@@sovietninja6865 The 500GB Series S MSRP is literally $299. The street price is much lower though, which is why the MSRP should have just been dropped.
Carbon is a Grey-ish color... Adding black to it, gives it a smoke grey look while it reflects a blackish look... it's pretty nice... I Love the series x black, however it's a handprint catcher😂
@@rayojordan2838 I just don't understand that. Most companies finally learned that matte black is better than a glossy plastic and yet somehow these things still catch fingerprints from across the room. Have they learned nothing.
Every single teardown I'm amazed at how little space the actual computing parts take up. It's absurd to me how the thermals are by far the most important bottleneck to reducing the size of these consoles.
There is no clickbait about this video. He said nothing about the 1TB SSD being a new addition, he just talked about how much storage is actually in the system. Do y'all even pay attention to the videos or are you just ready to castrate someone without having knowledge of what is actually going on. It's really fucking pathetic.
The 2 things that I hated about the S Series was the color and the storage size. So it being matt black and 1Tb is how I think it should have launched from the start
Given that NAND Flash storage costs almost half as much as it did in 2020 it could be argued they should just discontinue the 512GB XSS and only sell the 1TB model for the same price from now on. And Series X should get upgraded to 2TB standard.
I do agree with others that they should have just made this the base Series S model and priced it down to $300. My younger brother is looking to get a next gen machine and at $300 this would be an easier sell, but at $350 that’s close enough to the digital PS5 at $400 that he’d rather save up a bit longer and have that since it has better performance than the Series S. Now if Microsoft made an all digital Series X at $400 the decision would also be much tougher with the PS5
@@dapperfan44 He’s really only interested in a few games and the yearly 2K game, so as much as I would prefer he get the disc console he doesn’t care much about being locked to a digital machine.
@@NoonDragoonIf your brother can save up a bit longer, he might as well save up for a high end PC so he doesn't have to tolerate 30fps Starfield in 2023. Also, more PlayStation games are coming to PC. PC will get him: FREE ONLINE Mod support Better graphics Better frame rate 21:9 or 32:9 support CHEAPER games, etc.
@@PSYCHOV3N0M A bit longer? To get a PC with comparable parts to current gen hardware is nearing a grand when you have to include a high end monitor, keyboard, and mouse as well. A console is $300-$500, there's no way on earth I'm telling my 14 year old brother to buy and build his own gaming PC just to play 2K and a couple single player games a year.
They’re in the we need to make money (Nintendo) off the hardware phase. This is the PR way of hiding a price hike. Probably $10 more dollars to slap a 1TB in verse a 500GB, charge $50 more and call it a $50 savings over having to buy an expansion card.
I already own the white Series S from 3 years back, but the carbon black with the extra storage is appealing to me. Will definitely pick it up & gift the white S to a friend still stuck on last gen..
@@sikevillain But you're willing to pay $350 for the same exact console but just in different color?! How does that make any sense? $100 for a SSD is a lot less than $300 for the same exact console. Also, btw you can buy skin wraps online for like $30 if you really want it in black.
Storage is the biggest issue I had with the S. Xbox still needs to fix the price of their expansion cards, but this does make the series S as a gamepass machine a better option then before.
You know the S was more for the casuals who only play new CODs and some shitty ass sports games. If you're bitching about the S having low storage you should've saved up a bit longer and upgrade to the X for 1Tb. Either that or get a Switch for Nintendo exclusives and just get them physically to circumvent the 32GB storage.
This model really doesn’t make sense given that the white series S is almost ALWAYS on sale for under 250$. You could use the 100$ saved to purchase an expansion card and have more storage than this 350$ system.
@@asphaltannihilator157 it literally doesn't, I'm thinking as a consumer and not whatever you're looking at it as. It's completely overpriced, maybe if it were taking the place of the $300 S that is constantly on sale
On my regular TV I have my series X and ps5 This is where I play big story games, but in my kids room, I have my series S set up like a gaming PC on a desk with a 1080p 120fps gaming monitor and this is where I play call of duty and multiplayer shooter games. I love it
People should watch Riccardo Breccia's breakdown on how the design of the Xbox Series is intuitive and provides a clean user experience. From the power button, to the form to the controller. (Might need to translate to english, his videos are in Italian)
@@itemblock882The guy concern is pricing learn to read, he wishes for Digital Xbox Series X for about 400 USD why he should buy Disc version of Xbox Series X for 500 USD and told not to use the disc drive?
Maybe it’s still possible they release another iteration of the X. They already said no Pro Model is coming. So i could see them releasing a Series X digital and/or a Series X with a 2TB option. I’d prefer the latter.
@@UchihaDareNialI can read. Just spend the extra $100 and have the option of a disc drive, which has plenty of benefits. Another SKU, for $100 less and only 1 less feature would be just more confusion and complication at retail for Microsoft. But i supposed the guy was wishing so he might as well have wished it was $50
I've been gaming on the Series S as my primary console since launch and I'm glad I didn't listen to all the complaining about the storage, this issue turned out to be a big pile of nothing for me. I just keep 4-5 games stored internally and then transfer games back and forth from a 2TB drive when I need more space, even the biggest 90+GB games only take 10 mins to transfer. Since it's all digital the console is actually hidden away behind my TV, so I don't care about the color either- though the black does look better.
350 is pretty high... 50 more you have a PS5 digital. And 150 more you Have a Series X and PS5 disc with much more GPU power. If it had a disc drive, the 350 would have been pretty good, especially when it comes to second hand game prices.
