Xbox Series X

bought an xbox series x + gamepass at the start of covid lockdowns. [...]

I was one of those that couldn’t find a PS5 in 2020 and was lucky to find an Xbox series x at a Bestbuy. [...] I can’t even move my Xbox to my living room and connect to WiFi, maybe unless I play with some hidden settings. [...]

I have my series x still launch and i am still more than satisfied with it. The hardware is just perfect. I also bought a series s some time later, so that i am able to play at my girlfriends home as well and use cloudsaving to continue gaming at any place. Last year i also bought a PS5 because of GOW and Horizon and i had also lot of fun with it. [...] After having all these systems and also limited time, i said i have to sell the xboxes or the ps5. [...] And if i am honest, the Ps5 was not turned on since months, even before i had my steam deck. So it was an easy decission to sell the PS5.

I have an Xbox series X, but then will play the same game on my laptop with a similar price tag that I bought like 1 year later with an Nvidia GPU and it looks waaaaaaay better. Console is nice because it facilitates couch co-op. But other than that it really does have nothing going for it.

[...] Two years in and I would say it’s definitely worth buying. [...]

I bought my Series X on eBay during the pandemic. Had to outbid a few people, but it has been worth it so far. [...]

It's a shame because the Steam Deck is the best gaming device I've used in many years. My Xbox One and Xbox Series X are both lackluster compared to my Deck IMHO. [...]

I think the Xbox Series X will be my last Xbox after owning Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and the Xbox Series X. [...] I bought it because I had every other Xbox and it seemed like the next logical step. That coupled with most games feeling like lootboxes wrapped in just enough of a game to justify calling it one, at higher and higher price points, all while trying to get more money after they've taken your $70/$80 for the base game. [...]

[...] Yeah, i'll play competitive multiplayer on dedicated hardware (primarily Xbox Series X because i refuse to own a Windows machine and i'm too lazy for Linux right now -- also, i'm hoping against hope for a real Steam console), but Geforce Now has been wonderful for other things, survival, crafting, MMO, single player RPGs, Cyberpunk, Battlefield, pretty much anything you can deal with a few milliseconds of input latency. [...]

I have an 6 yo LG OLED and bought a Xbox series x on release. I've had the firmware update disabled too, because I couldn't think of a reason why I would want it to update. [...] Well, when I got the Xbox, it worked. But a few months after, it wouldn't receive any signal on my TV. After some googling, it turned out that the Xbox had a firmware update which now made them incompatible. [...] So I updated the firmware on the TV for the first time and it worked again. A few months later, the same happened again and I was forced to update another time. So, just as a cautionary message: if your TV has appliances which need to be updated connected to it they might become unusable/essentially bricked if you decide to do that.

I bought an Xbox Series X for this game, and it was money well spent. Very clear that this new direction for the Gears franchise is the right one. I would gladly take more games from this timeline leading up to the original trilogy and maybe even remakes of Gears 2 & 3.

[...] I bought a series S because the Series X wasn’t available. [...] Then the PS5 was available but limited but it was easier to get a Series X by that time so I traded in my Series X for the PS5 and immediately had buyers remorse and bought another series X two months later. [...]

For me the Series X is currently unusable because of a years old sound issue that causes crackling in the XBox menu and which translates into games even causing grafic glitches (and I'm talking about popular and recent games like Starfield or Cyberpunk). [...] With my console, I went fine for 3 weeks then this issue appeared suddenly making the console a throw-away.

