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Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 13187 reviews

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96%would recommend to a friend

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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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  • Pros mentioned:
    Size

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Powerful, small, and small

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

    Great power. Tiny package. Very small storage size. 512GB for a digital only console is a bit rough, especially considering the OS size.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Cloudy

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

    Great buy! The care and quality with no inserting cd's is joy. Compact and lightweight..

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

      We're excited to hear you appreciate the disc-free configuration of your new Xbox Series S Console! It's a huge perk, and helps establish your new setup as one of the most advanced portable systems on the market today. We're happy you are pleased with your purchase! Thank you for sharing your feedback. We're glad it was a good investment for you!

      Happy Gaming,
      Brad - Xbox Customer Care Microsoft

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Unbelievable

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

    This is a really great console. I was really shocked and surprised. It loads very quickly. I have a television that supports this Xbox series S and the picture is simply mind blowing. I even hooked to one of my TVs that doesn’t support it’s features and that looked pretty good. This Xbox is a sleeper. Better get one before everybody finds out about this. Based on how this console is, the Xbox series X has to be a “Monster”.

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

    Awesome game system!

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

    Love the product, easy to setup and use it. Love that it came all setup for me.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 5 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.

    Love the next gen technology and console. The price is reasonable too

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

    Xbox Hit a home run with the Series S

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

    Really is a great system! Series X not really a thing unless your 4K gaming and have a 4K monitor or TV. Save the money for now until the nicer 4K monitors come down in price. We set this up on a LG 1MS 1440p monitor and it rocks! 120fps all day long abs clarity is unreal! Plus Best Buy did us a solid and got this in on a Christmas Eve and was able to give it to our kids for Christmas morning. It wasn’t suppose to come in till after!

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

    Amazing machine at a great value!

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

    This is the absolute best bang for your buck system ever made. If you don't have a TV that can utilize the PS5 or the Series X you are just waiting your money. The only con is the small size of the internal storage. But ask yourself... How many games are you actually playing at one time? The 360 gb of free space (after formatting and system data) can fit a few games and an external ssd can hold the rest.

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

    Good console

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

    Good Xbox, fast and reliable if you don’t care about not having disc.

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

    Come on, it’s XBox!!!

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

    Can’t go wrong with any XBox!! Love that it’s portable if you wanna take it with you when you travel-for smaller kids it could help keep them busy during downtime!

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

    Best next gen gaming system!

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

    Awsome gaming system love it! New white system looks amazing with my set up.

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

    Excellent next-gen console, fraction of the price

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

    Coming out of the PS4/Xbox One generation, I had initially resolved to not pick up Microsoft's newest console. However, the availability of backwards compatibility on Xbox, as the lower price point of the Series S, eventually persuaded me to pick this up as a desktop console. For my purposes, this console is perfect. PlayStation will continue to be my primary console, but I am glad I got the Series S.

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

    Nice xbox

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

    Bought for my son but now he prefers playstation. Great for what he wanted it for when it was purchased.

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

    Great value

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

    Great value, easy set up and operation right out of the box.

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

    Review

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

    At first my choice was to go for the series X or the ps5 but I needed up purchasing this item and it has been the best purchase ever. You can play in the cloud whenever you want without having to download the games (not ever game is like this but majority are). Which means you’ll have more space on your console. I don’t regret purchasing an Xbox console

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

    New console. New upgrades.

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

    I bought this for my nephews and they love it. Newest console in the Xbox family.

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

    Works as intended

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

    Once I got a Series X I kicked my old main the One X upstairs to my bedroom. Didn't take long to notice how cpu and transfer rate limited it is when compared to the new generation. So I picked up a Series S to "replicate" the Series X experience in my bedroom. Series S absolutely does the trick, gaming at my entertainment system or my bedroom feels the same which was what the Series S was designed to do, fantastic little device.

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

    Awesome little machine!

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

    This machine is awesome both for gaming and media viewing. The best machine for watching media from external hard drives compared to PS5's lack of support for it. Also, you have more personalization with wallpaper and themes which PS5 also lacks unfortunately.

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

    Thank you Best Buy for good service

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My son loves this thing. It was incredibly difficult to buy as a Christmas present and Best buy was the only company that really addressed the bots hoarding and reselling quantities. I really appreciate that and came back for other purchases that I would have made elsewhere. The series S itself is an amazing piece of technology. Just make sure you are OK with digital games only (which is the current trend anyway).

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

      We're happy to hear you were able to get your hands on one! Thank you for taking a few minutes to share your story with us. We appreciate your patience, and are excited to be a host for you and your family as you venture into the next generation of gaming. We're proud of the package we've put together in your new Xbox Series S Console, and thrilled to know you are enjoying its disc-free configuration! We appreciate your feedback, and are glad it was a good investment for your and yours.

      Happy Gaming,
      Brad - Xbox Customer Care Microsoft

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Perfect for casual gamer

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

    Exactly what you need for a casual gaming experience. Still a solid product with impressive graphics and fast loads. No CD drive, but not needed in todays gaming world. Everything is downloaded to the console. Decent storage space for plenty of games. Heavy gamers will need a larger size storage or memory expansion.

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

    Great Value Console

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

    We were way overdue to upgrade from a Xbox 360, so we went with series S (since we don’t have 4k TV’s to take advantage of the X) I was concerned about going disc-less but we got the gamepass and have heard no complaints. You will probably need an ssd expansion drive tho, 500gb goes quick. Easy setup in minutes!

    I would recommend this to a friend