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Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 13198 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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  • Pros mentioned:
    Graphics, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great value

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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 this because I could not find a series x and I am glad I did. This just as fast and looks incredible while on 4k

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    My Xbox S

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

    I like this device with its ease of use. I am more of a disc type of person, the old school in me. Overal great graphics a low price.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Graphics, Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Huge upgrade

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

    This was a great birthday present, true graphics and performance upgrade from older consoles.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome!

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

    Great console. Sleek design. Smaller in real life than it looks in the photo. You can carry it everywhere. Games are fast and look great!

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from MicrosoftOutreachTeam
      Posted .

      Hey there,

      We appreciate you mentioning the benefits of this model's size, and how portable it is as a setup! We built this into the entire design of your new Xbox Series S Console, alongside its incredible computing power, optimized graphic settings, and next-generation operating system. Thank you for taking some time to share your experience with us. We're glad it was a good investment for you.

      Happy Gaming,
      Brad - Xbox Customer Care Microsoft

  • Cons mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Affordable way to game

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

    The series s is a great console for casual gamers. Pair it with game pass and you get a very affordable way to play next gen games. The biggest con is the storage size, which will fill up quickly with games. If you plan on expanding the storage, I would recommend just going to the series x which starts with double the capacity. The official storage expansion is over $200 for 1tb of data, so you aren't saving much money with the series s of you want more space. If you don't care about 4k and just want to game, the series s is great.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Graphics, Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Xbox series S

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

    Great console with good performance and graphics!!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Price
    Cons mentioned:
    4k

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Value

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

    It is a great console considering how much you get for the price. Perfect if you don't plan on playing 4k and you buy all your games digitally.

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

    good system

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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.

    got this for myself but my daughter quickly took it for an addition to her gaming pc. it was very easy to setup on both the tv and the pc, quality is good and it’s fun to play. has plenty of storage space for all of her games and the controller works smoothly on her pc screen

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Xbox

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

    Love the sleekness of the new xbox. Very easy to travel with. Bought a hard drive to increase storage

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Xbox 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.

    A huge upgrade from the older mode Xbox One! Way faster and smaller! Which is a huge plus when putting it on the shelf!

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

    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.

    Compact size, does not take up a lot of space. Easy to set up and get to playing. Don’t even have to worry about disks which I like.

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

      You said it! The portable, sleek design of your new Xbox Series S Console means it doesn't take up too much space, no matter where you take it. And, with its featured disc-free configuration, hauling and managing your physical games has become a thing of the past! We're happy you love it. Thank you for sharing your experience with the community! We appreciate your feedback.

      Happy Gaming,
      Brad - Xbox Customer Care Microsoft

  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance
    Cons mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Had to settle for the Series S

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    Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great system. It runs smoothly and I haven’t had issues. Get the SD card to increase storage and you won’t be sorry

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product for kids

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

    Great product for young kids. Works great for young kids. Not bulky in there rooms

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great little device

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

    Excellent value for the price. If you only play a few games this is the system to buy. Also very portable!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great lil machine

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

    This is my 2nd xbox series s that ibuy. We have a total of 4 systems in our household for family fun. 2 series s and 2 series x. If u can i recommend getting the series x. This only has 400ish gigs of space. So if u need to buy the seagate expansion pack the 1 tb is alone 220, which this sytem with that expansion turns out more expansive then the seriesx. But if u just playing cloud games, this will do the trick.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    4k, Storage

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great for backwards compatible games

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The series S is sleek and compact. The SSD delivers fast load times and the hardware itself provides improved frame rate over previous generation. The only gripe is you can't use the full 512 GB of memory and does not upscale image to 4K.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Graphics
    Cons mentioned:
    Disc drive

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good but needs disc drive

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

    Awesome new Xbox and great graphics. It just really needs a disc drive. Microsoft should make a Series S with disc drive option. Because I can't play any of the games I have on disc. It is a good system but if it had a disc drive I would give it 5 stars.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Purchase

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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.

    Really nice works really well, I love playing 2K and All open world games. Very good resolution on 4K TV’s as well. Overall great buy!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance
    Cons mentioned:
    Memory

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Wait for the X

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

    Beast of a system. Although you sacrifice memory the Xbox still performs just as good as a series X. Personally I’d wait till series X become more available. I just got the S for the living room.

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

    Perfect for Warzone!

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

    Warzone player here. Perfect to setup with a gamin monitor. Get it with AMD Freesync technology and use variable refresh rate. The x box has AMD freesync tech FYI. 1080p at 120fps. It’s the closest to a pc at a fraction of the cost. Fast load time and I am able to download warzone, multi player in Cold War and modern warfare. Memory is at 68%. No need got memory expansion if I don’t download the campaign etc. I pair it with the series x and go ham! Best bang for your buck!! Get it! You won’t be let down.

    I would recommend this to a friend