Customer Ratings & Reviews

Since owning the Series S I can’t honestly say it’s a great way to stay current in the gaming hobby. You get to play the latest games with minimal loss in graphical fidelity. Takes up very little space, with a brilliant simple design, it stays quiet while dispensing heat effectively from his huge black vent. Adding RetroArch in Dev Mode makes the Series S a fantastic emulation box as well, playing games up to GameCube and PS2. An easy recommendation to those on a budget. You won’t get this price to performance ratio anywhere else.

I already have a PS5, and wanted an SX for Game Pass, but as you know they are hard to come by and reached on the SS. I already own a One X, and I am playing on a 2.1 4K TV, so I was worried this would not be an upgrade. I am very impressed,and honestly, this is the perfect little GP machine. I have run One X against it on the same tv and the difference is more than I thought. I’m sure you’ve heard the knock that it is not native 4K, but upscaled on my TV it is barely noticeable. The 120 FPS and ray tracing is very noticeable, however. This little machine is the best bargain of the new generation. This is not a PS5, but the perfect compliment to one or is perfect for someone looking for a next gen and find this one available. Three hundred bucks is the cost of 4 games off Game Pass.

Even without the disk slot, it is still an amazing console. I have quite a few games on disk, but they still run just fine on my Xbox One S. Got this console to play driving games like Forza.

I got this system before I got the Series X and it is basically the same thing just less expensive and with Game Pass you are in gaming heaven. Save your money and get this one instead of the X if you are a casual gamer.

I really wanted the series x but became impatient and these are a lot easier to get. I got the xbox, a lime green controller, and the game pass ultimate. A pro tip is to get the game pass from Microsoft for a dollar and then when you buy the series s, bundle the game pass ultimate for three more months for 33 dollars or so. Then you have six months of ultimate for about 35 dollars. The series S makes the pictures on my 4k tv look awesome. I already had an external hard drive from my original xbox one and I didn't have to transfer one thing. Setup was easy. Would highly recommend if you are willing to buy the game pass because that is the cheapest way to own this system. For reference, I am a casual gamer, don't play much and watch a lot of movies on my consoles. Hope this helps.

Most affordable next generation system with some very particular drawbacks: + Fast Loading - all new storage that is as fast as the SeriesX - Small capacity - only 500gb (versus 1TB on the X) -- expanding with USB speeds works for non S/X games but newer games want fast storage. Current 1TB expansion (fast) is $200 +Supports all of the latest next gen graphics - But focuses on 1080p for most TV sets Overall is a great system for low cost if you want next generation performance and don't need the highest end 4K. I personally use this as my kids system as a second system beyond the Series X for Dad. Note: is a FANTASTIC travel system, very small form factor that can travel in your cary on bag and lets you game when traveling for work

Faster load times. Will not be disappointed. Will need to purchase expansion memory.

This is a great little system, perfect for a 2nd room, or if you tend to move systems around a lot (I do) I already have a Series X hooked up to the 4K, I bought this for the portability and to use on smaller screens. I love it! I actually used it more than the X, since the X is on the family TV. It compares well to the X. If you look at the games side by side you will notice a difference, but in general the games look and play great. It's snappy and quiet, the only downside is the small amount of storage, but that's easily rectified by using a cheap HDD and shuffling games around. Unfortunately I had to return it because the fan started squeaking, and of course there was no replacement available for exchange. I'm definitely buying another one whenever Best Buy gets them back in stock!

Considering the price to performance, it's a great console, being all digital is my favorite aspect as well.

Got this for my son who loves it and the feature of having disc free gaming is perfect because he never loses a disc never scratches a disc. Access all games on one service that I pay for monthly and I never have a complaint from him. I do recommend it

21st Birthday and my gaming son wanted the new Xbox Series S. Loves playing Madden and the new College Football games on it with his friends. Doubles as a smart device letting him get on NetFlix, Max etc so he does not need a Smart TV at college.

This gaming system was perfect for my grandson, because I never have to worry about missing or scratched discs. He loves it

Best bang for your buck game machine. Best to get an external drive for storing games. $219 is too much for the Xbox expansion card, especially being only 1 TB. Looks good on my 4k Tv. Lots of good games on Game Pass.

budget friendly and quality console love it!! was thinking to get a series X first but then decided to get this S console instead - totally worth the money + I didnt have to wait too long since it was widely available.

Wonderful service nice easy will buy again. Awesome

I had gone with the Xbox Series X back from begining of this year but unable to acquire the extra warranty and protection. So, i had sold it off for my living conditions ans downgraded to the Xbox Series S instead and happy i went this way. I don't have no space for physical media anymore as it's time consuming and regardless, i gotta download the game as the physical discs are placeholders nonetheless. So why waste $500 for an big box without no warranty. When i switched to Xbox Series S with the Best Buy Total Tech is worth protection of my investments into Microsoft. I'm an very satisfied customer

For the price is one of the best console out side, digital only, but if you’re going to play only Game Pass or games that you have in your library, this is your choice

As advertised, new gen Xbox. Quick resume into games and shows is great. For the quality of machine in its package size is a real bargain. Can’t go wrong here. Only complaint is the limited storage size, but you can’t really complain about that for what it is, and that information is up front. Best option is also buy the storage device that allows you to immediately play games off of the storage device without redownloading.

Used to have an Xbox way back and have wanted on of the new ones but couldn’t really afford it till now and they have been hard to find so when I saw the opportunity for this I jumped and wasn’t disappointed

I have to admit that I wasn’t sure this console was going to live up to my graphical expectations coming from PC. I was dead wrong! Games still look great at 1080-1440p on my 4K TV. All of this from their smallest console ever. The ssd has only 364gb of usable space and it fills up quickly because game pass is awesome. It only feels somewhat warm when I place my hand an inch away from the exhaust so thermals are kept under control. The redesigned controller is a nice evolution of the existing Xbox one controller and the D-pad is much better with more matte plastic material. The UI is just ok and could use some improvement. For the money, Microsoft did a lot right and I salute them. This console reminded me that gaming is more than just graphical fidelity.