@Ryan Parker how did you not know that though? There’s literally no slot for a disc..

I recently bought this out of curiosity since I was already a GamePass subscriber on PC and already own a PS5. I know it's gotten a somewhat bad reputation but it really isn't a poor choice for 1080p TVs. The difference is obviously bigger at 4k but I don't think most people could tell between a PS5 and XSS on a 1080p set. It's not amazing by any means but it's been a genuinely decent system for me. My only actual complaint is that I cannot use the wireless USB soundcard for my headphones that I've been using with my PS4/PS5 and PC. It's no dealbreaker but I really wish Microsoft supported USB soundcards on their consoles.

1:52 what game is that? Thank you

Xbox didn't have it listed, but my guess is it's Sims 4 on EA Play.

is it beeter to build a pc or just get a xbox because I already have a ps5 ? thank you

Makes sense. The Series S is a lot easier to get right now. I would refuse to go thru a scalper too.

Just ordered mine from the Xbox Store itself. They had availability for the S! I can't wait. Although I'm only upgrading from a One X Scorpio. Eventually will get the Series X for market price; when available.

@@QuitYourCryin - The big difference I noticed from the One X to the Series S was the frame rate, it's really noticeable.

@@BusyDadGaming its easier to get because nobody wants one. I dont see the point of even buying one. My xbox one x has more teraflops and can at least do 4k where as the series can't so why buy one? Are gamers that hungry for next gen consoles/console that doesnt even have any real exclusive games to show its true graphics prowess? I guess so or they just dont't know any better which is usually the case. I think the series s is a waste of money, it cant even play the old xbox and 360 tittles.

@@redcrimson1028 you don’t see the point cuz you have a Xbox one x and the series s can play 360 games it’s supposed to replace the one and one s, not one x

That's what I've seen from people that enjoy the PS5 as their main. It's such a great value and I'm glad you're enjoying it. Thanks for watching!

It’s better than ps5 for value i don’t care about the ps5 exclusives half of them are kids games like spider man and ratchet and clank lol

@@ot9523 alright bro be careful the pony patrol is gonna come after you, cause you know they hate when you talk down on there console lol.

@@ot9523 Spider-Man not really a kids game. Ratchet and clank possibly but still a great game. Returnal definitely not a kids game, Ghost of Tsushima sure as hell aint a kids game. Oh well to each his own.

@@ot9523 A kids game lol. PlayStation coming out with slot of exclusives that's making Xbox look bs.

Thanks, I appreciate it and thanks for watching!

That's a great point, although the download speeds are A LOT slower during gameplay. For most, that won't really be much of an issue though. The last game I did a play+ on was Ghosts of Tsushima. Outside of that game, I can't remember the last time.

Agree, if I were to get the Series S, the storage wouldn't bother me because on my One X with 1 TB of storage I download only a few games, delete them after I beat them, and move on. Never someone who hoards games, because the Series X would also not have enough storage as well. It will fill up regardless

@@GarveyMustangMan this is true no console has "enough" storage the future of expansion cards and SSDs will be necessary for all the series s series x and ps5

You realize they’re not actually deleted right? You can still reinstall any of those games whenever you’d like..

@@GarveyMustangMan 🤦‍♂️ with next gen when you delete games you can still reinstall them and play them whenever you’d like.

That's awesome! Lol. For $10, def worth it.

Possibly the best 10 dollars spent 😂😂

@@robcorkran83 vs my $300

Congrats xbox series s is a great console

Totally agree. A lot of PS5 owners have been snagging a Series S so they don't miss out on Xbox games and love that they don't need to pay extra for every single game.

