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Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 13180 reviews

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    Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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96%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers commend the Xbox Series S for its affordability, compact size, and impressive performance, especially considering its price point. Many appreciate the ease of use and fast load times, along with the benefits of Xbox Game Pass. However, some users point out limitations in storage capacity and the lack of a disc drive as significant drawbacks. The console's resolution capabilities also receive mixed feedback.

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Item,

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great Item Love My New System Needed An Upgrade And It Works Great

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Typical Christmas gift

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This was a replacement for the aging Gen 1 Xbox One that the kids were using.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great product

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great product not 4k but works great for playing games and that’s about it. Wish they had a software you could actually use it as a computer

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Wonderful little console

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    For the price this is unbeatable. PC that allows running games at similar quality will cost at least 2.5 times more. And take up 2.5 space. Wonderful little console

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Beasty little gal

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this fella to hold me over until I could get a retail priced Series X and let a scalper starve. Honestly don’t know that I’ll even bother now, the Series S is underrated af.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Birthday Gift

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought it for my oldest son. Perfect console for younger gamers!

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from MicrosoftOutreachTeam
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      Hey there,

      We're happy to have you as part of the Xbox Family, and are excited to hear your son is enjoying the experience hosted by their new Xbox Series S Console. No matter your age, we've designed your new setup to masterfully handle all that next-generation gaming has in store. We're thrilled to be a valued addition to your journey! Thank you for sharing your insights with us. We appreciate your feedback!

      Happy Gaming,
      Brad - Xbox Customer Care Microsoft

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Compact but powerful

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Compact but powerful - it gets warm where we placed ours under the shelf on our computer desk, but that was expected based on the initial feedback from other customers for the Series X

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Totally worth it!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great console! Wanted to upgrade my Xbox one and there was a major difference. Faster load time is a nice feature along with how compact the console is. The only downside is having a small storage.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from MicrosoftOutreachTeam
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      Hey there,

      The near-instant load times of your new Xbox Series S Console are a huge upgrade! We're happy you are enjoying your time with your new setup. Thank you for sharing your thoughts! We know storage space can make or break your gaming experience, and would like to offer some help in configuring your new system. Below is a link to our collection of how-to guides, designed to assist in achieving an optimized environment. Find all you need to revolutionize your capacity, here: https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/hardware-network/storage/manage-storage

      Happy Gaming,
      Brad - Xbox Customer Care Microsoft

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best console ever

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Purchased this console for my daughter for Christmas. It was a game changer.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great console

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I like the new Xbox series s. Definitely an upgrade graphics/speed wise from the Xbox one s. Only negative is the storage. I bought a 1TB memory card at $219 to make sure I had enough to fit all of my games on. Total for everything $520… could’ve just gotten the series x for that price. (Good luck finding them)

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good little console

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought because the series x is hard to find definely a improvement in speed compared to the xbox one has better visuals to but the storage could be better for games.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast and alot of fun

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I got this as a gift for my fiancé and he loves it. It’s much faster than his old Xbox and we enjoy playing games together. Would definitely recommend!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    series s

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    its perfect for a 2nd next gen console, but it can't be your main. It compliments my PS5 well, I enjoy gamepass ultimate on the system and the ability to either dl or stream games

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Xbox series S

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Have purchased this and the PS5. Though you won’t get as good of graphics with the S, GAME PASS clearly has a better line of for its consumers. Combining the Xbox Live and Game Pass features is a total plus. If you want the complete package I would highly recommend the Series X. If graphics isn’t a huge thing for you then the S is still a really good console.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good companion console.

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good companion for someone who has a PS5 or Switch. Not good as a primary console. Storage waaay too low. Only about 367 usable storage. Thats nothing, and the only way to expand it is by a seagate expansion card that offers 1TB for $200. After tax that with the console combined is more than the series X. Best used as a second console.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Does the job

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Does the job. Hooked up an external drive for xbox and it kept telling me to install faster games directly to the console, so hard drive cant be as bad as people claimed. Left it on for 3 days, no issues.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    A must!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Got this item for my wife, she definitely loves the upgrade.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Upgraded to this from 360.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Its much faster. Some of the S/x optimized games are around/greater than 100GB so you might run out of space soon. It also cant play my old games but overall it was a decent upgrade.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    PlayStation is better!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Purchased this to play MS Flight Simulator, Compared to PlayStation I’m not very impressed. The controller quit working after only 2 weeks. Had to call Xbox support to get a new one under warranty. PS controllers are strictly rechargeable which I much prefer. Also the Xbox network has already had outages in the month since purchase. That only happened once every couple years on PS.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Wanted the X but this is nice too

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Went ahead and got this to replace my old box. It’s very small and sleek. Boots up quick and the fact it’s “next gen” you get the upgraded games. Very impressed good power for price

    I would recommend this to a friend