@@jamestribie3387 50 isn't much of a saving. 150 either. You get system that play both Digital and Physical games. Its 4 vs 12 TF GPU, which is a massive difference for games. And the Series S doesn't always have a performance mode, while the Series X does 95% of the time.
Finding a PS5 digital is often very difficult, Sony hates selling them as they lose way more money on those vs disc version. It exists more to in theory persuade series S buyers to go to Sony, but in reality you never see it anywhere. So basically it exists to save face, and for internet discussions like this one, rather than for actual consumer purchase. You saw it a bit more at launch, these days it's very difficult, they want everyone to buy the $500 version.
@@no-barknoonan1335 Of course the Disc version is the better buy. Why'd you think they're releasing a new PS5 with an attachable disc drive? The digital version is quite easy to find here. But the problem is, nobody buys them.
I bought a series s a month ago. From what I've played so far it's been great. Fortnite, rocket League, MK11, GTAV etc have all looked great and ran perfect. Very pleased with it. And I read Forza will run at 1080p 60fps. That's good enough for me 👍
In the past people have mentioned trying this with generic 2230 m.2 which fit, but the console won't recognize the drives. People have speculated perhaps a series X drive would work? But you would have to remove that from a series X which makes no sense. I suspect the software is extremely strict and only those exact models are recognized. Anyway safe to say a 2TB model would likely not be recognized no matter the model. Kind of a huge shame.
I have the white series S and I have the Xbox series. X. I wouldn’t mind buying one of these new ones just because it’s black the fact it has more memory is brilliant
@@masterchief5621why not? Came in handy for me. I had 2 Series S and traded them in for this new one. I wouldn’t mind getting another one when it hits $299 on sale. So small versatile. And I still have my Series X. Now try having multiple PS5’s consoles. Oh no, those are too big and clunky, no thanks.
It’s interesting. In South Africa, where I am, the Series S 1TB is still significantly cheaper than the PS5 digital to the point where it’s not worth having the conversation. Meanwhile, the Series X can be bought for PS5 digital money. And just to further compare, the 512GB Series S is roughly half the price of those two systems. Taking all that into account, I’m definitely getting the 1TB Series S once the holiday discounts kick in
Man, it looks really good and I'm super happy they increased to 1TB. It's just such a shame that should that SSD fail, you can't replace it and have to buy a new machine (if not under warranty).
I don't understand why they didn't put 1TB inside the first revision in the first place, I assume the 200GB is system space and some sort of a page file type thing I am thinking about a Series S for backwards compatibility for my older 360 titles, nice t see Cooper piping for the cooler and that nice big fan they clearly didn't want another RRoD situation again
I fixed my storage issue for my Series S long ago... I connected an old USB 3.0 external 1TB HDD I that lying around. I move games between the system storage as needed. Those optimized or can't be on an external simply stay not downloaded until I go back to them. You can (should) only play one game at a time (not withstanding quick resume)😅
I grabbed this system solely and only for Starfield. I feel like a $50 increase for twice the storage is not a bad deal. However I also had a lot of Amazon gift card cash to throw at it so it made it a lot less painful lol. Arrived to my doorstep this morning, I’ll be giving it a go later tonight when I’m finally off work!
I traded in my 2 Series S and a Switch Lite. Pretty much paid for itself. I’m sure it will drop to $299 at some point in a sale, but I couldn’t wait. I love it already
Before August I got a used series X for 370$ from GameStop ( trade in ). What I mean with before August is now they cost new 50$ more for the rest of the world . Meaning if you saved up a bit more you could have got a Series X for almost the same price 2 months ago maybe if you're American its still the same . Now you wont get a used Series X below 400$ beyond the US .IMO getting them used is a great deal since they exist not that long on the market . And stores that sell 2nd hand have strict standards mostly .
Maybe I'm crazy, but if Valve launched a Steam Machine (again) that was basically the same price and performance as the Series S, I would jump on that like crazy.
@@ActNasty5 I've had a Steam Deck and they're nice for what they are. But a Steam Machine with a bit more power would be a great entry point for some point to have a HTPC or something.
@@Patrick-y4d1z fair, i just feel like theres not really a place for low to mid end pcs rn. Its either go all in on a super computer because if you dont youll still get a better experience on series x or ps5. Unless you just want to play older games then yeah mid tier pc is the best option
@@lpsoldi3r The great thing about Steam is that it's a storefront rather than a single machine, so you could have a Steam Machine and Steam Deck and your games and saves would be shared between the two.
i will be wait out until least christmas then i buy when series s have been work properly for now im stick to series s white because i was want to make sure new xbox is ensure its work fully so that all.
Is the storage married to the board or could it be expanded? Could you but a 2TB M.2 NVMe drive in there if you wanted to? I have a white Series S that I'd LOVE to upgrade the storage on if it's possible.... I assume it isn't since Microsoft decided to go with their own proprietary external storage option for expansion purposes...
You can't upgrade the internal storage. It's removable (unlike PS5) but it's tied to the motherboard. MS even said it's impossible to repair broken SSD on the Series consoles. There's a way to replace it but you'd need to clone your old SSD to the new one.
When this thing gets a holiday bundle with a game or 2, maybe some gamepass, and its advertised at 299... I would be interested in one, especially knowing the emulation capabilities
Yea it will hit $299 in a sale maybe this year or next year. I already got one, really awesome color and the larger storage makes this thing a no brainer.
