Why Should You Buy an Xbox One in 2024

The Xbox One is now over a decade old and been replaced by multiple new systems including the current Xbox Series S and Series X. As a result, they are dirt cheap to find and pick up which leads me to the question...is there a use for grabbing and playing one of these today when they're so affordable? Let's talk about playing games, game library, media uses, and how the experience compares to its contemporary the PS4.

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[LordBeef]

My cousin got an Xbone for 70$ and we played Halo together. It was awesome

[sageoffire]

I got an Xbox One about a year ago. Base model.

I got a Series X a couple months ago and gave my little sister the One. She LOVES it.

[mmm]

Exactly what I did! Got the vcr 1tb and 10 games for $150. Traded the controller and some of the games that came w/ it for a new series controller did a reset and a quick cleaning and it works great! Highly recommended this approach for casual gamers!

[richierich]

I'm a strict PC gamer with a 4070. I bought a XBOX ONE for $50 with the power brick only just so I can play EA NHL Hockey games since they aren't available for PC. Definitely worth the value.

[Wave]

I got an Xbox One a few years ago for like $50 at a pawn shop.

I have a Series S as well, but also a decent library of physical Xbox 360 and some Xbox One games, so that's what I use the Xbox One for occasionally.

I think the last thing I played through fully on it was Red Dead Redemption.

Loved the video, Kevin!

[djbawb]

Hahaha that capacitive button was a monster! Our old golden retriever used to boop it with his snoot or the eject button

[archiethegeezer]

My brother just moved back in after unfortunately being homeless due to drugs. (He's doing well getting clean)

He got an Xbox One as a teenager and 10 years later he's gotten back on it and playing EA FC which is helping him keep distracted whilst trying to get sober. It's pretty amazing to me that 10 years later he's still able to play new games which is a good distraction is pretty amazing to me.

[XP]

Xbox One S gang, so far there hasn't been a huge reason to me to upgrade to a series X. The S is off the table since it doesn't have a disc drive.

[kchalu]

Games for the One are dirt cheap at GameStop.

[XP]

Not to mention the library it has or the backwards compatibile games going all the way back to the OG Xbox.

[Destroyrz]

The funniest thing is I actually bought that Xbox one halo 5 limited edition console just recently that’s shown at 0:38 💀

[fabioarodrigues]

From 2017, until December 2023, I gamed exclusively on XBOX One (VCR model). I played so many good games on it, including very demanding games such as Red Dead Redemption 2 and Halo Infinite, all running natively in the XBOX One. Never had an issue. Not only that, but backwards compatibility allowed me to play some great games from OG XBOX and XBOX 360, that I would not had experienced if it wasn't for the XBOX One. Last December I bought a Series X and thought of selling my XBOX One, but decided to leave it as a secondary gaming machine and Blu-Ray player on our second TV.

[KrisNation]

I still got my OG Xbox One as well, same exact big body model. Once I got a PS4 in 2016, I basically put it down completely. Then when I was living with college roommates between 2020-2022 I left it in the living room as our entertainment box since I kept my Series X & PS5 in my room. For streaming vids and movies it did fine, and for our late night high as hell gaming sessions it did great considering we mainly played Rocket League and Jump Force lmao.

[reflectionself]

It’s perfect for casual media playback or even for a increasingly tight budget gamer. If you can find a XBOX ONE S for under $130, you’re getting an Ultra HD 4K blu ray player, plus an insanely large game library. It’s amazing backwards compatibility makes this a hard time to say “No” when your kid wants a game console. It’s too cheap to skip out on the passed- on savings.

[davideverett]

Main reason I got an Xbox one originally was it's also not a bad wireless display that works great with a controller. It means you can remote play a PC on your tv in a usable state of you need to which has been really useful from time to time.

[sirpugstudios]

bro the xbox one is still one of my favorite consoles maybe because I had more time to spend with that then my 360. I still belive no other console is going to replicate that old feeling for me

[Dan-zlge]

Still have my og Xbox one as a secondary system to my Switch and my PC. I use it for casual multiplayer and streaming services

[markogavric]

Just got a one x with 2 controllers the other day for 70€ and I'm so happy with it to be honest.

[adrianturner]

I've been thinking about this very purchase for the last couple weeks TY

[SHADOSTRYKR]

I got my boyfriend a vcr Xbox one and he was thrilled. A handful of current games are still released on it like Prince of Persia, but also you have access to 3 generations of Xbox on that machine with backwards compatibility. He had put down gaming as a hobby for awhile so everything is new to him, even if it’s not a new release.