It may have only been out for a week, but TIME Magazine has already cited the Xbox Series S as one of the best inventions of the year.
The Xbox Series S's impact has been pretty well received since being announced. Its low price point, impressive specs and plentiful Xbox Game Pass offerings are pretty hard to criticise and judging by stock shortages, many are trying to get their hand on one.
In a Top 100 list of the best inventions of the year, the Xbox Series S made its mark in the entertainment section:
"The tech giant’s new video console is more than just a next-gen gaming device—it’s the basis for what could become the Netflix of video games. The Series S’s secret weapon is Game Pass: a subscription service where new hits like Halo Infinite will appear the same day as their traditional release. And those games will look even sharper—the Series S ($299) can run high-resolution games at 120 frames per second, a 100% increase over its predecessor, the Xbox One. What’s more, because there is no disc drive, the Series S operates almost silently, making it all the easier to concentrate on the action."
It's great to know the console is capturing peoples interest and becoming something of a talking point. Maybe Xbox head Phil Spencer's comments on the Series S taking over sales of the Series X could become true?
Got an Xbox Series S and happy with it? Let us known in the comments below.
[source time.com]
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My memory of Netflix taking off was when House of Cards and Breaking Bad took off, then perhaps Stranger Things.
Basically there will likely be a moment when the Series S gets its 'Breaking Bad' and then everyone will want one. Anyone have a prediction what that will be? Reckon that might make an interesting article for a quiet news day.
Second only to the Nintendo switch I guess
I think people on this site probably lean towards the X rather than the S. I got the S, since I missed out on the X during ore-orders. I plan to upgrade to the X when they are in stock again, probably around March or April. I love the form factor of the S, I just wish more games actually ran at 1440p as advertised. It’s weird to me that the console doesn’t run the One X versions of last gen games. So I voted for “pretty good”.
I want the Series X, but the Series S is a ridiculous deal for what it does. And you add in Game Pass, & gets even better. Way better.
It will be mostly defunct in a few years. A stop gap machine at best. Most games later than 2023 will have to be played on the cloud on the S.
@Nermannn if the s played last gems xbox one x games then I would have opened my box already. Instead it's sitting up stairs with my walmart receipt ready to be returned. I love the form factor though.
I bought an X for myself but an S for the rest of the family (because I'm a horrible dad, basically). The X has my massive library of games and the S has Game Pass. So far, I think the S has seen more use than my X by 20:1. Granted, I have a day job, the kids don't, but I think it's safe to say that the market for such a device is clearly not the die hard gaming set but the 8-18s. Game Pass has proven to be huge in my household, and the kid sit on a couch 6-10 feet away so they couldn't care less if its 1440p or 1080p vs 4K.
What they have noticed is that it's faster, Quick Resume is awesome (when it works), and the whole thing is infinitely snappier than the old XB1X was.
@sixrings Yeah I feel like they could’ve but 2 more gigs of ram in. From my understanding, that’s all that’s holding it back
@swedetrap I'm sure it's faster and I could care less about the small hard drive space. I really just want to play ea sports games, f1, soul calibur and maybe call of duty. That's not really much but I don't like the idea of playing the one s version of modern warfare and soul calibur. That's insane so it's collecting dust in a box.
@sixrings @Nermannn the issue lies with MS decision to have the XSS use the XS1 versions. In the case of SC6, the game is 1440p60. In theory, there is no reason the Series S shouldn’t be able to run this game. But due to the setting; it’s locked to the 720p version. I get MS was trying to avoid 4K on a 2k machine, but a lot of X games weren’t Native 4K anyway.
Once we pull away from the x1s; I see it becoming less of an issue. But for now :/
@mousieone well I like the idea of bc games because they're often pretty cheap. But at this rate if I won't enjoy bc games I might as well wait mid generation and pick up a revised series s with a larger hard drive and hopefully by then there will be a new selection of cheap games. But really games like killer instinct at the very least should be 1080p. It's insane microsoft didn't boost their own first party games.
You know I think gamepass should have tiers like netflix. I don't know how they'd do it. But there should be a cheaper service for 1080p games.
I'm planning to get both the X and S. I'll keep my S in a separate room to play all my digital games and Gamepads. My X will be in the living room with all my lovely discs.
@graysoncharles There are plenty of 1X games the Series S could run without issue. But it can’t because of the version lock that’s the problem. Yes there are XB1X games that go for 4K and wouldn’t work but a lot of them either would with a few simple tweak or could work but the S was too weak for them completely. The power gap between the 1s and the 1X is much larger than the base PS4 to pro. A lot of games had to be really toned down for the 1s but it’s not like their were super tuned up for the 1X. Some but many didn’t have “enhancements”. There is no reason why the XSS couldn’t run them.
Planing to buy the X , but i had budgeted for an S.
I notice that on some forums and blogs the new units being referred to as X/S , while some call it the S/X .
I now beginning to think this could be a marketing ploy from MS, cause what do you automatically think of when you see S/X ?
Keep an eye out for retail sites. I was lucky enough to grab an X on day one (10th). Any specialist game stores (EBGames & GAME) will likely be out of stock for some time.
The S looks like an awesome alternative to anyone just wanting a lightweight console for this generation. Although, I'd suggest ignoring talk from that other site, that S would not survive this generation, as they're mostly ignorant of scaling.
@CRANIAL Tesla?
@swedetrap
Tesla car?
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