I got a WD 550 with max speed of 2,400MB/s on clearance. I think I got it before the PS5 released but never installed it because my PC has 2 gen 4 SSD's and only has 2 m.2 slots
hola men hay xbox series s que vienen con una tapa encima de las ram y otras series s que no tiene la tapa encima , a que se debe ?de que año es tu series s ?
I quite like the Series S conceptually. It's an affordable way to get into current gen gaming. The move to 1TB of base storage was also badly needed. But they should have discontinued the 512GB model and made this one $299. NVME storage has gone down a lot in price. At $350, being only $50 less than the PS5 Digital Edition, while offering less than half the performance, makes it a tough sell.
Less than half the performance? Are you joking dude lmao, that's not even remotely close. It games at 1440p 60fps just fine, the ps5 cannot play a single recent game in 4k 60fps, same with series x. They are not more than double the performance, whatsoever
You know, I was kinda dissapointed when xbox said they have no plans to do a pro model kinda console to compete with the rumored one from Sony. But now I wonder if theyre doing to set their releases at a different window from sony so it no longer directly competes with sonys? Like maybe in 3 years we'll see xbox put out another console gen entirely thats the best performing console on the market and then sony 3 years after that ect ect?
Yea this is definitely an opportunity for Xbox to hold out on releasing a Pro model and when the next generation hits, they could put out something that’s more powerful than the PS6. Or just offer a cheaper price tag for the same specs. It’s definitely interesting to see what they do.
If you are still waiting on Xbox to deliver 3 years from now, you are delusional… Microsoft is obviously pushing its console players to become Pc gamers or jump ship to Sony… once the ps5 pro comes out Xbox really won’t be able to compete…
It's the same price as a Switch OLED, so it's really not that expensive. I think the extra 150 goes a long way toward games and accessories. Personally, I don't need a 4K system and I'm not fond of using discs anymore, so a 1TB next gen system for this price is a steal.
The series S is a very good deal for gamers that don’t really care about 4K and all the FPS. For people who just simply want to play games and get achievements & knowing the fact, that game pass can be totally free when you use your Microsoft rewards points to pay for the service every month, it’s an unbeatable console, The black is also a very good look. I love the series X myself.
I enjoyed mine while it lasted (1 month free returns) but I am going back to PC instead. They just don't have any games that interest me... besides Starfield. And while SF can be played for long... I'd rather not do that with a controller that's too small for my hands. The KM adapter I bought costed a small fortune, tho it worked very well, I nearly forgot I was using a console. Then Gamepass wore off, and so did my curiosity. I think in the end it's all about the games selection for the platform. I really like the PS selection, but hey, they ARE coming to PC sooner or later too.
I think the PS5 Digital Edition is much better value for money wise. An extra $50 for far better performance is a no-brain if you're platform agnostic.
PS5 & SX - $499 10+ TFLOPs PS5 DE - $399 10+ TFLOPs SS 1TB - $349 4TFLOPs SS 512GB - $299 4TFLOPs Microsoft MILKING with SS considering price to performance ratio
@@ryleybenson1009 There are games that are 4k native and there are ones that aren't. There is also dynamic resolution and checkerboarding, but the fact is that the Series S has to make more compromises. Trust me. I know. I have both consoles. In my experience, the S is a tad slower at booting up games and load times as well.
More storage is good, but a low price point of the white model might be better. I mean, how many games can you play at once? Especially if you’re only using Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 🤷🏽♂️
The $349 price would be more palatable if it were bundled with a game. I can see the MS Store giving away a free headset, controller, or game with purchase like they’ve done in past sales.
Oof that framerate in Starfield while going through that town. My PC Gamer eyes are bleeding. And before you say anything, I have a Series X in my game room and a Series S in my bedroom. I just wish Bethesda could have made a >30fps graphics mode...Maybe in a future patch.
I'm thinking about getting one for the house, but if Microsoft is being consistent with their past, theyll be another revision of the Series S with a stronger graphics card and more system memory.
I bought mine on impulse Christmas 2021 since I'd already gotten a ps5 and it was on the shelf at target. I never messed with xbox and my coworker and a few other people play online so I figured I'd grab it. I stopped paying for gamepass after a year in favor of ps5. Still use the Xbox series s and there's a ton of stuff for free on it, a bunch of couch co-op games. Few games I purchased on special with game pass. It wasn't bad for the price then but now if you can hold out for it to go cheaper would be good. But it's a great value if you want to have one at home to game some
@@pherron7471 Those were refined consoles not upgraded ones. They all had the same CPU/GPU specs in every different Xbox 360. It's not like the Xbox One generation so you can't make that comparison
The price is till rather high. I own a series X and a series S. At its current price don't think I will be upgrading to new model. Maybe if they go on sale around the holidays
Looks interesting, but I think price is too high compared to X. $420 vs $570 for X where I live. Older white S with 512GB is $320 and 1TB ssd upgrade isn't that expensive.
While storage was certainly an issue isn't the biggest compatibility problem the RAM? They really needed to double the Game RAM to give it parity with the Series X (bump to 16GB instead of 8GB). While I'm sure RAM costs it would probably be less than the SDD upgrade. Just an opinion and some thoughts. Take care all.
@@vincentvega3093Microsoft splits their RAM into 2 segments on the Series S. They have 8GB of what is "Game" ram (aka available for games) and 2GB set aside for OS / System RAM (not used by games). Yes, it's all VRAM but I'm using Microsoft's way of saying it (also mentioned in the video).
