Customer Ratings & Reviews

This is the second Series X we have in our house. I got lucky and was able to get this for my sons birthday. Needless to say he was super ecstatic!! Significantly faster, smoother and better quality than any previous Xbox. The graphics and speed alone are phenomenal. For most games this console is perfect if you are a casual gamer. I would recommend this to anyone, it is a great buy and a lot of fun. With all the games available for purchase and on the Game Pass you will not go bored! If you are looking to take your gaming to the next level, however, I would highly recommend a gaming PC or building your own PC.

Great graphics and speed! Price not to happy about but ya get what you pay for.

After 4 mths. of trying to purchase an Xbox Series X I decided to try one more time on Best Buy's site. I nearly fell out of my chair when viewing 'saved items' in my account and seeing the 'add to cart' available. If you are still looking, use Toms Hardware for updates on availability and the several Twitter accounts listed there for the most up to date drops. This is what I did and it finally paid off. Do not give in the scalpers, you will feel much better after you finally own one for the retail price. The good news is much more stock is on the way and retailers like Best Buy are using methods to counter scalpers. Soon everyone that wants an Xbox Series X will be able to get it. After upgrading from an Xbox 360, it's simply mind blowing playing the Series X. It surpassed my expectations in a console. Talk about value, $500.00 is a bargain. It's impossible to build a PC with Series X specs for that price. The console itself is built sturdy and heavy, almost like a brick. I love the monolith type design. It's very quiet and boots up extremely quick. The cooling fan and the design work well keeping things cool. I read there's been a few reports of overheating but thankfully this system seems to be performing great. The disc loader uses no tray and 'grabs' the disc quickly and loads it. The inputs/outputs are pretty straight forward and easy to understand. Playing Forza Horizon 4 at 4k@120fps is an exhilarating experience and truly lifelike. Going over 200mph and actually feeling like real life is amazing. I've never felt that before from playing a racing game. Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate looks stunning and the characters move very fast, yet every detail and motion is clear without any lag whatsoever @120fps. The system is worth the wait.

I went from the S to the X. Noticeable change in performance and graphics on my 4k tv. Not entirely sure yet if the price is worth the difference from the S. Just depends on what is important to you. It does make a difference for muliplayer games but the S was definitely fine when playing games like Apex or Overwatch. The X just seems a bit better at processing and such. I really missed having the disk drive so that was a motivating factor for me in getting the X.

Such a great purchase. I had an Xbox One before this and it still worked great but a buddy of mine persuaded me to purchase one while it was on sale. It was such a steal and the purchasing online was so easy and manageable. ! This Xbox is great and the updated graphics and frames are amazing. All games look great and work noticeably quicker. Great purchase and if you are on the fence, you will not regret it!

Everything about this new system just feels premium. From the controller and cords to the Xbox itself. It's not as big as I thought it would be, it actually looks nice compared to the eyesore that is my ps5. Pairs perfectly with my lg cx oled. Check all the boxes for the next gen features. Games look and play super clean in 120fps with vrr on. Older games feel like Brand new games in 60 or 120fps. Now I'm questioning how I was ever able to play games before at 30fps. Well there's definitely no going back now. I've waited this long for the perfect console and it won't hurt to wait a bit longer for true next gen games. Until then I'll be enjoying my current library the way games are supposed to be played.

Can totally tell the difference already from the one x. Runs really great. It’s really quite and the controller feels a little different but in good ways. It is very big though so make some space for it.

Very fast and quiet! I love how Forza Horizon 4 looks optimized for series X. Load times are amazing and I have all my older games on external hard drive. I purchased the Seagate expansion card as well.

As of February 2021 the following statements are simple objective truths. The Series X comes with the largest hard drive of the three main console manufactures. Microsoft is the only manufacturer allowing the use of the previous generation’s controllers. Microsoft is the only manufacturer allowing backwards compatibility for two or more generations of games. If you consider hard drive space a commodity or a second controller mandatory the Series X is cheaper than its direct competitor while offering similar in game performance on latest gen games. These are all facts. The following is purely opinion based. The two best features currently unique to the XBOX are its ability to upscale older games to HDR10, and the ability to rapidly switch between different digital games with quick resume. The upscaling and rock solid frame rate on older games add something to them that is hard to quantify. It’s not perfect and on some games can be jarring but I have yet to have a bad experience with it and have been really impressed with the effect on Geometry Wars and Battlefront 2(2005). Quick Resume does not get enough credit. Taking a quick break from one game to play another sounds like a small deal. It really is not. Quick resume does not lock in the user. It allows multiple people to play games on the same console without closing the other person’s game. Want to play some multiplayer with your kid and not close your current single player epic? Go for it. Have three kids ranging in age from Lego to Resident Evil? Not as much of a problem. There are a few bad things to say about the XBOX. First, online play currently requires an XBOX live or Game Pass Ultimate subscription. Game Pass is often toted as “the best deal in gaming” and I would recommend trying it out for at least a month to any XBOX owner but this is a draw back. It’s also one shared by Microsoft’s competitors so this is more of a heads up for anyone fresh to the console gaming scene. The second is the proprietary hard drive expansion. Current gen games are monstrous in size and not getting smaller any time soon, they also require onboard SSD storage to run. The days of loading all of a consoles games on a single cheap external hard drive are gone. Now properly managing data storage is a necessary skill as older games (XBOX, XBOX 360, and XBOX ONE titles) can run off of cheaper external hard drives or SSDs while Series X/S titles must be loaded on the internal hard drive or the proprietary external card. To be fair, Microsoft’s closest gaming competitor has this issue as well and currently has their internal storage expansion disabled pending approved hardware arriving on market. If you have to buy from approved vendors only, it might as well be easy to install. Xbox Series X/S consoles do not have as bad of an exclusive games problem as people often say it is. Every professional reviewer in the world has felt the need to hammer on the lack of exclusives. Microsoft knows this. It’s already being fixed. Was being fixed before anyone outside the company knew it was a problem. XBOX owns some of the best game design companies in the worlds these days. The exclusives are in development and the multiplatform games are coming constantly. Series X enhanced titles are surprisingly common and are typically good if you want some eye candy in the meantime. Finally XBOX stock controllers do not come with built in rechargeable batteries. Anyone familiar with how short the life can be on these should consider this a perk. There are Xbox 360s still in service today because the controllers can use batteries or have their rechargeable battery pack swapped out. TLDR: The Series X is the best deal in gaming.

