Xbox Series X vs. Xbox Series S (full comparison)

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What makes the Xbox Series S $200 cheaper than the Xbox Series X?

[Jferrari]

People are acting like these machines are expensive...yet people will spend $1000+ every year on a new iPhone like clockwork. You’re buying one Xbox every 7+ years- maybe. Lol.

[aguilasable]

Digital games SHOULD cost LESS than a physical copy. Period.

[MrUkielover]

Digital games should be cheaper than physical disc games.

If you bought the digital version...you can’t resell it if you wanted to. (I’m sure GameStop is sweating profusely as games transition towards digital)

[joshuabraeden]

Man moments like these I wish I knew what all this stuff meant

[monkeymenso]

"We are not living in that world anymore..." and behind him he has books and LPs. This is the way the hipsters are.

[andreylucass]

*You* are not living in that world anymore.

A study by Microsoft in 2018 estimated that about half of Americans – 163 million people – do not have high-speed internet at home.

Now remember the rest of the world.

[jesterjohn]

People in rural areas still rely on optical drives, not everyone has gigabit internet CNET

[BertTheStormtrooper]

I understand you keep saying "we're no longer living in the era of optical drives", but consider that nearly half of the gaming community is also a collector community. Many of us don't want to just play "one and done". We want to keep that physical game, display it and revisit it anytime we'd like.
I also agree with a previous comment that digitally downloaded games should be cheaper than physical releases. They're saving the cost of production and should therefore offer an invective to gamers they're trying to move towards digital.

[GoSleep]

I just got the Xbox S today & while the storage may not be all that great I was blown away by how good it looked on my old LG 120Hz 1080p LCD TV. For $299 I can’t complain. My brother paid entirely to much for his PS5 & I can’t wait for him to see this console because I am very impressed coming from a PS4.

[chucho]

Says: “We’re no longer living in the era of optical drives!”

*Sits in front of a bookshelf full of books and vinyl…*

[Blaiyan]

Who is we? I'm definitely living in that world and I'm not exiting.

[allan.n.]

1:20 "We are not living in that world anymore"... Says at a man sitting in front of litterally dozens of

[ReelRadical]

“ I know people love optical drives but we’re in a new era”. Says the guy with a shelf of vinyl albums and record player

[SSR_Goku_Black]

I wish it was only $499, but they raised the price way too damn high

[CAsnowman]

I get your argument with the download games, BUT it also removes ownership and the ability to buy and resell old games completely which imo is a huge part of the gaming experience especially for budget minded gamers such as myself.

[satoshijon]

Haha I like how we’re calling 1080 p lower resolution. Bruh I used to watch Doug on Nickelodeon. Now THAT was low res.

[jamesredmill]

The fact I dont know what these numbers means tells me I’ll be fine with the series s

[redexx]

"I kinda like this $299 xbox series x" 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[wanmanda]

Series S should have had an optical drive. You are passé that era but here in Africa we are still in that era. Internet is choppy and expensive. A game download is literally 2 months worth of internet for me

[corywagner]

I just miss when gaming was simple now they got us out here deciding between two different consoles that do the same thing