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They should have priced this as $299 and dropped the base model to $249. Its street price is already there anyways, might as well make it official.
Didn't even know that the Series S cost that much usually. Bought one during Prime Days for 180€ and I think that's a very good price for that device
The base model is not $300…
@@sovietninja6865 The 500GB Series S MSRP is literally $299. The street price is much lower though, which is why the MSRP should have just been dropped.
At my BestBuy, they'll go on sell for $200 because no one buys them in my area.
This should be $250, and the base $199. I have one of these and games look horrible compared to the X or PS5
It definitely looks better with the fan grill being black. But the actual console colour is more of a dark grey from what I've heard.
It’s called Carbon black, different than series x it seems
More of an ugly grey
Carbon is a Grey-ish color...
Adding black to it, gives it a smoke grey look while it reflects a blackish look... it's pretty nice...
I Love the series x black, however it's a handprint catcher😂
@@rayojordan2838
I just don't understand that.
Most companies finally learned that matte black is better than a glossy plastic and yet somehow these things still catch fingerprints from across the room. Have they learned nothing.
It has a very matt finish. The glossier black is, the darker it appears, even if it isn't actually darker.
Good to see Jon back with the teardowns. I loved when he put liquid metal thermal paste on the CPU of systems before
It’s crazy how very little is inside to run that powerful machine
APU
now imagine a xbox series x slim in few years , same size as series s
@@glencoco9159wish they had apu this powerful for the consumer market
Every single teardown I'm amazed at how little space the actual computing parts take up. It's absurd to me how the thermals are by far the most important bottleneck to reducing the size of these consoles.
No one wants a repeat of rrod
they did tell us it has a 1tb when it was revealed
Everyone knows they did. Mr clickbait strikes again.
@@jj-or2jnodd, i don't see much clickbait by spawn wave, but yeah guess every working YT channel is essentially about the clicks ...
Well you never know, some people may have not know this so he's not really click baiting
@@jj-or2jnWell you never know, some people may have not know this so he's not really click baiting
There is no clickbait about this video. He said nothing about the 1TB SSD being a new addition, he just talked about how much storage is actually in the system. Do y'all even pay attention to the videos or are you just ready to castrate someone without having knowledge of what is actually going on. It's really fucking pathetic.
The 2 things that I hated about the S Series was the color and the storage size. So it being matt black and 1Tb is how I think it should have launched from the start
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@@KartKing4everI don't think I've ever laughed this hard in my life
Max i can do is 149€, for an emulation boxs
@@KartKing4ever that's the name of the brother of Bowser himself, AKA Jack Black!
Given that NAND Flash storage costs almost half as much as it did in 2020 it could be argued they should just discontinue the 512GB XSS and only sell the 1TB model for the same price from now on.
And Series X should get upgraded to 2TB standard.
I do agree with others that they should have just made this the base Series S model and priced it down to $300. My younger brother is looking to get a next gen machine and at $300 this would be an easier sell, but at $350 that’s close enough to the digital PS5 at $400 that he’d rather save up a bit longer and have that since it has better performance than the Series S.
Now if Microsoft made an all digital Series X at $400 the decision would also be much tougher with the PS5
He should save longer and get the disc PS5 or Series X. More freedom, more options, less restrictions, more lifetime savings.
@@dapperfan44 He’s really only interested in a few games and the yearly 2K game, so as much as I would prefer he get the disc console he doesn’t care much about being locked to a digital machine.
@@NoonDragoonIf your brother can save up a bit longer, he might as well save up for a high end PC so he doesn't have to tolerate 30fps Starfield in 2023.
Also, more PlayStation games are coming to PC.
PC will get him:
FREE ONLINE
Mod support
Better graphics
Better frame rate
21:9 or 32:9 support
CHEAPER games, etc.
@@PSYCHOV3N0M A bit longer? To get a PC with comparable parts to current gen hardware is nearing a grand when you have to include a high end monitor, keyboard, and mouse as well. A console is $300-$500, there's no way on earth I'm telling my 14 year old brother to buy and build his own gaming PC just to play 2K and a couple single player games a year.
@@NoonDragoon So true, PC gaming is so much more expensive. Console gaming has a very high rate of return and value.
But creating a $349 system makes no sense when they could have just made a series x digital edition for 399, to better compete with Sony
More people buying a system means more people buying games or subscribing to Gamepass. The lesser cost is appealing to the general market.
They’re in the we need to make money (Nintendo) off the hardware phase. This is the PR way of hiding a price hike. Probably $10 more dollars to slap a 1TB in verse a 500GB, charge $50 more and call it a $50 savings over having to buy an expansion card.
This console has no purpose at this price point.
@@cemsengul16if you wait for a $299 sale it’s really a no brainer. I just traded 2 Series S and a switch lite for this bad boy, I couldn’t wait.
@@cemsengul16agree
I already own the white Series S from 3 years back, but the carbon black with the extra storage is appealing to me. Will definitely pick it up & gift the white S to a friend still stuck on last gen..
Just upgrade the storage for way cheaper
@@TheScrubmuffin69 i would but paying SSD storage for over 100$, it's just a no for me. Besides I love black and needed a new controller anyway..
@@sikevillain But you're willing to pay $350 for the same exact console but just in different color?! How does that make any sense? $100 for a SSD is a lot less than $300 for the same exact console. Also, btw you can buy skin wraps online for like $30 if you really want it in black.
