Is the NEW Xbox Series S Worth It?

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Chapter Titles:
0:00 The New Xbox Series S
0:59 Is Series S Worth It?
1:59 Series S vs Series X
3:04 Storage Expansion
4:03 Starfield
7:07 Forza Motorsport
9:17 Overwatch 2
9:42 Warzone 2.0
10:26 GTA 5
10:54 Is Series S Holding Gaming Back?

[laercioregianejunior]

Sometimes people forget that not everyone can afford a $500 console, since they have more important bills to pay. Usually when someone complains about the SS it's someone who has a good Pc or a premium console (or can afford them), but they aren't the target audience of the SS.
It's easy to trash talk the graphics and downgrades when u have another options, but if u don't have a lot of money or u just want a simple console to use the gamepass, the SS is a really good product.
Before complaining and saying that the console shouldn't exist, put your self on the product's main audience shoes.
By the way, nice video Austin 👍

[ruansteyn]

I waited to save up for the Series X and when this new refreshed S dropped, I picked it up. Well worth it for me personally. I think the savings helped, got some new peripherals and expansion card. I think for the majority of people just looking for the next generation, Microsoft is doing pretty well for them. It’s not perfect but then again, nothing ever is for human beings. Except dogs. Dogs are perfect.

[marcm.]

This new Series S model is my first Xbox purchase since the original Xbox.

[AndyMitchellUK]

I wholeheartedly agree. As long as what you play is fun, it shouldn't matter what it played on.
My only gripe with the new S is that it shouldn't have had a price increase. SSD prices have plummeted in the past couple of years and this just feels wrong that it costs $50 more for an extra 512GB when you can buy a standard 1TB NVMe for less than that. And we all know that they do not pay consumer prices for their parts.

[devilmikey]

The price is silly when you consider that memory prices have plummeted in the last 3 years. It's like the only thing tech related that's actually gotten cheaper. I'd be shocked if the cost to make this is any more than a series s was 3 years ago. Series s white should have dropped to 250 and this slot into 300.

[lassesuurmunne]

The tiny size of the Series S is what makes it my most important console atm along with my Switch. I also have a Series X and PS5. But I travel a lot and Series S just fits into a small back pack it's so easy to take with me so I can still be my gamer self, plus I only have a 4k tv home, the apartments I visit outside of my country have 1080p screens. I know most people aren't in my situation. But just wanted to add that the size which makes it almost a portable is also a selling point, for me Series S is kinda vital if I wanna keep playing Street Fighter 6 and Starfield regularly. I loved your video! The new black Series S I think is the most beautiful looking Xbox ever made, so sleek and small it's just beautiful to me!

[snoweditz-weeklyuploads]

Love your video as usual! Keep it up! ❤

[Bluestar]

I commend Microsoft for understanding that gamers aren't a monolith. Not everyone's only care in the world is FPS and fidelity. Someone that only gets the yearly madden or cod doesn't need to spend $500. Game pass gamers with its 800 8-bit indie games doesn't need the latest and greatest to enjoy their gaming experience. Nor does someone who has the same TV they had when the Xbox One came out and doesn't want to get rid of a perfectly good working TV. They don't need to waste $500 on features they can't use.

[wmv]

I really wish they made the white version $249 and the black one $299

[darkmaster]

I think the biggest story here is how cheap it is via Xbox all access. The biggest series S issue was the storage, and now that's partly resolved. The series S has been treated unfair since it was even shown, and the split screen issue (that is about the lower RAM) just feels like the people who always hated it are happy they found something worth shouting about.

[Bakedea]

I like how Austin put it here. Great video and review.

[rafael.gazoni]

I really hope Microsoft release a séries x in a form factor of series s. I bought the series s not because is cheaper I bought because is small and fit into my backpack. I work 15 days in a drilling rig at sea and I always take this console with me with a portable monitor from azorpa. I also hope one day Microsoft make their own screen that attache on series s like those third company’s did (gstory and xscreen) but they are very expensive. I found a place on series s in my life style, this video game is amazing not for his price but with everything that came in the package (nextgen, form factor and gamepass).

[Deja]

01:30 I had a friend ask me to play a game since I had game pass, they asked me to see if it was worth buying, dug up some YouTube videos, then asked for me to show them some stuff in the game to see if it was worth spending the money.
The game was 30 bucks on sale (on Steam, yes it was cross platform), game pass was 10 bucks for me.
This is why I keep game pass To try out games that are over 10 bucks, and to also help friends see how they look. :)

[pAdude]

I went for a PS5 this generation since I still love watching Blu ray and DVD movies and I already own a PC for Microsoft's exclusive games, the lack of a disc drive is what killed the Series S for me

[gdotleejr]

11:24 it’s not about expecting a lesser experience, it’s the fact that wasn’t promised or said during the presentation of both consoles. It was only supposed to have graphical differences not lack of feature exclusivity from the series x.

[MAGNETIC]

I’m getting a series S in a few months. Been wanting to finally complete my setup as I every new gen console except Xbox. Thanks for making this and easing my mind for dropping so much money on an xbox

[SBDScott]

The Series S is a great option of you are playing on a 1080P TV/monitor. The Series S is more than capable of pushing out framerates up to 120 fps at 1080P. Series X would be overkill in that scenario.

[JordonAM]

I use my mClassic for the Xbox Series S. Usually when there's a Quality mode, it mostly ups the resolution. Using the mclassic gives the best of both worlds. I put it on Performance Mode, and then keep the mclassic on upscale mode and I'll have near the same Visual Quality as the resolution mode, with the benefits of performance mode. Highly recommend getting that piece of tech if you have a Switch or Series S, hell even any console at all. Doesn't hurt to make your game look a bit crisper and cleaner in general too

[saulturrubiates]

Well first of all, I’m constantly traveling throughout the entire year with my job, and as a person who has a PC at home and started out on the Xbox, this series s I recently bought, has been a live saver when not being home. As it’s my lil companion and will do anything and everything I played on my Xbox back at home, and more simply because I can fit this in my backpack wherever I’m going. Which is why this is the best way to go.

[JamesAyton]

Thanks for the video. I am considering upgrading to Xbox Series to get Forza 8. Is there really no way to upgrade the internal storage? I have 8TB of SSD storage on my Xbox One, and that would really suck if I can't get big storage on the Series. That has me seriously reconsidering.