Well, the price increases allowed me to simply sell my broken Xbox Series X for the same price I bought it for instead of trying to fix it 🤷‍♂️ It's getting crazy out there 😵‍💫💸 (not my auction in the screenshot)

Soooooooooooooo I bought an Xbox Series X today lol Gears E-Day has been having stuttering issues on my PC and I've spent hours trying to make it better with little luck. Then when I just renewed my apartment lease they actually gave me 2 weeks free, so I used that money for the Xbox 😅

I used to have an Xbox Series X and a gaming Pc. [...] PC gaming usually means more freedom but also more responsibility: - Windows wants to update random stuff all the time - Other person can't hear me. 5 different software apps want to install their own audio mixer apps - Game overlay bars - Steam, Epic Games, Windows, Nvidia, all have in-game overlay bars that have to be disabled - Drivers, drivers, drivers - Many others. [...] For console games, you have to wait for the game developer to support 120 FPS mode and they never do more than 120 (because most people lack high refresh TV's / monitors anyway)

[...] The S is a great value and fits nicer small spaces. [...] Game pass has a TON of junk, not worth it in my opinion. [...]

[...] I got a 2tb wd black with heat sink for $180 while on series x 1tb is about that price. [...]

[...] I just recently purchase a xbox series X off ebay for 414 it came with the system in great condition with two controllers and the cords. The xbox is very quiet i notice when i played it from 3pm till after 1230am and it never overheated and i was able to move in and out of games quickly with quick resume it is very useful. Gamepass is worth the value u get 100s of games for 16.99and day one exclusives you cant beat that the only thing i hate about gamepass that it lacks exclusives so PS5 in my opinion is the best opinion. [...] If xbox can gwt better exclusives than it can be on yhe same playing field as PS5 but it is definitely worth buying especially backwards compatibility only downside is its a good handful of games that are on the backward compatibility list.

Coming from the xbox 1x it's definitely a upgrade having it for over 6 months and having vent breathable covers it dosent sounds like a get engine is turning on evrytime I'm playing a game

Mine and my Mrs has all marks all over it for no reason it’s got like liquid marks on it and we’ve both had to replace the controllers I’m on about my 7th controller (9 months in)

After the Xbox 360 era, which I thought was fantastic buying a PS4 and nine years later, sick to death of the network. [...]

[...] So i started to think about getting X and maybe later sell my series S but i dunno, is it worth it to grab series X now, Early 2024 or what should i aim for? My series S is awesome as mentioned but yeah the storage bugs me and the fact that some games i would love to enjoy on 60fps ain't happenning for S. [...]

[...] I bought most of my Xbox 360 games digitally, and I have been able to play them on my Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and now they are even bringing them to PC. [...]

Xbox is in complete disarray and is imploding. I haven’t owned a PlayStation in decades. If my son’s Xbox Series X (the worst naming ever) suddenly dies, we’ll either switch to PlayStation or build a PC.

[...] I have both a PS5 and an XBOX Series X. Whenever I am playing if I get out of battery on the XBOX, I just change them. [...]

If you think in terms of ownership, even then digital is not that bad. I’ve owned digital games since Xbox 360 and I can still play them to this day on my Xbox series X. But not all of my physical games CD/DVDs are in mint condition and some have scratches.

[...] I got tired of building gaming PCs, and after another long day of making computers work, enjoy turning on an Xbox Series X and just doing what the box is there for, much as I appreciate the glass slab in my pocket just doing what it is there for, every single time, without fail, for nearly 2 decades now. [...] Mobile Computing: On the contrary, for both business office work and content creation, and leisure travel logistics and media creation, an iPad Pro with keyboard and trackpad would generally be preferable to a Macbook Pro or Air or Neo if people spent the couple weeks necessary to get used to the different computing paradigm. Once that sinks in, you may find carrying an iPhone, folding bluetooth keyboard with multi-touch pad, and a Switch 2 USB-C + PowerDelivery + HDMI cable means you can field work on any 4K hotel TV or AirBnB monitor: Like this: With this: But that's better suited for media. iPad Pro + 5G chip + keyboard w/ trackpad is your dual monitor work bet w/ this same cable. [...]

Sounds like a concept of a plan. [...] After the lack of exclusives on the Xbox Series X, their game pass shenanigans, and the horrible UX decisions over the years, the Xbox brand is trash to me. [...]