It’s his money and he wants a newer console of his color choice, don’t see the big deal
@@aliddell3213exactly! If I see a black PS5 for $50 more vs $499 white ps5 I’ll spend more because i simply like it better.
Storage is the biggest issue I had with the S. Xbox still needs to fix the price of their expansion cards, but this does make the series S as a gamepass machine a better option then before.
what is a gamepass machine? Your phone can do it, so can your PC knocking the series S like it is not a next gen option is weird territory
They did change it the 2 tb used to be 400 dollars now after tax it’s 304 and the 1tb used to be 220 now it’s 149
Streaming is not an option for a lot of people still.@@THEYCANTSTOPME
You know the S was more for the casuals who only play new CODs and some shitty ass sports games. If you're bitching about the S having low storage you should've saved up a bit longer and upgrade to the X for 1Tb.
Either that or get a Switch for Nintendo exclusives and just get them physically to circumvent the 32GB storage.
@@thatoneantoid51 those "casuals" are playing a 200 gb game. If it's for them, it's still too small.
This model really doesn’t make sense given that the white series S is almost ALWAYS on sale for under 250$. You could use the 100$ saved to purchase an expansion card and have more storage than this 350$ system.
@@blue-lu3iz They want people to turn to digital that is why they offer it so cheap.
Digitals makes them more money.
It makes plenty of sense. Just because YOU can’t make sense of it doesn’t mean that it doesn’t make sense for anyone.
@@asphaltannihilator157Tell me you got an F in Math class without telling me you got an F in Math class.
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@@asphaltannihilator157 it literally doesn't, I'm thinking as a consumer and not whatever you're looking at it as. It's completely overpriced, maybe if it were taking the place of the $300 S that is constantly on sale
@@blue-lu3iz Yeah I found it on sale three weeks ago for $220 and bought it for my little sister as her first home console!
On my regular TV I have my series X and ps5 This is where I play big story games, but in my kids room, I have my series S set up like a gaming PC on a desk with a 1080p 120fps gaming monitor and this is where I play call of duty and multiplayer shooter games. I love it
Ehhn… i play ma ps2 on my tube tv, 29inches, and wired cables for my sticky controlers whit a good amount of drift on each side! Best experience ever
People should watch Riccardo Breccia's breakdown on how the design of the Xbox Series is intuitive and provides a clean user experience. From the power button, to the form to the controller. (Might need to translate to english, his videos are in Italian)
I got it yesterday, my first Xbox console since the original Xbox.
Did MS remove the shield from the Ram chips?
0:10 solve is the verb, solution is the noun
Ahhhh, now I see why you never say anything bad about Microsoft.
I wish we had gotten a Series X Digital, for about $400.
why? You can just not use the disc drive on the X
@@itemblock882 to make it cheaper numb nuts
@@itemblock882The guy concern is pricing
learn to read, he wishes for Digital Xbox Series X for about 400 USD
why he should buy Disc version of Xbox Series X for 500 USD and told not to use the disc drive?
Maybe it’s still possible they release another iteration of the X. They already said no Pro Model is coming. So i could see them releasing a Series X digital and/or a Series X with a 2TB option. I’d prefer the latter.
@@UchihaDareNialI can read. Just spend the extra $100 and have the option of a disc drive, which has plenty of benefits.
Another SKU, for $100 less and only 1 less feature would be just more confusion and complication at retail for Microsoft.
But i supposed the guy was wishing so he might as well have wished it was $50
I've been gaming on the Series S as my primary console since launch and I'm glad I didn't listen to all the complaining about the storage, this issue turned out to be a big pile of nothing for me. I just keep 4-5 games stored internally and then transfer games back and forth from a 2TB drive when I need more space, even the biggest 90+GB games only take 10 mins to transfer.
Since it's all digital the console is actually hidden away behind my TV, so I don't care about the color either- though the black does look better.
Ikr? Just last week I’d RDR2, MHW, RE2 & RE3 downloaded along with 20-30 older or non AAA games. No external anything.
I have an X and I’m running out of room. I do tend to play several games at once 😅
Those who are complaining probably switch between games a hell lot. Lol
@@PorkcupinesYour typing is terrible.
@@jdee0What?
I Love Your Tear Down Videos!! 🧐
Series s is amazing if your gaming on a budget. Pair it with gamepass and its a good deal.
You're or you are.
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It's or it is.
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@@PSYCHOV3N0Mshut up
It's beautiful. Starfield is amazing on the s it runs smooth, no frame drops. It looks 4k ish to me or close enough
Totally agree. My series S is my goto when I’m not on the Razer gaming laptop. It’s very very impressive.
Can't stand 30fps.
It's 900p upscaled to 1440p. Not close to 4K at all. But glad you are having fun.
@@Radek494what is the Series X at for this game? 🤔
@@MegaFinalRound 1440p upscaled to 4K
350 is pretty high... 50 more you have a PS5 digital. And 150 more you Have a Series X and PS5 disc with much more GPU power.
If it had a disc drive, the 350 would have been pretty good, especially when it comes to second hand game prices.
True but you also saved $50 or $150
@@jamestribie3387 50 isn't much of a saving. 150 either. You get system that play both Digital and Physical games. Its 4 vs 12 TF GPU, which is a massive difference for games. And the Series S doesn't always have a performance mode, while the Series X does 95% of the time.
