A:AnswerNo, expansion memory is not required for the console to work. It comes with 1TB of storage out of box which is plenty to download many games. You can delete and reinstall games if you are ever short on memory. I currently have 16 games downloaded and still have 400gb of storage available.
A:AnswerCurrent price @ MS is
$449 stand alone cash price
or
XBOX ALL ACCESS
From $36.99/mo. with 0% APR for 24 months.^
Includes:
Xbox Series X console
Xbox Wireless Controller
24 months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
again, they will honor any major retailer's price if you show them in store
A:AnswerXbox Series X|S Backward Compatibility is free and allows you to play select Xbox 360, Original Xbox games, and Xbox One games you already own on Xbox Series X|S. Will functionality for the Original Xbox games via Xbox Backward Compatibility change from the Xbox 360 games in any way? Functionality will be very similar.