This is a big miss for me. I can’t use my TVs 120Hz VRR mode without HDMI 2.1. I realize the Xbox Series X is beleaguered at this point, but apart from playing games that are on Steam but not Xbox, I can’t see why I would prefer the Steam Machine.

it meets or exceeds the ps5 and xbox series x, so it might not be top tier, but it'll be fine. I have a plenty good time on my series x, cant think of any stutters.

I have an xBox series X, a 32" 4K monitor, an HP EliteDesk SFF PC/homelab/media server and all the assorted gubbins to make everything work, that survived a 15h international flight with one layover packed in my checked luggage. Strategically placed underwear and socks can do wonders to protect things.

[...] He used to get the latest version of the fifa game every year, because the "graphics were so much better in this one", he went into debt for an xbox series X because of the better graphics that it offered, now he's recently built a custom gaming PC, primarily because he could eke better (you guessed it) graphics out of the games he plays. [...] For me all I need is acceptable smoothness, decent-ish performance, but most importantly an enjoyable gameplay experience and (primarily for me) a very strong narrative focus. [...]

The portability was amusing but then turned out to be absolutely phenomenal (and likely resulted in multiple sales to individual households). It both saved them from having to work out what to do with the handhelds, and introduced parents to "the kids can just bring it with them". I have an Xbox Series X and I'm still not sure I got "the right one" but since I got it as a glorified blurry player that can also play games maybe, it's fine as is.

[...] Balatro was made in Love2D and was released on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch, Desktop, iOS, and Android. [...] I also have an APK working on a cheap Android phone I got.

[...] If you have an XBox Series X or S and GamePass I highly recommend giving it a try. [...] There were definitely some glitches, but for the most part it’s an absolutely stunning experience.

[...] I gather in the early days the LPDDR used on laptops was slower too and since cores were scarce so this was more valuable there. Lately, though, we often have more cores than we can scale with and the value is harder to appreciate. We even avoid scheduling work on a shared with an important thread to avoid cache-contention because we know the single-threaded performance will be the bottleneck. A while back I was testing Efficient/Performance cores and SMT cores for MT rendering with DirectX 12; on my i7-12700K I found no benefit to either: just using P-cores took about the same time to render a complex scene as P+SMT and P+E+SMT. It's not always a wash, though: on the Xbox Series X we found the same test marginally faster when we scheduled work for SMT too.

[...] Series X is the most fun I've had with a console since n64. [...]

[...] I started playing LA Noire ( a game I bought day one on PS3 and have all the DLC) on Xbox Series X and man does this game hit different now. [...]

Microsoft/ Xbox wants me to sell my Xbox Series X I bought when released & turn around to sell it for hundreds more than I bought it new 6 years ago. [...]

The PS5 outsold the Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S for September this year in the US, ending a five month streak for Nintendo. [...]

Xbox Series X: “we can’t save more data for this game or app." {sigh} Again? I have a total of 2 games on my console. [...]

Xbox Series X at home, ROG XBOX Ally X at work and everywhere I go, and the absolute kicker of having PLAY ANYWHERE games, buy once and play on both console and pc. Xbox is amazing.

I got it on Xbox Series X and I'm annoyed that the menu screens sclhow mouse buttons in the bottom corner for the controls, like it's not been properly optimised or converted for the Console at all

i’m going to be real, i’m having way more fun with the xbox series x than i have had with the ps5 these last couple of months. it’s mainly the inclusion of xbox 360 & original xbox backwards compatibility that i have been enjoying. gamesky

I bought an Xbox Series X for the specific purpose of playing a version of Sonic Unleashed that didn't run like ass. [...]

I wanted a PS5 but they were unavailable at the time ended up settling for Xbox series s I love it! I ended up buying a Ps5 and selling it. I still have my Xbox series s, and I still play it almost everyday.

Upgraded from a Series S (loved that little guy!) and the difference is astonishing. Soooo glad I did!

I still have a good chunk of physical copies of Xbox 360 and Xbox one, so I went for the series x. Very happy with it.

The Xbox Series X is still the best system. [...]