Finding a PS5 digital is often very difficult, Sony hates selling them as they lose way more money on those vs disc version. It exists more to in theory persuade series S buyers to go to Sony, but in reality you never see it anywhere. So basically it exists to save face, and for internet discussions like this one, rather than for actual consumer purchase. You saw it a bit more at launch, these days it's very difficult, they want everyone to buy the $500 version.
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Of course the Disc version is the better buy. Why'd you think they're releasing a new PS5 with an attachable disc drive?
The digital version is quite easy to find here. But the problem is, nobody buys them.
xScreen needs to make a black screen now.
I bought a series s a month ago. From what I've played so far it's been great. Fortnite, rocket League, MK11, GTAV etc have all looked great and ran perfect. Very pleased with it. And I read Forza will run at 1080p 60fps. That's good enough for me 👍
Thank makes two of us. Glad you’re enjoying it :)
That makes 3 of us. 0 complaints. Its my entertainment system FORSURE💯
This is a prime example why we should wait for a refresh model of launch consoles.
I’ve always been a fan of the slim model refreshes, this is a good one too
That Xbox looks really nice. Nice teardown vid.👍
Can you just toss a 2230 2tb in there and flash the OS? I really dont know, but it's weird to see you hold that storage drive so casually.
From what I’ve seen there’s something Microsoft did in the last year or so that blocks OS installation on a new drive
In the past people have mentioned trying this with generic 2230 m.2 which fit, but the console won't recognize the drives. People have speculated perhaps a series X drive would work? But you would have to remove that from a series X which makes no sense. I suspect the software is extremely strict and only those exact models are recognized. Anyway safe to say a 2TB model would likely not be recognized no matter the model. Kind of a huge shame.
feels like they should have dropped the 512 to 249 official, and bring the 1TB in at 300.
If it had a disc drive I'd buy it. I use my ONE X as a rockband machine, and it's pretty slow, lol. My series x loads up the songs and game too fast.
Yeah, I've never owned an Xbox system before but I'd genuinely consider getting that.
The S loads just as fast as the X, it's just FPS and resolution the X is better at.
It’s the SSD! Ya I wish there was an Xbox with disc drive that wasn’t as huge as the series X too
I have the white series S and I have the Xbox series. X. I wouldn’t mind buying one of these new ones just because it’s black the fact it has more memory is brilliant
Three Xboxes? Why?
@@masterchief5621why not? Came in handy for me. I had 2 Series S and traded them in for this new one. I wouldn’t mind getting another one when it hits $299 on sale. So small versatile. And I still have my Series X.
Now try having multiple PS5’s consoles. Oh no, those are too big and clunky, no thanks.
1:17 Damn, Halo isn't even on the back of the box anymore :(
Ha, the timestamp is 117. As close as we got to having chief in this frame 😓
It’s interesting. In South Africa, where I am, the Series S 1TB is still significantly cheaper than the PS5 digital to the point where it’s not worth having the conversation. Meanwhile, the Series X can be bought for PS5 digital money. And just to further compare, the 512GB Series S is roughly half the price of those two systems. Taking all that into account, I’m definitely getting the 1TB Series S once the holiday discounts kick in
Man, it looks really good and I'm super happy they increased to 1TB. It's just such a shame that should that SSD fail, you can't replace it and have to buy a new machine (if not under warranty).
MS is anti consumer
Oh really? Can you say the same for Series X? 🤔
I don't understand why they didn't put 1TB inside the first revision in the first place, I assume the 200GB is system space and some sort of a page file type thing
I am thinking about a Series S for backwards compatibility for my older 360 titles, nice t see Cooper piping for the cooler and that nice big fan they clearly didn't want another RRoD situation again
It was all about making a cheaper and more affordable option available.
Great video and tear down of this system! I’m personally not in the market for one-not at yet, at least.
I fixed my storage issue for my Series S long ago... I connected an old USB 3.0 external 1TB HDD I that lying around. I move games between the system storage as needed. Those optimized or can't be on an external simply stay not downloaded until I go back to them. You can (should) only play one game at a time (not withstanding quick resume)😅
I grabbed this system solely and only for Starfield. I feel like a $50 increase for twice the storage is not a bad deal. However I also had a lot of Amazon gift card cash to throw at it so it made it a lot less painful lol. Arrived to my doorstep this morning, I’ll be giving it a go later tonight when I’m finally off work!
I traded in my 2 Series S and a Switch Lite. Pretty much paid for itself. I’m sure it will drop to $299 at some point in a sale, but I couldn’t wait. I love it already
Series s is a beast
@@lpsoldi3ryou traded in 2 series s and a switch just to get a single series s? Wtf
You bought a crappy game and a weak system
Cod luck 200gb
Before August I got a used series X for 370$ from GameStop ( trade in ). What I mean with before August is now they cost new 50$ more for the rest of the world . Meaning if you saved up a bit more you could have got a Series X for almost the same price 2 months ago maybe if you're American its still the same . Now you wont get a used Series X below 400$ beyond the US .IMO getting them used is a great deal since they exist not that long on the market . And stores that sell 2nd hand have strict standards mostly .
Hoping for $100 black friday sale on the original Series S!
Maybe I'm crazy, but if Valve launched a Steam Machine (again) that was basically the same price and performance as the Series S, I would jump on that like crazy.
