Customer Ratings & Reviews

Awesome small like grabiels hairline but big like his stomach

Looks excellent on the samsung 43 inch UT690..easy to install

Excellent Price and I got it quick the same day White Console

Haven’t opened it yet, it’s a Christmas gift. I’m sure he will love it though, he’s loved the older models. Give 4 stars because storage isn’t very big.

Excellent gift for my daughters birthday she loves it

Bought as a Christmas gift for my brother. Looks good and is very small. Very nice addition to anyone looking to play Xbox this Christmas!

Performance went down when we install a game like tennis with 50% size occupied. My kids lost interest in it.

It is excellent and the price for performance is awesome only concern it runs really hot.

Overall Xbox did well with the S series. Great gaming system for the digital world. Would receive 5 stars but Xbox cannot seem to fix their STICK DRIFT ISSUE on their controllers! Worked well for 2 weeks and now the moment I let go of the stick, my character looks to the stars faster then you can blink! Updated, cleaned, wired it straight to console and still same issue.

Could be more durable, a great improvement over the Xbox one

Even with it being a Open box purchase it worked perfectly.

Love this game. I’ve been a Xbox fan since I was a kid.

I only had the game system for 30days and some how my HDMI port just stop working

How does microsoft's entry level offering into the next gen realm stack up and is it worth it? Since I currently own all three of the xbox one x, series s and series x (seriously microsoft can you get any lazier with the naming?) I thought I would take a second to give my two cents on the series s console as it compares and relates to its xbox brethren. So first off what exactly is the Xbox Series S and where does it fit into the rest of the Xbox family? The Series S is one of microsoft's two new next gen (current gen by now?) consoles as it looks to phase out the older Xbox One models. Its serves as the entry level next gen console sorta like the little brother to the much more powerful, flagship Series X console. Basically an all digital, disc free upgrade to the older Xbox One family. It brings advancements such as ray tracing, 3d audio, nvme ssd and faster gpu at the cost of storage and performance. In all honesty, the little brother doesn't really play in the same league as its bigger brother so its actually much more logical to compare it to the One X since both price and performance falls into a much closer spectrum to see if its worth upgrading for you. PROS:- The new Xbox Series S brings a host of advancements over the previous console cycle. Primarily and most obviously noticeable is that it is faster. Like, much faster. In fact that is the first thing everyone that has used mine says within the first 5 minutes. The new console clocks in with a GPU that is 393Mhz faster than a One X as well as a CPU that is roughly 1.5x faster. Add to that advanced NVME SSD and load times are drastically cut down from older consoles, so much so that it is seriously hard to sit and stare at loading screens for more than 20 seconds anymore. Beyond that the Series S also offers support for ray tracing along with twice the refresh rate at 120hz. Another under appreciated upgrade is support for 3D spatial audio, if you haven't experienced Dolby Atmos yet you are missing out! You also get the newer version of the Xbox wireless controller and much improved app support for all your streaming needs. All of this at price that is much more palatable than the Series X and about that of a new One X (if you can find one). Add to that full backwards compatibility for both gaming and hardware and you can see the many benefits to upgrading. However, that price point does come at some compromises.. CONS:- There are some trade offs to having a reasonable price point and smaller profile. Primarily the Series S is not a true 4k console. Output resolution is limited 1440p compared to 4k capabilities of the One X. However don't forget you have a much faster refresh rate which leads to far smoother gameplay and that is going to be much noticeable than the dip in resolution which really requires a higher end tv to make a difference. Another big difference is the obvious lack of a disc drive. Given the push towards digital gaming this may or may not matter to you, but any older games you still have on disc are basically useless and forget about using it as your 4k blu ray player. Although you can still access streaming services such as Netflix etc. Lastly for a system that is all digital you are definitely going to run into memory storage issues. With 512Gb of internal storage off the shelf there is going to be constant shuffling of what games you keep installed on your system. Considering most games are now in the 50-75Gb range and can often be much higher this could be quite the issue. VERDICT:- In conclusion the Series S is definitely a step up and into the next console generation. Although the resolution is actually lower than an older One X model this is not truly noticeable unless you have a very good newer TV. What is very noticeable is the processing speed and 120Hz refresh rate which any gamer will tell you makes a much bigger difference to the overall experience and the Series S shines here. And until you actually experience it you can't imagine the huge difference the loading times make, it is like old school dial up compared to 5g internet. Once you get used to it you really can't go back. So depending on what your budget and requirements are the Series S is totally and upgrade to the One X and unless you have spent $1000+ on a tv that is no more than year old and have another $600+ to spend on the flagship Series X this might very well be the console for you! A great way to experience the benefits of next gen gaming without breaking the bank.

As noted by those at Digital Foundry, it has an absolutely irresistible design aesthetic and it is even smaller than you would expect. It is quiet, versatile (lay flat or stand on its side with no additional standing plate or stand), and while it may not be the most powerful console on the market, it is the most competitively priced and outperforms the current gen systems in key ways. Since it has an SSD (unfortunately only 512GB which basically necessitates the expansion card), it boots up, installs, and loads games significantly faster than previous gen consoles. These loading improvements are also seen in loading sequences in games (respawns, fast travels, etc). The user interface is also significantly faster and feels much more enjoyable to navigate. The other key difference between this machine and the previous gen consoles is that it has Quick Resume. This allows you to save the state of multiple games at once and switch between them with only a few seconds of waiting for the splash screen. Gone are the days of having to wait minutes at a time for a new game to load every time you decide to switch to playing something else. The save states even stay after a reboot or system update! The only ways they are cleared are if the console is fully shutdown or the saved game has an update. This machine has incredible potential as its chipset has a full RDNA2 feature set. Unfortunately, it will be some time before devs are able to fully tap into those features so how games look or play on this machine can be less than ideal. Any backwards compatible title you launch will be the original Xbox One version of the game instead of the Xbox One X version. The biggest downside of this is that a lot of Xbox One X versions had additional features or modes (performance or quality) and allowed the user to determine which options they preferred. None of the original Xbox One versions had these options so a lot of old titles are stuck at poor resolutions and frame rate locks. This is a purpose built machine designed to play digital titles at 60fps up to 1440p resolutions (Usually 1080p 60fps or 1440p 30fps). It is also capable of playing supporting titles at 120Hz but this requires the correct monitor or TV set. Overall, this machine is for a more casual player or someone that doesn’t have a 4K TV or monitor. It’s responsive, nice to look at, and will play any titles you own, or plan to buy, better than previous gen consoles.

Don’t buy this Xbox it really acts just like the Xbox One

It's a good console for what we need! The picture is definitely better than the xbox one we have and the wife is happy!

Not sure what specifically I can play in this console but if you have kids don’t buy the expensive one this is enough

Love Best Buy and the convenience of purchasing online and pickup. My grandson loves his Xbox!!

It’s very good and can load games faster and run them pretty good