is a Xbox Series S worth it?

[CyberNinja]

I am coming from the Ps platform and was wondering is the series s worth it

[Krypto]

It's the weakest of the next gen machines.

[GlaceonChireiden]

As someone who was in the same boat as you (grew up with playstation until current gen where PS5 had like, 2 games worth caring about)...yeah! With the exception of the PS3, it's the only console I still use nowadays just because of the catalog of older games it has and releases of new games.

Even if Xbox doesn't have many hard hitting exclusives (Forza and Halo are really the only two), it makes up for it in backwards compatibility. Burnout Revenge, Sonic Unleashed, Ninja Gaiden Black, so many games that never even got PC ports are still playable thanks to Xbox.
If you have an interest in older games, the Series S is amazing in that regard.

It is a bit weaker than the X, but unless you're in the niche of people who care about hitting 4k 120fps every waking second, you won't notice a difference. The Series S can still run some beautiful games and really well.

...just make sure to buy the one with the bigger SSD. The 300GB the original/base comes with fills up VERY fast. Halo Master Chief Collection alone takes up about 1/3 of that. Do yourself a favor and buy the new model that has an extended 1TB of storage.

[󠀡󠀡󠀡󠀡⁧⁧Kei]

buy a computer instead

[Ice Robertson]

Depends how many games you're intending to play, i have an xbox 360 with only one game i like on it, But i really like that game.

[Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...]

if u wanna game w/ your xbox homies and not pay for an X, i guess. i really don't see the point unless you need it for that.
if i'm not mistaken, the S doesn't have a disc drive, so you couldn't even use it for movies, either.

[Crystal Sharrd]

Xboxes are pretty unnecessary if you have a good PC running Windows 10 or Windows 11.

[GlaceonChireiden]

Originally posted by Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...:

if u wanna game w/ your xbox homies and not pay for an X, i guess. i really don't see the point unless you need it for that.
if i'm not mistaken, the S doesn't have a disc drive, so you couldn't even use it for movies, either.

Correct. Series S lacks a disc drive.
A bummer, but considering most games nowadays just download to your system via disc anyways + asking you to install a few GBs worth of updates then everything may as well be digital at this point anyways.

[CyberNinja]

Thank you so much, saving up 100 dollars to buy a Series S.

[BR B-263-54]

Originally posted by CyberNinja:

I am coming from the Ps platform and was wondering is the series s worth it

Build a gaming PC.

Never own a console again.

My last console was a 360 and I barely used it, get a gaming PC.

[ogle]

as an owner of one it has basically turned into a glorified streaming box, its pretty weak

[vkobe]

Originally posted by CyberNinja:

I am coming from the Ps platform and was wondering is the series s worth it

gamepass yes

rest not

[Under there]

can someone justify owning a console in 2025 to me?
I can almost understand nintendo for exclusives but otherwise?

[GlaceonChireiden]

Originally posted by Under there:

can someone justify owning a console in 2025 to me?
I can almost understand nintendo for exclusives but otherwise?

Simplicity and price.

It's much easier to buy a $300-$500 system that can run any new games instead of a $1k+ PC (that will need constant upgrading as well, with components that cost as much if not more than an entirely new console anyways). There is a minuscule difference in power, but that only matters if you're one of the few that NEED 4k 120fps and think it's the standard. But for most casuals, that doesn't really mean anything.

They're easier to deal with because they just...work. You plug it in, maybe set up an account, and you're good to go. All games work the same across all PS5 systems, you don't have to worry about compatibility issues, or whether a game works with your given specs, or whether a game is optimized well, or if you need certain fanmade patches to make the game work like it should, so on and so forth. Games are made with consoles in mind, so a lot of times they actually run the best on them.

In general playing a new game on a console is much less of a headache since it removes the unpredictable factors of how a game will run given your current specs. It just works.

[Xero_Daxter]

If you did your research on it and it suits your fancy then why not? But me personally I heard mixed reviews.

[AdahnGorion]

If its for family entertainment, then maybe..
If you wanna swap from PC or PS, then no.