Is It Worth Buying An Xbox One In 2022?

Absolutely not, at retail the One S costs more than the Series S which is frankly ridiculous and unless you can get a One X pretty cheaply I see no value in them whatsoever

We got xbox one S digital Xmas 2yrs ago, nice not having to store game boxes everywhere. I never considered xbox before but the price 2yrs ago was so cheap we didn't pass it up. We then last year finally packed up our wii u

No way. Just get a Series S

Don't bother with a One, One S, or One X.

Get the HotStock App, set it to the Series console of choice, and let it do the work for you to find stock. It's how I secured a PS5 after about a month of having the app.

I would say it helped with a Series X, but I got one before I discovered the HotStock App. Before the app I made regular "rounds" of the various retailer websites and happen to stumble on Series X stock at Best Buy.

Can’t say it is. I still have my base model Xbox One which has been totally eclipsed in use by my Series X with the sole exception of TV mode.

It's hard to imagine a world where you would pick the One S over the Series S. I guess if you're married to the idea of physical media, that's a reasonable case, but even then you're money's likely better saved for a Series X.

The last Xbox I owned was the 360, and I was lucky enough to get a Series X at launch. With how much the Series X improves over the Xbox One from what I heard, it makes me happy that I decided to skip the Xbox One.

I was planning on getting one when the next gen consoles were out, to catch up on Xbox exclusives i'd missed over the years, but when I found out the price of the Series S, it didn't make sense to go any other direction than get the Series S.

I usually pick a new game or franchise to play every month or so. On whatever console I have them on.

So far this month, I've spent more time playing my 360 (obviously playing no BC games). With the odd dip in to MCC on my xbox one s.

I just feel like, now especially, with all the stock shortages, price gouging, and job insecurity, just play what you have.

Once the Series S/X is in regular stock there is absolutely no need for the older models due to the backwards compatibility and the benefits of the SSD and new silicon in the new ones.

I was very surprised recently when my buddy just went into a Costco and picked up a series S bundle that included the old Xbone 2TB Seagate external storage and one month of GPU...he's in Nova Scotia but i was still surprised. I actually thought he bought the One S cuz he told me he got the white one with 2TB storage.

Nah. Soon as I saw the Series S I knew I'd be getting that. Got lucky with mine after randomly checking the GAME website and seeing them in stock. Put my Fatbox One into retirement as soon as it arrived.

Microsoft should sell the Xbox One S's at like $149 bundled with Minecraft, Fortnite and free access XLG and GamePass.

I know everyone has there own priorities and requirements so there is no 'right' answer for everyone.

That being said, if you are buying new, I do think it makes more sense to invest in something that is not more limited going forward. By limited, its going to have a smaller library of games as all the games are playable on next gen consoles as well as all the games that will release on next gen only. Not only that, more games will be limited on performance (like capped at 30fps) and/or visually.

Yes a lot of games are also releasing on last gen hardware - but often struggling to hold a 30fps frame rate. Games like Fable, Forza Motorsport, Perfect Dark, Scorn, Stalker 2 etc are all listed as Series S/X only - not Xbox One consoles. Unless MS updates the XB1 to 'stream' games via Game Pass, then its unlikely these games will be playable on XB1.

If the Series S/X didn't play all the XB1 games, many of those benefiting from enhancements like Auto HDR, increased resolution, increased frame rates, increased Anisotropic Filtering etc, then maybe it would be worth buying an XB1 for all the games this last gen offered. However, as these are all playable, then I see no reason to buy - its not as if you are missing out on games (unless you really want to play Kinect games but would need an XB1 with Kinect if you can find one used).

Its not like the start of last gen when the 360 had a lot of great titles to play and the XB1 had a very limited library. If you owned games like ACiv: Black Flag, CoD Ghosts etc on last gen, you had to rebuy for next gen to play. If you buy an XB1, you can only play games released on XB1 (inc the 360 and OG BC games) where as the Series S/X will play ALL these (many playing and/or looking better and loading faster) as well as all the future releases too so why limit yourself?

Hey anyone looking to get a Series X, would recommend following a Twitter bot that posts when it is for sale. I managed to get one within 2 weeks (and 5-8 'Sold Out' alerts)

I would definitely say no, Just save up to get the Series X, It's such a better experience or you could just get the Series S which is like the same price for a Xbox One..

I wanted the Series X but after a month of hunting, I'm done. I gave in and just ordered the One X (not too expensive). I had the PS4 but despise the uncomfortable Dualshock, and I just something about PS and I never clicked. I couldn't imagine playing 100+ hours of Mass Effect on that, and I want to go back through games I may have missed. If I eventually do get the Series X, I can sell the One X off or hand it down.

The BF got the One S, because he really wanted Banjo/RR, and he wants to give Mass Effect a shot after all my ravings about it. He didn't want the One X because it's black and too big, the Series S because it's digital only, and the Series X is too much and too big

I would say that maybe once the Series X/S consoles aren't impossible to find, then you're better off getting those. For now, I would just say to get an XBox One. You can find them for pretty cheap, and it has a great library while you wait for the scalpers to calm down and stop ruining everything.