داداش منم میخوام اسو بخرم ولی میخوام باهاش ی مانیتور بخرم با اینا: ۱۴۴۰p ۱۴۴hz Ips که یعنیhdr که یعنی رنگای بهتر Amd free sync برای رنگای بهتر(چون کارت گرافیکای کنسولای نسل ۹ از amdایه) و از این نظر ها بنظرم مانیتور پایین با ۲۷اینچ بهترین مانیتور برای این کنسوله نظر تو چیه؟هم وطن E275B-QPT168 و ارزون ترین برای این چیزای بالا

@@Amirali-ch6lf سلام داداش. ببین پیدا کردن یه مانیتور خوب با قیمت ارزون با اون مشخصات یکم سخته چون رزولوشن ۱۴۴۰ میخوای با رفرش‌ریت ۱۴۴ هرتز و فری‌سینک. سخته چون تعداد زیادی مانیتور تو بازار هست. من یه ۴،۵ سالی تو پاساژ کامپیوتر تبریز بودم برخی مدل هارو میشناسم امیدوارم دستت تو خرید مانیتور یکم باز باشه چون چیز خوب حدود ۵ میلیون به بالاس مخصوصاً با این مشخصات. همین اول یه مدل معرفی میکنم که میشه گفت با قیمت مناسب نسبت به امکاناتی میده تو بازار هست پرفروش هم هست البته حدود ۱۱،۱۲ تومنی میشه. مدل ام‌اس‌آی اوپتیکس هست. ۱۶۵ هرتز ۱۴۴۰ رزولوشن ۲۷ اینچ. هم فری‌سینک داره هم جی‌سینک. آی‌پی‌اس هم هست. اچ‌دی‌آر هم داره. پک کامله لامصب همه‌چی داره. اگه یه چرخی تو بازار زده باشی مطمئنم با ایسوس راگ سوئیفت ۲۷۹کیو آشنا هستی. دقیقا مشخصاتی که میخوای رو داره، آی‌پی‌اس، فری‌سینک البته جی‌سینک هم داره، ۱۴۴ هرتز حتی میشه ۱۶۵ هم بشه با اوور کلاک، ۱۴۴۰ کیفیت، ۲۷ اینچی، البته این بی‌شرف گرونه، ۳۵ تا ۴۰ میلیون، اینو همینجوری گفتم. یه مدل هست بن‌کیو ای‌ایکس ۲۵۱۰ که دیگه خیلی معروفه از ارزون قیمت بگیر تا آخرین مدل خیلی فروش داره. کیفیت ۱۰۸۰ با ۱۴۴ هرتز بعلاوه فری‌سینک و پنل آی‌پی‌اس و اچ‌دی‌آر ۱۰، ۲۵ اینچ هم هست. اینم ۵.۵میلیون نهایت میشه. یه مدل دیگه هست ای‌او‌سی سی۳۲ اگه اشتباه نکنم، ۳۲ اینچه خمیده هم هست، ۱۶۵ هرتز ۱۰۸۰ رزولوشن با فری‌سینک، اینم حدودای ۵ تا ۵.۵ میشه، پنلش هم وی‌اِی هست. اینم از ۵ تومن تا ۵.۲۰۰ میشه پیدا کرد. یه مدل شدیداً پرفروش و محبوب هست تو بازار اکثراً اونایی که سیستم ۲۰ تا ۳۰ میلیونی میبندن میخرن، الجی اولتراگیر ۲۴‌اینچی ۱۴۴ هرتز با فری‌سینک، پنلش تی‌ان هست. این ارزونه نهایت ۴تومن بشه. یه مدل ایسر هست نیترو ۲۷۱، اینم فری‌سینک و آی‌پی‌اس و ۱۴۴ هرتزی ۱۰۸۰ با ۲۷ اینچ اندازه. ۵.۵میلیون سقفشه. یه مدل غول دیگه هم هست از ایلین‌ویر ۲۵۲۱اچ‌اف هست ۲۴۰ هرتزی ۱۰۸۰ هم فری‌سینک هم جی‌سینک، آی‌پی‌اس هست با اچ‌دی‌آر، ۲۵ اینچی حدودای ۶.۵ میلیون. اگه پولشو داری که ام‌اس‌آی رو بگیر البته هم قیمت با کنسول باید پول بدی که گرونه اما بین گزینه‌های دیگه بسته به بودجه اگه ارزون‌ترین رو میخوای الجی رو بخر واقعا ارزش داره اگه بهترین ارزش رو در قبال کیفیت و تصویر و سرعت و غیره میخوای بن‌کیو و ایلین‌ویر عالی هستن مخصوصاً بن‌کیو چون خود فروشنده های کنسول این مدل رو معرفی میکنن. خمیده هم بخوای ای‌اوسی‌ رو بردار. اگه من بودم بن‌کیو رو برمیداشتم. واقعا ارزش خرید خیلی بالایی داره.

