I love my Series S and just wish that I had been able to purchase it when it first launched, but was saving my money and waiting for a price drop as I still have a working Xbox One, 360 and an Original Xbox in my household. I have been on Team Xbox since 2001, and when the Series S was announced I will admit to at first having my doubts about the system especially when I heard it was going to be a "Digital Only" console.
I have over the years built up quite the collection of Xbox, 360 and Xbox One games but since I have all 3 generations of those systems, with working disc drives, it was not a real deal breaker to not have a disc drive in the Series S---and not enough of a hinderance to force me to want to but a Series X.
For my needs I find the Series S more than adequate for 99% of the games I want to play on it. The only games I noticed had issues, and still seem to have issues are Far Cry 5 and Cyber Punk. Even on the internal HD those games are really laggy and unenjoyable to play. And while Far Cry 5 is one of those games that can technically be played off of an external drive, doing so is even more unenjoyable.
For everything else though, the system is more than up to the task and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle plays flawlessly and looks gorgeous on my Series S and my 4K TV.
The controller feels smooth and responsive, and I use rechargeable batteries for my controller and have no issues with the controller quality or quality of sound.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is a must for the Series S in my view with the system being all digital as this always gives you something new to play.
While the internal HD could definitely be a bit beefier, and you will find that you will have to install/uninstall games and move things back and forth from a portable drive fairly often---you can still usually have between 5 to 10 or more games installed internally.
Out of the box this system is more than enough to meet my gaming needs, and with Developer Mode and some know how this system also becomes an emulation powerhouse for your older/retro games.
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I like everything about the system The price was decent and I used affirm pay in installments only thing I didn't like about this purchase is it took about a week to recieve it you would hope and think when spending 500 on something that you would get a next day option for delivery and intercom delivery just left it on my deck a foot from the side walk with no notification it was delivered and no knock on the door no signing for the package like it was suppose to 500 could of been gone just like that very irresponsible of the delivery service that's who was chosen to deliver based on options of when to recieve it
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I like everything about the system
The price was decent and I used affirm pay in installments only thing I didn't like about this purchase is it took about a week to recieve it you would hope and think when spending 500 on something that you would get a next day option for delivery and intercom delivery just left it on my deck a foot from the side walk with no notification it was delivered and no knock on the door no signing for the package like it was suppose to 500 could of been gone just like that very irresponsible of the delivery service that's who was chosen to deliver based on options of when to recieve it
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- ryan fogleReviewed in the United States on May 30, 2025
A good console
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Console was in good condition when I got it, and worked very well. I also got a few extra little gifts with my package such as headphones and a controller for my support to the business, which was very nice!!!ryan fogleA good console
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- D. ChandramouliReviewed in India on March 22, 2025
Didn't get gamepass
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AlejandraReviewed in Mexico on July 19, 2024
¿Cómo activar el game pase?
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Buen día, me acaba de llegar el xbox series s, me llegó en excelentes condiciones y me encantó, pero; en la caja me dice que tengo 3 meses de game pase gratis, no me vino la tarjeta o a menos que se tenga que activar de alguna otra manera, les agradecería su ayuda, por favor.Alejandra¿Cómo activar el game pase?
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- Pablo VegaReviewed in the United States on May 14, 2025
Love it
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False advertising - game pass subscription not received.
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