I got my one X in November 2019. I obviously don't have the perspective of the newer consoles so I don't know what I'm missing.

I have really enjoyed my time with the Xbox One X and I am really glad I got it, I paid a fraction of the price I would have for a Series X a year later because I used various deals and vouchers to buy it. I've also enjoyed game pass ultimate which I bought 2 and a half years worth for £84.

The console runs a lot faster and smoother than my base PS4, maybe that's because of the better specs or the younger age of the console.

I wouldn't buy the One X full price and I wouldn't pay full price for game pass but for what little I have paid, I feel like it has been good value.

yes its still worth buying an X Box One S or X to play X Box One games.

But does it really matter as to which one? Youre still buying an X Box One console anyway to be able to play games.

I have Xbox consoles up the wazoo lol! Still have my original Xbox and a 2nd one modded with 50k games. I have 4 360’s but only have my Call of Duty 360 hooked up with a 320G hard drive and 2TB external external hard drive hooked up! That will stay hooked up with tons of 360 games that didn’t make the BC program...a shame. I have a 500G Forza 2 360 model brand new in the vault! I have a 2013 Xbox one launch model and a 2TB Xbox One S with a 6TB external drive hooked up! Both hooked up. And finally an Xbox Series X because yea I like having my physical game collection on display. 😁

I would say a One X is still worth having, but that's it.

I'd say if you can get a Series X|S, get that instead unless you care about Kinect or are fine playing next gen games via xCloud. Regarding native versions, the only on next gen journey begins with Flight Sim this summer and more games over time will be like this.

No. Get a Series S. It’s a substantial upgrade over the One S. It’s sleek, small and quiet.

The only con is the disc drive:
Some BackCompat games are not available digitally.
Your existing physical library is not playable.

But I think waiting for a Series X price drop is a better remedy to these issues than settling with soon to be decade old hardware.

I'd say save some money and get a Series X. The backwards compatibility is there and further improved on it. It also has more storage and a disc drive for games and BDs. It's the best console you could possibly have and the controller (same as Series S) is perfect.

Short answer: if you have fast internet and a wired connection, I think it's fine to get an Xbox One today thanks to Cloud Gaming. You can play most games, including Series X exclusives, on Game Pass though the cloud. The latency is non-existent but you will get screen refreshes here and there and from my experience, it will happen during cut-scenes. Not to mention that you'll be playing the Series X versions of the games through the cloud, which means you can experience benefits such as fast loading times.

I’m sitting on my xbone until the series x becomes widely available (as in I can walk into a store or casually go online). I don’t gave anything I can’t play that I want to and my backlog is about 100 games deep anyway. Gamepass makes that decision even easier.

I'd say a hard no. Just get a series S.

The SSD is the true game changer so unless you're getting one for under $50 why would you waste money on very old tech compared to the current gen?

A lot of people talk ill of the Series S and I don’t see why? I have a Series S and it runs games like a dream! I was able to pick up a used 1tb expansion card at my local used game store (not GameOver, erm I mean Stop, lol) for $159 and have plenty of storage. If you have a used game store near you I urge you to go there first to get your expansion drives used instead of paying the ridiculous full MSRP.

@SecretAgentCat Having converted from PS5 to Xbox recently, I love my series S and will happily play it until the availability of the Series X increases.

This article is... weird. It certainly lives in a bubble, purely theorical at best. Most places sell the Xbox One consoles at MSRP at least, if used sure, they sell it for maybe 50USD less in some cases. Having one still has it's uses, but they're on their way out, the One S already has issues with some games and the One X has gotten expensive.

My 2013 Xbox One still working great. I use it occasionally when I don't have access to the main TV where my Series S is. The xcloud option is a dream, streaming Halo Infinite is a great feature to have on a 9 year old console.

If you'd ask me I'd say to just get a Series S.

Support the Series consoles if buying new. There should be plenty of One S/X on the used market. People purchasing new Xbox Ones will make this compromised crossgen period last even longer.

Most people should see big benefits from the Series consoles even if they are not playing cutting edge games. FPS boost games, stable frame rate on non FPS boost games and load times alone are worth the jump to a Series console

No the Xbox one runs so poorly and takes forever to do anything. The series s finally makes it not frustrating to actually play on an xbox

I have my xbox one still and have a series s until i get the series x

Series X is the best but the most difficult to find. For retro gaming, I'd suggest Xbox One S or Series S but they don't play the Xbox One X enhancements. In 2022, my suggestion is to try to find a Series X, it's the best console ever.

I'm using the wife's one for the backwards compatible games as my 360 is reaching the end.

Until I get a series x, this is doing nicely even if the wireless is gone so it has to be plugged into the router .

I only upgraded to the Xbox One from the 360 with the release of the One X. I`m not too bothered about saving an extra 20-30 seconds of load times or the instant resume feature. I`ll maybe upgrade at the point when games are no longer being produced for the One. Saying that, I don`t game a lot anyway and still have un-played games that I bought three years ago.
My Project Scorpio Edition One X suits me just fine, plus I have a new boxed Cyberpunk Edition as back up too.

No. Just get an Xbox Series S. It does everything a Xbox one does but better, aside from not having a disc drive.