I highly recommend upgrading to the Xbox Series X. The load times for next gen games is extremely quick compared to the Xbox one. I upgraded from an Xbox One X and as far as the picture quality goes, the difference is minimal. This will change once developers utilize the Xbox Series X increased power. You will see a significant increase in overall performance if upgrading from the Xbox one. I’ve enjoyed the few next gen games available and look forward to all the Xbox Series X exclusives being released in 2021. I’ve had zero problems transferring my games via network transfer. The transfer speeds were very quick. If you’re able to upgrade, do yourself a favor and update to the next gen console.

I love my PS5 but graphics and performance have been really strong on the Xbox over PS5

It plays discs very smoothly and the picture quality upgrade is phenomenal. The load times are practically nonexistent and is very quick loading games and movies. My only complaint is that I am not a fan of the shape. It is a little bulky so I had to position it off to the side of my tv set up. All in all it was definitely worth it to upgrade as I’m not a fan of loading times and this system is very quick. Highly recommend to gamers casual or not.

I recently purchased [Game Title] for Xbox, and it’s honestly one of the best gaming experiences I’ve had! From the moment I started playing, I was hooked. The graphics are stunning, especially in 4K, and the attention to detail in the environments and characters makes it feel incredibly realistic. The gameplay is smooth, intuitive, and offers the perfect balance between challenging and fun. The storyline kept me engaged throughout. Each mission felt unique, and the character development was surprisingly deep. The multiplayer mode is just as impressive – I’ve had countless hours of fun playing with friends. I also love the regular updates from the developers, which add new features and keep the game fresh. If you’re an Xbox gamer looking for something that combines great storytelling, top-notch graphics, and solid gameplay, is a must-buy. Highly recommended! Feel free to swap out specific details to match the game you’re reviewing, like mentioning specific features, game modes, or elements that you loved.

I’ve had my series X for about a month now, and I do not regret my purchase. There might not be a lot of exclusives out now, but there are a good amount of series X enhanced games out at the moment. The performance is stunning. The graphics upgrade looks great. The reason I’m giving this console a rating of four out of five stars is because the console does get hot while running some more high end games. This is with constant usage.

The new Xbox X has to be one of the best gaming systems that I have ever come across. Graphics are amazing especially for the 4K fields. Speed delivers and I appreciate being able to install a 1TB memory card into the console instead of a hard drive or the SanDisk. I will admit to being new to the new system since my old xbox is almost a decade. You will not be disappointed. Take advantage of any sales / discounts.

Series X is probably the best xbox console to date. The system loads quickly and the "quick resume" feature is real handy. It does emit noticeable heat over extended use (like over 1hr). But the system never slows down or anything. The only "con" I can think of is the hard drive space. 1 TB sounds like alot but these games are sometimes 100gb+. You can download series x/s enhanced games to a regular external hard drive but to actually play them you have to buy seagate hard drive (which is another $200+) to play the games. Overall happy with the console.the

Nice system with plenty of storage, great graphics and very easy to start up for a new user.

This is a fantastic machine. It's extremely fast all the way around. Start up time for loading games compared to the One X is no comparison. It loadsnin seconds instead of minutes. The one bad thing is the Series X doesn't have an optical output. If you have a headset using this, then the headset may either need to be replaced or a firmware update would be required as mine did before it will work with the Series X. The controlers are similar to the One X, but reuires a different battery and back than the older controllers.

Customer service was impeccable, and the product was kept clean, intact, and well maintained, including outer packagin.

Xbox is always a great game system to have I love that it has 1TD and love the controller feels good in your hands and love the design on the Xbox series x and I look forward to playing it all day