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Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 548 reviews

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    Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars

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96%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers enjoy the Xbox Series S's affordable price, ease of use, and excellent gaming performance. Many appreciate its compact size, perfect for smaller spaces or travel. However, some users point out the limited storage capacity as a drawback, necessitating the purchase of external storage. The lack of a disc drive is another aspect that some find inconvenient.

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    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great console but terrible company

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Everything about this console would make it a 5 star if the parent company wasn’t so greedy and horrible. Great price, great UI, compact and quality design/build- all around a great console experience. The downsides are just as substantial though. You have to spend the money on the premium version of the console to use your back catalogue of disk games. You cannot redeem your previously purchased disk games and have to buy them again digitally. I love the ease of use and quality of digital downloads, just wish there was a way to use all of the other games I own without buying them again or spending twice as much on the premium console. It is also deeply unfortunate you have to purchase a wired headset OR an Xbox branded/approved wireless one. It is unbelievably frustrating that we’ve reached a point where accessories are proprietary/limited. I have also gone through 4 Microsoft controllers in 2 years. They get plagued with stick drift or the headphone jack breaks. My final gripe is the price of storage/requirement for external secondary storage. All of these are another example of shareholders being prioritized over consumers (the only reason the company has success).

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Not a bad console

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent for casual gamers, not really slow at all, 512 is a big small if you download a lot of games though.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Price
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    Storage

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Simple but Functional System

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    At time of sale, this system ran for the price of about 5-7 game titles. For some modern games, that's about the total number which you could fit on the local storage of this machine. If you are looking the cutting edge of gaming, this isn't it. If you were looking for value, it's here.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Gets the job done!

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have owned every version of the xbox one throught the years and if you dont need the disk reader(this was for casual gaming/streaming) If you are looking for a good entry level console. Highly recommend. Only downside is internal storage is limited.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Gamepass machine

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My son likes it but I love it lol. He spends most of his time on his vr headset so I've been playing the Series S. Cloud gaming works great which is good because of the limited storage space. Lots of good games on gamepass so I'm sure u can find something you'll enjoy. Not as powerful as it's big brother the Series X but this will suffice if you're not a serious gamer or for a young kid.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love it!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love my Xbox, I started with an original and have continued to upgrade. Wish they came with way more storage without jacking up the prices but it is what it is.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Spend the extra money on the Series X

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It’s ok I guess if there’s new games out that you want to play but are only available on the Series S/X consoles but other than that not really impressed. Graphics are about the same as my One X and you can only download maybe 3-4 games before the storage is full and you have to buy external storage.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very good and clean. Storage is the only thing but it was a personal preference because i dont use the console for alot of games.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
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    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Storage blunder

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Get the bigger storage option. Yes you can buy external storage but i didnt know that you still have to move them from the storage to the internal hard drive unless you get a special compatible kind. Cost-wise, just get the bigger option up front.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Xbox

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easy set up. I did have to buy additional storage but came with everything else

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good buy

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this as a gift for my son. No issues, fast operating system and graphics are good. Capable of extending storage. Existing storage allows for 3-5 games max depending on gb requirements.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Xbox

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Solid Console. Almost worth buying the series x for the additional Storage

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Xbox

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Not 4k and low storage but for game sharing and guess too play is cool

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
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    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Plays well, but hardly no storage.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    got this for my son to travel with, not even storage, had to buy expansion to install a few games.

    I would recommend this to a friend