I wouldnt. Pc optimization has been bad man.. just get a steam deck then and then its at least portable 😂
@@ActNasty5
I've had a Steam Deck and they're nice for what they are. But a Steam Machine with a bit more power would be a great entry point for some point to have a HTPC or something.
@@Patrick-y4d1z fair, i just feel like theres not really a place for low to mid end pcs rn. Its either go all in on a super computer because if you dont youll still get a better experience on series x or ps5. Unless you just want to play older games then yeah mid tier pc is the best option
Yea this how they should have released their steam machine. I would jump on it as well.
@@lpsoldi3r
The great thing about Steam is that it's a storefront rather than a single machine, so you could have a Steam Machine and Steam Deck and your games and saves would be shared between the two.
i will be wait out until least christmas then i buy when series s have been work properly for now im stick to series s white because i was want to make sure new xbox is ensure its work fully so that all.
Is the storage married to the board or could it be expanded? Could you but a 2TB M.2 NVMe drive in there if you wanted to? I have a white Series S that I'd LOVE to upgrade the storage on if it's possible.... I assume it isn't since Microsoft decided to go with their own proprietary external storage option for expansion purposes...
No dice. Not yet anyway. But I did see the Seagate 512g expansion cards for $68 at Walmart yesterday.
Not expandable with your own m.2. Only with their storage cards.
You can't upgrade the internal storage. It's removable (unlike PS5) but it's tied to the motherboard. MS even said it's impossible to repair broken SSD on the Series consoles. There's a way to replace it but you'd need to clone your old SSD to the new one.
@ProtectusCZ i dont think you watch the video.
Spawnwave literally took out the storage card.
Its 1/3 of a regular card tho
@@CartoonWeasel it’s the same as in the previous models (just different number). It’s still software locked to MB.
It's more like an interim console until the mid-gen upgrade.
I love the black version of the Xbox Series S
Good vid man thanks for the breakdown
Sure wish I had your internet speed! Yours is over 20x faster than mine. Lol!
Exactly what I wanted to see.
Any idea what that piece of thermal putty on the PCB does?? Does PCB need cooling???
Hope they drop the price for the white version
Wow! A WHOLE 1TB! How we will ever fill all that space!
Proceed to download 2 games 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
If you see this… i love toast.
When this thing gets a holiday bundle with a game or 2, maybe some gamepass, and its advertised at 299... I would be interested in one, especially knowing the emulation capabilities
Yea it will hit $299 in a sale maybe this year or next year. I already got one, really awesome color and the larger storage makes this thing a no brainer.
I got a WD 550 with max speed of 2,400MB/s on clearance. I think I got it before the PS5 released but never installed it because my PC has 2 gen 4 SSD's and only has 2 m.2 slots
hola men hay xbox series s que vienen con una tapa encima de las ram y otras series s que no tiene la tapa encima , a que se debe ?de que año es tu series s ?
New one?
I quite like the Series S conceptually. It's an affordable way to get into current gen gaming. The move to 1TB of base storage was also badly needed. But they should have discontinued the 512GB model and made this one $299. NVME storage has gone down a lot in price. At $350, being only $50 less than the PS5 Digital Edition, while offering less than half the performance, makes it a tough sell.
Less than half the performance? Are you joking dude lmao, that's not even remotely close. It games at 1440p 60fps just fine, the ps5 cannot play a single recent game in 4k 60fps, same with series x. They are not more than double the performance, whatsoever
Still dumb to buy one over a series x
@@chasejackson7248nope lol
Most of my matte black device became sticky after sitting on the shelf for a while
You know, I was kinda dissapointed when xbox said they have no plans to do a pro model kinda console to compete with the rumored one from Sony. But now I wonder if theyre doing to set their releases at a different window from sony so it no longer directly competes with sonys? Like maybe in 3 years we'll see xbox put out another console gen entirely thats the best performing console on the market and then sony 3 years after that ect ect?
Yea this is definitely an opportunity for Xbox to hold out on releasing a Pro model and when the next generation hits, they could put out something that’s more powerful than the PS6. Or just offer a cheaper price tag for the same specs. It’s definitely interesting to see what they do.
If you are still waiting on Xbox to deliver 3 years from now, you are delusional… Microsoft is obviously pushing its console players to become Pc gamers or jump ship to Sony… once the ps5 pro comes out Xbox really won’t be able to compete…
Very interesting! I’ll be picking this up as a secondary mobile system.
Awesome! Hopefully they’ll provide me with one as well!
It's the same price as a Switch OLED, so it's really not that expensive. I think the extra 150 goes a long way toward games and accessories.
Personally, I don't need a 4K system and I'm not fond of using discs anymore, so a 1TB next gen system for this price is a steal.
But you get better performance
Back of box: chicks, car, cube guy.
DEI is strong 😂
The series S is a very good deal for gamers that don’t really care about 4K and all the FPS. For people who just simply want to play games and get achievements & knowing the fact, that game pass can be totally free when you use your Microsoft rewards points to pay for the service every month, it’s an unbeatable console, The black is also a very good look. I love the series X myself.
I enjoyed mine while it lasted (1 month free returns) but I am going back to PC instead. They just don't have any games that interest me... besides Starfield. And while SF can be played for long... I'd rather not do that with a controller that's too small for my hands. The KM adapter I bought costed a small fortune, tho it worked very well, I nearly forgot I was using a console. Then Gamepass wore off, and so did my curiosity. I think in the end it's all about the games selection for the platform. I really like the PS selection, but hey, they ARE coming to PC sooner or later too.