خیلی ممنون داداش ولی این قیمتا تو ی دنیای دیگن نمیشه از آمازون سفارش داد؟

@@Amirali-ch6lf شما حاجی ایران نیستی؟

دیسکوردی واتساپی چیزی بده اینتوری نمیشه ولی چرا ایرانم

That's a great callout, thanks for letting me know that! I haven't ran into that issue, but it makes sense that it could happen with upsampled content.

There's no such thing as an "HDMI 2.0 cable". Any high quality HDMI cord supports HDMI 2.0 and HDMI 2.1. Whether it's HDMI 2.1 is determined by the actual HDMI port on the device. The series S has an HDMI 2.0 port because it can't do 4k 120hz. 4k 60hz on the other hand is supported by HDMI 2.0. I had to set my tv input settings to HDMI 2.1 in order to enable 4k HDR on my series S. But HDMI 2.0 is fully compatible with 4K 60hz HDR. HDMI 2.0 supports 18Gbps. For example, my 1080ti only has an HDMI 2.0 port, the only way it can output 4k 120hz is through display port. But 4k 60hz HDR works fine, even with an old HDMI cord that I bought 5 years ago. Low quality HDMI cords might not work though. So like I said, HDMI type isn't determined by the cable you're using, it's completely dependent on the actual HDMI ports/hardware. When HDMI cables are labeled as HDMI 2.0 or 2.1, it's purely marketing.

@@WolfgangN.2 - You're correct, low quality cables may not work, that's def one thing to look at. In terms of cables themselves, you're right in that they aren't associated by their HDMI version (i.e. 1.4, 2.0, 2.1, 2.1a), but rather via High-Speed, Premium High-Speed, and Ultra High-Speed. A "high quality HDMI cable" may or may not support the port version you have. The cable versions are as follows: High-Speed is associated with 1.3 and 1.4. Premium High-Speed is associated with 2.0, 2.0a, and 2.0b. Ultra High-Speed is 2.1 and supposedly 2.1a. The port determine what version of HDMI is being used and is backward compatible with older versions of the format. However, the cable does need to be at least the HDMI port version (or higher) to get full use of that port version. Hope that helps clear up any confusion.

@@BusyDadGaming came back to respond to this guy and you already did the work. Thank you. He is grossly misinformed.

Totally agree.

Except the SS outputs 4k upscaled 👍

@@jommyjom44 native resolution 1080p-1440p upscaled to 4k I can't tell the difference outside of side by side comparison

@@jommyjom44 simplest way I'd describe it The device takes a lower resolution image and through software outputs the images at a higher resolution

@@jommyjom44 it can do 1440p but not in all games . Ori of the wisps also runs at 4K on series s so there’s that

Storage is the only thing holding it back, but at least there are workarounds. Glad you're enjoying it!

Mine won't install my game

Can you use and hard drive to save any games etc or does it have to be the Microsoft one

@@timshilton171 I got a regular 2tb seagate hard drive and it didn’t work. You need a specialized Xbox seagate hard drive.You’ll know it’s specialized for Xbox because it’s completely green.

It's like the people at Xbox had a fight We Need to Charge moooooooooore for the console ...no no no price is good OK OK then rip them a new one with the memory ok OK....ok then

Yeah, it's been a fun one so far, lol. Thanks for watching!

What does this have to do with this video smh? U and your son probably have covid

He was responding to the section where I mentioned I had a cold.

Yeah, you'll see things like softer edges, more screen and motion blur, lower draw distances, reduced lighting effects, things like that when compared to a Series X. For many, it's not a big deal and they enjoy the Series S. For others, they want the best graphics they can get. It just comes down to what you want and can afford.

@@BusyDadGaming don't you also need a really good tv to take advantage of these perks? more $$

Thanks, I appreciate it!

