game instead of download to your console. The resolution might go down (barely), but it will solve the GB issue. I just love everything Xbox (and I love my PS5 too).
Do a number of games require you to be connected? I was thinking about buying this for my adult son who is disabled but he doesn’t have internet at his house besides his phone.
My guess is that this would be more of an irritant than anything else.
I have a Vizio OLED and I would be coming from a modded One X. But I wo6be interested in an S if it could be a viable replacement for my ShieldTV. Can it still run RetroArch? I purchased the developer mode but haven’t been able to get it working yet.
Everyone’s comments here were awesome…. been trying to go next gen for some time already but these darn re-sellers keep buying up all the Series X consoles before I can get one and I absolutely refuse to pay more than retail for one… it’s ridiculous. Either way I finally opened up to getting a Series S “for now” and once these Xs became abundantly available, I’d upgrade to it and pass this one down to my girls…. and when I heard Woot had it for a 2.5 bills, it was the sign I was waiting for. These comments were the cherry on top! Can’t wait to game on this bad boy!
Games that you’ve obtained via a game pass subscription or “games with gold” may require you to be connected to the internet at least to verify your subscription status to allow you to play.
If you paid for the game, however, and you’re not using online features you should usually be okay.