Free return? Abused
I can see the $350 price going down to $300 in a Black Friday sale this year
If not $300 and a free $50 gift card
I think the PS5 Digital Edition is much better value for money wise. An extra $50 for far better performance is a no-brain if you're platform agnostic.
PS5 & SX - $499
10+ TFLOPs
PS5 DE - $399
10+ TFLOPs
SS 1TB - $349
4TFLOPs
SS 512GB - $299
4TFLOPs
Microsoft MILKING with SS considering price to performance ratio
Does switching to a larger ssd void the warranty?
That is if you can find an SSD that is compatible with the system
Would have liked a bigger storage of the XSX. Haven't used the disc tray once so swap that out
is there a difference between this and the series x besides it being digital only?
Series X has more power and plays games at higher resolutions. Series S does not play games at native 4k.
@@HunterAtheist Neither does Series X in many games. It uses dynamic resolution and upscaling instead of native 4k.
@@ryleybenson1009 There are games that are 4k native and there are ones that aren't.
There is also dynamic resolution and checkerboarding, but the fact is that the Series S has to make more compromises. Trust me. I know. I have both consoles.
In my experience, the S is a tad slower at booting up games and load times as well.
@@HunterAtheist I'm not disagreeing with that. The S is much less powerful. I just meant that not even the X does native 4k in many cases.
I already have the white series s and I was looking to upgrade to either the black series s with the 1tb hardrive or go ahead and get the series x.
🤘
Funny the ssd is made in Malaysia but XBox is not officially supported in Malaysia
how tf do you get half a gb/s download speeds??
Weird seen an xbox box without a halo image in it.
John low key flexing on us with those download speeds. (Cries in 60 Mbps)
there is supposed to be a white series x with 2tb internal drive... that must have been put on hold for now.
Wow congrats, doing a Xbox tear down officially from Microsoft. I started watching you when the switch wasnt even out yet. You have come far.
Still no disc drive?
That's nice of them to send you one...They should make wraps for this model as well....Later
I been loving my series S for the last 2 years💯😎 Playing Remnant 2 & Armored Core at the moment, and having so much fun👍🏽
More storage is good, but a low price point of the white model might be better. I mean, how many games can you play at once? Especially if you’re only using Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 🤷🏽♂️
Now we wait for FSR3
The $349 price would be more palatable if it were bundled with a game. I can see the MS Store giving away a free headset, controller, or game with purchase like they’ve done in past sales.
weird that in America it's $150 difference between series S and X, but in UK it's £200 ($244) - £300/£500
Guys just save for a series x unless you need a small profile for travel or something
Without the sata drive and the fact most io is pcie there really isn’t much the southbridge is doing anymore
Oof that framerate in Starfield while going through that town. My PC Gamer eyes are bleeding. And before you say anything, I have a Series X in my game room and a Series S in my bedroom. I just wish Bethesda could have made a >30fps graphics mode...Maybe in a future patch.
I have a launch series s .. I want to upgrade at some point... But in all honesty I might just get the digital ps5
I'm thinking about getting one for the house, but if Microsoft is being consistent with their past, theyll be another revision of the Series S with a stronger graphics card and more system memory.
I bought mine on impulse Christmas 2021 since I'd already gotten a ps5 and it was on the shelf at target. I never messed with xbox and my coworker and a few other people play online so I figured I'd grab it.
I stopped paying for gamepass after a year in favor of ps5.
Still use the Xbox series s and there's a ton of stuff for free on it, a bunch of couch co-op games. Few games I purchased on special with game pass.
It wasn't bad for the price then but now if you can hold out for it to go cheaper would be good. But it's a great value if you want to have one at home to game some
Phil Spencer already said there won't be another revision in an interview. The Series X is already the One X of our generation
@ImReadyAyu Companies don't tell you their future plans and there were 8 different Xbox360s. I have 3.
@@pherron7471 Those were refined consoles not upgraded ones. They all had the same CPU/GPU specs in every different Xbox 360. It's not like the Xbox One generation so you can't make that comparison
This console is mad underrated!
You gotta start posting more than one video a day. Upload a whatiplayed yesterday video every day.
2:34 💀💀💀
Star field in 25 minutes
I spend 2 days downloading
I'd get one as a big screen emulation solution in dev mode.
The price is till rather high. I own a series X and a series S. At its current price don't think I will be upgrading to new model. Maybe if they go on sale around the holidays
They sell an awesome wall mount to hide this behind your TV as well
Looks interesting, but I think price is too high compared to X.
$420 vs $570 for X where I live. Older white S with 512GB is $320 and 1TB ssd upgrade isn't that expensive.
While storage was certainly an issue isn't the biggest compatibility problem the RAM? They really needed to double the Game RAM to give it parity with the Series X (bump to 16GB instead of 8GB). While I'm sure RAM costs it would probably be less than the SDD upgrade. Just an opinion and some thoughts. Take care all.
Well said.
VRAM. Wtf is game ram
@@vincentvega3093Microsoft splits their RAM into 2 segments on the Series S. They have 8GB of what is "Game" ram (aka available for games) and 2GB set aside for OS / System RAM (not used by games). Yes, it's all VRAM but I'm using Microsoft's way of saying it (also mentioned in the video).
It costs just $50 less than PS5 DE, which is a full-blown gen 9 console, not a cut-down version. Does not sound like a good proposition.
Series s main selling point is emulation of old system such as gamecube, ps2, ps1.