Thanks, greatly appreciated! You're getting close to that 5k mark, great job!

Thanks and thanks for watching!

So close! Lol

Awesome, glad you were able to get one and that you're enjoying it. Thanks for watching!

My pleasure and thanks for watching!

Thanks, I appreciate it and thanks for watching!

Not if you buy the external hard drive which you can buy for 90$

It can def be difficult to tell the difference, especially on a TV that has really good image processing. Where you'll start to see the X pull away is overall frame rate and the bells and whistles it affords. But, most people don't really pay attention to a lot of that or don't care and just want a great looking game that plays awesome.

It isnt nearly 1k, its $500. Your friend bought it from a scalper if he paid almost $1000. Or he bought a bundle, which would have an elite controller or a pricey game, in that case itd be a bit more. The xbox series x has double the storage and if u buy extra storage for the S then its going to cost u about the same amount as an xbox series x. But ull still have less performance from the S. Im not saying the series S doesn't have its upsides. But it isnt a BETTER deal than a series X. Just depends on which one suits your needs better

@@alt_ac he's talking about scalpers bud

Makes sense on both counts. As long as they are games that don't really need precise timing, streaming is def an option. I have a USB SSD plugged into my Series X for that reason. I tend to use the storage card for games between consoles more than anything else. It's a great suggestion.

So if u have an extended storage (not the expensive microsoft one), if its a next gen optimised game it needs to be transfered to main storage every time? But if its a backwards compatible (Xbox 360, Xbox One non optimised) game it can stay on the extended storage and not need to be transfered across every time?

@@jxsh03 that's right.

Correct Josh.

@@BusyDadGaming Nice one thanks.

Quick Resume changed my life, lol. Doesn't help with online only games, but anything that supports it really helps.

@@BusyDadGaming Sometimes I forget it exists, and get anxiety that I have to wait that long to fire up another game then I realize it has this feature haha

Lol, yeah. I start and stop a lot right now with a 7 month old so quick Resume saves me a lot.

I’m at that stage now. Kind of tired of waiting for a series X right now. I’m on an OG Xbox one, so I’m sure I’ll definitely notice a difference

An OG Xbox, you'll def see an improvement with the Series S.

For many that have a PS5, they go with a Series S to try out Xbox and then possibly upgrade. It's great to have that option. Agreed, the achievement system def could use some work on Xbox.

That's strange because I have always felt the exact opposite about trophies vs achievements. Maybe I'm biased as I spent my childhood beating Halo on laso difficulty or just preferred the achievement scores as opposed to the silver, gold and plat trophies. I just found it bland, even the pictures and all that just seemed better for Xbox or that it was displayed so much better. I haven't played a PS game since ps3 though. I also hated Steams trophy system. Think I been playing Xbox too long to switch as far as my profile achievements go. As long as I can play my fps games at 120 fps 1080p I am happy, specially with the increasing popularity of cross play and playing against pc players who are rocking 180+ fps and a far better input

You can also play games using the cloud and not have to download them but I highly reccomend only doing that with single player games as my experience using it in multiplayer games was truly awful. I played Doom, Dead Cells, Mass Effect and Oblivion. They all ran perfectly fine and that was on a regular Xbox one.

The Series S has been easier to find, but still not readily to the point where you can go to a store whenever you want and get one. I'm really glad more people are starting to see how great it is.

@DD CheckChaser I really want a Series X it wouldn’t make any sense for me to get a Series S when I have all these Xbox One physical games and they’ll be backwards compatible with the Series X. Plus the X is to expensive for me right now and it is still hard to find because of scalpers, so I might end up getting one at the end of next year or probably beginning of 2023 with my luck.

@@Mr_Mack88 the series x plays physical copies so u can bring ur games the s is the digital version

It's def a good use case for sports games.

Thanks, greatly appreciated and thanks for watching!

My pleasure and thanks for watching, greatly appreciated!

If you want things to be a bit more future proof, the Series X is def the way to go. The Series S will do just fine and the storage issue can be resolved with the storage card. I bet it'll start to drop in price coming in the new year as more companies have the ability to product products. The Series X, eventually, will also run into the storage issue so it's a matter of now or later.

