With GAME's New Trade-In Offer, You Can Get An Xbox Series S For As Low As £39.99

This might be a good strategy to get more GPU subs which is the whole point of the Series S anyways. I got a feeling this offer would make a bigger splash if it started right after Microsoft/Bethesda e3 showcase.

I actually sold my Xbox one s on ebay for $290 and used the money to get a series S for < $30 (after deducting eBay fees)

Trading in a One X for a Series S is a bit of a mistake. Be better off waiting for the Series X. I bought the Series S and was a bit underwhelmed after playing on a One X . I was so happy when I finally got my Series X, I traded in the Series S and got some money off a gaming laptop.

@uptownsoul
You on spot on there in the UK. You can pick series s so easy in stock in most shops for a about three weeks now. Considering it is only 6 months old and the cheapest of all the consoles that is not a good sign at all.
Most people I know call it the non existent console, no point of it.
Either get a series x, PS5 or Switch.
And I don’t care what anyone says, the fact they are left sitting on shop shelf’s already shows this.
Sales also show this take Europe last week.
72k PS5, 26K series x and s.
You need to up your game Microsoft and release something new, game pass is not really cutting it as sales show.

@Dezzy70
And before the defensive brigade jump on me.
Go check Smyths Toys, Currys, Argos and Game UK.
Series s for sale all the time, Smyths Toys have had loads for weeks to collect in store or even on All Access. As for sales I only have VGChartz to go by and the old sales release chart, so maybe not perfect but something.

@Dezzy70 It's been readily available longer than 3 weeks. Don't remember exactly the time scale but it's more like 2-3 months.

For a second I was considering trading in my old PS4 Pro in the bedroom with this machine. Will be smaller and quieter but then realised it doesn't have a blu ray drive so won't be able to watch my films on it. Shame really but as it is I think the pro has more use for me than the S. Now if Sony could only let GPU on their systems then it would be awesome!

@Dezzy70
You do realize Series X literally sells out ASAP in the UK?
They can only sell as much as they make. The sales just shows Sony are able to make more PS5's vs Microsoft with Series X right now.

I do agree with your point on Series S though, or at least for the present day.
People buying next gen consoles now are the tech-savy first adopters that aren't interested in a underpowered machine.
The people that Series S is actually aimed at are still happy playing on last gen machines with cross gen games still going strong.

Keep hearing its easy to get in the UK, can’t find one to save my life in the US. Wonder if it’s higher demand in the US, or if Microsoft is bombarding the UK with as much supply as possible.

Maybe the later, given last month(?), I think, Xbox Series X|S outsold PS5 in the UK, and I think it was attributed by some outlets as it being mostly thanks to the Series S.

@Tharsman
Yeah, VERY easy to get a Series S in the UK.
I think console sales for April in the UK were;
1. Nintendo Switch
2. Series X/S
3. PS4
4. PS5

IMO the only flaw in the Series S is lack of disk drive. I would never get a Series S as an only system mainly because of it lacking a disk drive.

I’m sure MS saves a nice chunk by not including the drive (as it also means they don’t need to pay the dvd or BluRay playback licensing fees) but still.

Right now I would love to get me a Series S for a second room, and maybe even as an emulation box. Damn tiny box is faster than my current PC as it stands!

@Craigthulu being gone in minutes means it’s very unlikely for me to get one. I can’t live looking at tweeter or looking at my phone every single time Wario64 tweets something. By the time I see any of this I end up being late and all stock sold out.

And even then, plenty of times I get there just 15 minutes after some of his tweets, all gone.

@Craigthulu my brother seen them on shelves. Once. He was traveling so he didn’t grab one. He made the mistake of assuming that just because they were on the shelves meant that they were easily to come by in the future. Thing was not even in the store the next day he went by looking for something else.

I am sure MS is shipping a ton more Series S than X, because they are easier to manufacture. Smaller chip means it’s less impacted by the semiconductor shortages, but if they still sell within minutes (in the US) they still hard to get.

