1TB Series S is a horrible idea...

[Box]

For $150 more you are getting a system that is about 3x as powerful GPU, an 2x faster and more robust RAM.

The CPUs the same. Also you can buy a second hand Series X for like $350-400 easily so if you don't mind buying a good condition used system, you can basically get the SX for same price or so...

I just don't see the market for this.

Especially when 512GB SS at $249 + 1TB Expansion Card for $129. gets you 1.5TB of storage for only $29 more than this black SS.

 

[anonpuffs]

It's not a horrible idea (besides the S spec already being horrible on its own), it's just a horrible idea to charge an extra $50

 

[Danja1187]

I'm sure the price will drop once they eventually phase out the 1st gen series S. Whenever they've managed to clear the channels they've stuffed.

 

[Nhomnhom]

Somehow they did the impossible and made the Series S worse.

 

[Lord Mittens]

Correction - Series S in general is a horrible idea.

 

[Hezekiah]

Will be interesting to see if they significantly lower stock of the 512GB model.

 

[Eternal_Wings]

Maybe they should have done an XSX all digital instead. Series S is the worst console ever to be born.

 

[Mild Conviction]

For modern gaming, the Series S is borderline useless, yes.

But, and I know this is obviously niche, the Series S is turning into an extremely well-performing and reasonably priced dedicated emulation machine.

$350 for a 1TB console that can run everything up to (and including) PS2/GameCube-era games almost flawlessly is actually extremely good in this hobby.

 

[anonpuffs]

For modern gaming, the Series S is borderline useless, yes.

But, and I know this is obviously niche, the Series S is turning into an extremely well-performing and reasonably priced dedicated emulation machine.

$350 for a 1TB console that can run everything up to (and including) PS2/GameCube-era games almost flawlessly is actually extremely good in this hobby.

They banned emulators on xbox recently.

 

[Mild Conviction]

They banned emulators on xbox recently.

Only in the retail store. If you pay $20 to unlock dev mode for your console, you can still add as many emulators as you want.

 

[anonpuffs]

Only in the retail store. If you pay $20 to unlock dev mode for your console, you can still add as many emulators as you want.

risky because they can block your console

 

[Nhomnhom]

Will be interesting to see if they significantly lower stock of the 512GB model.

That is going to be hard for them, it will require them to sell consoles.

 

[ethomaz]

The weird thing is MS trying to sell that turd saying it was requested by fans… I mean is he believing Series S owners will just buy a new Series S just because it has 1TB?

 

[Danja1187]

MS wants to push the Series S for their bottom line. It's already sold enough that devs can't ignore it not that they could but still. I also don't think the console is as bad as many here say it is.

It's an entry device into their ecosystem, gets the job done well enough. If they weren't so horrible at running their game studios I Reckon things would have turnt out better for this console.

 

[Mild Conviction]

risky because they can block your console

Isn't this is from a year or so ago? The situation hasn't gotten any worse since. In fact, some emulators have been actively making dedicated Xbox Series S|X forks with better UI and stuff. Digital Foundry even did a test a couple weeks ago to display how good it is. (It's not an optimal test because it uses the RetroArch cores, which are super outdated.)

 

[Zzero]

Will be interesting to see if they significantly lower stock of the 512GB model.

Phil mentioned wanting more of the X out there, proportionally, in the showcase so maybe. They might redesign the dye without incorporating performance upgrades.

 

[KiryuRealty]

Isn't this is from a year or so ago? The situation hasn't gotten any worse since. In fact, some emulators have been actively making dedicated Xbox Series S|X forks with better UI and stuff. Digital Foundry even did a test a couple weeks ago to display how good it is. (It's not an optimal test because it uses the RetroArch cores, which are super outdated.)

Unless MS changed their terms of use, it really doesn’t matter what the emulator devs have or haven’t done. MS can still nuke your account from orbit for any reason they choose.

 

[Mild Conviction]

Unless MS changed their terms of use, it really doesn’t matter what the emulator devs have or haven’t done. MS can still nuke your account from orbit for any reason they choose.

But, isn't that true for virtually any online service?

 

[Deleted member 417]

It is a terrible idea and predictable.

I wonder if Evilore will unban my account for saying that there will be multiple Series SKU's?

 

[arvfab]

But, isn't that true for virtually any online service?

It is, that's why