Zak Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 My son wants an new Xbox for Christmas and he's yammering on about the X being superior. Whilst I get that it is superior I do wonder if there is any real point in paying the extra money for it over the S. Other than the 4K feature (we don't have a 4K TV) I can't see any reason to buy the more expensive machine. Change my mind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 I don't know your son obviously, but depending on his age, image can be everything. He may just want it to either keep up with his friends, or have some false sense of superiority. If he has what kids his age have determined the best, it will elevate his standing among his peers. Unless childhood has significantly changed in the last 30 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane99 Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 (edited) I think the series s will be just fine. It'll from my understanding still have great graphics and will play all the same games. If you want to play all your games in the best quality and with less lag, than a series x may be a better option. But, I bet your son would be happy with either. Edited November 4, 2020 by Kane99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m76 Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 The series S is digital only, you can't resell games at all. And it has small storage which coupled with being digital only means lots of uninstalls / reinstalls, directly from the internet, unless you are on an unlimited and fast plan that can be a problem also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreiMirfi Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Xbox Series S is just the cheap one. Some of these are desperate to get a console, and because they want to save money, they get this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane99 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 20 hours ago, m76 said: The series S is digital only, you can't resell games at all. And it has small storage which coupled with being digital only means lots of uninstalls / reinstalls, directly from the internet, unless you are on an unlimited and fast plan that can be a problem also. True, but even so, they would have to install the discs if they were to have those. So it's really not much of a difference. But I do agree about the storage. I heard it has 512GB of storage, which is not enough for a new gen console. It should have come with a 1TB drive at the least, not 512GB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoldSpartan Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 The games for the Xbox Series S are 30% smaller than what they would be for the Xbox Series X. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoldSpartan Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Really the difference between the Xbox Series S and the Xbox Series X is that the S will only put out a maximum screen resolution of 1440p, and it will not be able to hold the same framerate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoldSpartan Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Also, unlike the Xbox Series X, once you download a game it is permanently yours and you can sell it to GameStop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 If you want to game at 4k, the Series X is your best bet and it also has a disc drive (which is important to some people). Otherwise, there's not much difference between the two and you'll enjoy both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin11 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Getting the best for our children is very much appreciated, due to the fact, them alone are our source of not, we should make our children happy too by buying them the console on their dream when the money is there is worthwhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clasher Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 I don't know what has happened, or if you already bought the series X for your son or you talked him out of it. From my experience I feel the S and X has some similar features but the X out performs the S. but if you own a S it would still serve you perfectly well . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortie Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 I think so. The games I play now, specifically Fortnite are getting heavier and more advanced, using unreal engine 5 now, it lags a lot on my aging Xbox One X, so yes, I do believe there is definitely a need for the Series S & X. I wish I could afford an X right now. As stated above, the Xbox Series X outperforms the S, if you have an Xbox One, One S or One X, the Series S will outperform those, the Series X will out perform the Series S, so it's a significant upgrade, in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin11 Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 On 11/12/2022 at 8:50 PM, Shortie said: I think so. The games I play now, specifically Fortnite are getting heavier and more advanced, using unreal engine 5 now, it lags a lot on my aging Xbox One X, so yes, I do believe there is definitely a need for the Series S & X. I wish I could afford an X right now. As stated above, the Xbox Series X outperforms the S, if you have an Xbox One, One S or One X, the Series S will outperform those, the Series X will out perform the Series S, so it's a significant upgrade, in my opinion. Yeah, I have used a few past generation Xbox consoles and also been opportuned to game on the Xbox series X and imo there's actually a significant upgrade and functions that the series X has over other previous generation Xbox consoles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 There is lots of improvement from the S to the X should be pretty obvious when you start playing any game. it's all up to the game honestly, some have major differences while others do not. but great tv, I got rid of my qn90a for the lg c1, and it's amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