@blinx01
Yes the Series x does sell quick in the UK still, but that is slowing down a bit now. When the Series x goes on sale you do have a good bit of time to get one.
Argos released stock of Series X around 1am this morning and you could still get one around 9am in certain areas. But they have all been sold out now.
That never happened a few months ago they sold out within minutes.
It is just not as popular in the UK and in Europe it has no chance as the Switch or PS5. Look at the watch analysis for HZDFW last night 2.5 million views in less than 24 hours, the most for a single game ever.
Microsoft’s are trying very hard with gamepass and the series x, the console is a marvel of design.
But it is nothing without games to show the console off and get people into the Xbox ecosystem. Games that look amazing and are going to release like now or very soon.
They have a mountain to climb in Europe to gain any ground and if they get half way up the mountain by the very end of this new generation, then it will be a minor miracle and a job well done.

Series S is pretty regularly on the shelves in my area. Plenty of times I've seen 3 or 4 in the case at my local Walmart. This is a great deal though, I'm sure Gamestop will have a similar deal for us on the other side of the pond soon.

Xbox need to diversify, when you talk to female gamers they mention Mario and Zelda.
Also they mention Ellie and Aloy.
These games get female gamers on board and talking about those games and spreading the word, free advertising word and mouth and probably the best advertising. This is what increases your market gender target and sells more consoles and games.
Xbox could have done this with Jonna Dark, but we know what happened there.
And even though Phil and team are trying hard and being sort of generous and thoughtful I still believe they are stuck in a certain mind set that may not expand age and gender diversity to the Xbox ecosystem.

@The_New_Butler Is it good really? I'm on the fence whether to take up this offer or not? Originally I wanted the Series X.

I'd rather have an Xbox one X than a series s

@The_New_Butler Xbox one X has a disk drive & is native 4k , series s is digital only & upscales to 4k

@The_New_Butler I'll just be sticking with my Xbox one s till there's a game I really want that I can only play on the series consoles , same with my PS4 pro

@The_New_Butler Well with Xbox you kinda have to be more digital than physical. My Switch on the other hand I tend to physical if I can. But the fact you need hard drive space to play games on the bigger console; the disc is just an extra hassle now.

@Dezzy70 first of all there plenty of female leads in Xbox games unless you missed Kait on the cover of Gears 5 or the Twins for Tell Me Why, ReCore? So that’s not an issue. And honestly as a woman; I wouldn’t touch The Last of US 2. I’m not sure where you getting “Ellie is what female gamers talk about” That’s an anecdotal statement. For most ladies I know, that game is Uber violent with characters that actually look like real people being brutally killed. Granted, I don’t have hard evidence but when polls have be conducted Zombie Survival games aren’t in most women’s top 10.

Female leads aren’t the answer; women like, men have genres and styles they like to play. About the poll conducted Fantasy is one of the top genres females like to play and that’s exactly what Fable, Avowed, Everwild, and TES6 will cover. Even with Joanna; Fable is far more likely to be played by females.

That’s what matters- the games, not blasting a female on the cover. That’s an empty effort if attracting more females is the goal.

@Craigthulu and yet people use the UK figures split to gauge interest in products. I’ll never understand that. The US console split is a better idea of looking at interest. I don’t have a bias actually it’s just the numbers aren’t ad good and NPDs track digital content bought where as the UK charts are just physical which again doesn’t 100% work as well when many releases on Xbox don’t get physicals, doesn’t factor PC, and even PS is going digital. Anyway I’m rambling.

Anyway it is a lot easier to get Series S but I also think it’s a lot easier to produce and there is less interest in the gaming enthusiast market.

@The_New_Butler
I’m all digital on my series x and with game pass.
The only time I use the disc is for a blu-ray or 4K Blu-ray.

@mousieone
Well whatever the others have done with the ladies in their games. It has worked for them in sales and interest and that shows in sales.
I know the quality of the game counts a lot, but they have combined both and it has worked very well for them.
Does not mean I agree with it. It is just sales facts that’s all.

@Dezzy70 what sales facts? You offer nothing but anecdotal commentary.

And It’s funny you say “combine both” but also mention Mario and Zelda, both franchises with male leads and really how often is Zelda actually playable? Or Playable and useful? Or Peach? Rosalina? Daisy ? And these games are way more popular than Metroid Prime. To be honest I know more ladies that play Halo compared to Metroid Prime...

Anyway, the issue is genre/style issue which is of course and issue with attracting any population beyond the shooter crowd regardless of gender.

@thenewguy You'd think if that was the case it would have more storage than what wasn't acceptable even a decade ago.

@Dezzy70
What you are talking about with stock is scalpers and resell value.
Series X as mentioned previously has had more stock drops in the UK recently vs PS5 and so doesn't sell for as much with resellers. Average is £620 vs £750 with PS5.
That's why in April in the UK, PS4 actually outsold PS5 behind Switch and Series X/S.

The Horizon FW State of Play is a record for Sony ONLY in the first 24 hours, not for all video games. For example, the E3 trailer for Cyberpunk in 2019 had over 7m views in the first 24 hours.

And I agree, Xbox needs the games, but they will start to drop from summer onwards.

@blinx01
I hope they drop some big games it is needed now and being honest for a company Microsoft’s size and power it is about time. If they leave it to long they will start to become irrelevant.
I have just check this minute and you can still buy a series x at Argos near to my house.
That’s all day today and some are still available.
That’s is not a fantastic sign, not the end of the world obviously, but the signs are showing so Microsoft as far as the UK is concerned best start release some top end AAA games.
The UK is their only big European market.

@mousieone
Sale facts as in how many games like the last of us one and two sell and HZD and the sales HZDFW will sell.
I’m only mad at Microsoft for taking so dam long to release anything like AAA game from in house studios, nothing at launch and still nothing really 6 months later. They slacked off, they are big they are rich and they really into game pass this and game pass way to much.
Console sales and how long they take to sell tell the truth and it’s starting to show in the UK.
Series s on shop shelf’s now many available and to buy.
Series x taking a day or two to sell when in stock.
About 3 months ago both flew off the shelf’s now they don’t as quickly. The Xbox fans have them and now Microsoft need to get others on board and releasing zero at launch and even now is showing signs of slower sales.

@Dezzy70 That speaks to a larger MS issue not a gender one. As I’ve been saying.
Anyway, I’m not debating with you over console sales; just you trying to spin it into social issue direction.

You wanna be mad at MS; go ahead. You want to complain about lack of appeal games towards you, it’s your prerogative. You want to sell your system, be my guest. Just don’t drag me and the other ladies who game into it.

@mousieone
There was no offensive message meant.
It was just a statistic I read that 41% of PlayStation gamers are ladies.
The reasons why that was seems to be due to the appeal of the lady characters in their exclusive games like Ellie and Aloy, which I enjoyed playing very much. I don’t care about the character being male or female, for me it’s the overall game that counts.

@Dezzy70 well I didn’t take it offensively but your points seems to be made from place of frustration with MS. Which is fine but it’s an issue for both genders. Everyone wants MS to delivery. I think at this point even Jim Ryan wants to see something. It’s okay; just an issue for everyone

As for the statistic; it’s a solid stat however I have two points 1) Fortnite has a large player base of both genders and PS has the largest group of Fortnite players. Whilst I know a lot of ladies do like HZD; I’d say even more play that game and 2) none us have idea what the MS male to female ratio is, but there is a reason MS reduced the size of the controllers. I don’t think they would have done something that subtle if they didn’t have a reason. I suspect the younger Minecraft/Robolox crowd and those demographics are also more evenly matched.

@mousieone
Some great interesting points there thank you.
You made me laugh at the even Jim Ryan wants to see something 😂
At least my Ellie and Aloy plushie go down well.
Thank you for a great conversation.

If this was offered in the States I’d trade in my PS4 for SS any day. I have a SX, but would love having the option to use it in another room when the living room tv is tied up.

I think the series s has been a mistake and a digital series x that's priced at the same point as a digital ps5 would have been better move from microsoft.

I bought my series s purely to be a gamepass machine and I kinda feel that's what xbox had in mind aswell, it's small, stylish, quiet and can play next gen games, but it just doesn't have the power, space and resolution of the X

@InterceptorAlpha I wouldn't know about any of that from a production cost perspective. All I know is that seagate 1tb became a necessary purchase for me very fast.

@The_New_Butler That's the thing. Not everybody has their setup in the lounge and don't have the space in their bedroom, or the money, for an HDMI 2.1 TV which will take advantage of 120 fps etc.

I think if you have a PS5 and want Xbox games like MS Flight Simulator and Forza, the Series S is a cost effective console. I think as time passes the Series S will be a more popular 2nd console

@The_New_Butler I was agreeing with you. The S makes plenty of sense if you have a certain kind of screen and what kind of setup you've got.