@@BusyDadGaming thank you very much i really apprecite you :)

My pleasure and thanks for watching!

'games will get heavier and the Serise S wont be able to run them smoothly' That will happen, esp with racing games. This has been my experience with the Xbox One, which is why I held out for a Series X this time. MS games will be OK, but most third party publishers won't take the time to tweak their games.

@@beyond72deepsoulfulhousemixes - Yeah, and 3rd party titles won't leverage Azure's cloud options so it'll be up to the Series S to handle it. I don't see that being an issue over the next few years, but is a potential issue as the generation continues.

Thanks, I appreciate it! Slowly but surely, getting over the cold. In a Series S game, if has a resolution mode (performance mode will usually provide higher fps), that will enable a level of raytracing in most cases, if available.

weird flex, but ok

@@TheArtist894 - How so?

@@BusyDadGaming he was flexing his “65 inch tv”

Totally agree, it's one of the best values and even more so if you already own other systems (like a PS5).

My pleasure, glad to help. That's a bummer about the graphics card.

Yeah, the Series X, if you have zero plans to upgrade things like your panels, wouldn't make a ton of sense. The Series S is more than capable and would make the most sense in this instance.

The digital PS5 is even harder to get than the disc version so that'll be an interesting journey. Regardless, play the games that you enjoy where you enjoy them. I own all current-gen consoles for that very reason. Every single platform has something I enjoy. I totally get not everyone can do that and it may come down to making a decision of which games you want to play more and my suggestion still stands. Play the games you're going to enjoy the most, where they are. I'm with you, console wars doesn't interest me, nor does fanboi'ism.

@@BusyDadGaming Exactly man like just have fun you know? So many people wanna go back and forth about what console is better but they’re both really great consoles honestly. I been loving the Series S and all that it offers

Yeah, it doesn't make sense, but to each their own. I'm glad you're enjoying it!

Storage will be an interesting topic going forward. The key issue with streaming right now is just input latency. Cloud gaming has been pretty cool and Stadia is actually ahead in this regard. It'll be interesting to see how things progress, but I do like the idea of the platform approach rather than a console approach.

Yeah I don’t really know what Google are doing with Stadia - if they had a game pass type thing where the games where included in the price then they would be killing it, but with having to pay for the games on top of a monthly fee it is confusing what the monthly fee is for? Stadia should really be a Netflix for gaming but having to buy the games makes no sense to me

@@andydavies27 - I originally pre-ordered Stadia thinking they were going to do a Netflix kind of thing. When they didn't and you had to "buy" the games to stream them, cancelled that pre-order really fast, lol.

Awesome and glad you're enjoying it! It does look great. Thanks for watching!

@@BusyDadGaming Thanks you veru much for comment 🙂. Wish u good luck and enjoy the gaming too.

My pleasure and thank you!

Any game that's not an X|S game, and even some that are, can be played off of USB, so def a good callout. The S looks great across my 4k TVs so I disagree on that point. It's a good point to go with the lower resolution version of a game to save on storage though. Will miss out on Series features tho.

@@BusyDadGaming Mortal Kombat 11 has Story package. FullHD is 18,7 GB and 4K is 36,9 GB. I have both S and X but use S with monitor and X with 4K TV. Game picture is different with S on 4K when compared with X.

I run my s on 4K Dolby digital it’s far from 1080 only trust me !

Everyone who has had Game Pass longer than 5 seconds knows about xCloud.

@@RelentlessOhiox you're wrong

Myn is 30mbps , is that fast enough?

@@haider7866 it'll play games but I'm not sure how well it will do

You should be fine with 3 games at a time. The only caveat to that is if one of them is call of duty, which will take half of your storage.

Having a Series S as a secondary console is a great option and especially if you want something a bit more portable.

It's def something to keep in mind. The main question is if you buy a Series S, would you end up buying a Series X anyway? If so, what would you do with the Series S? That would give you some direction.

@@BusyDadGaming I think I’ll hold out a little while and wait for the series X, I purchased a 4K LG tv this year and it would be a disappointment to not seen games at full resolution

@@Lee2k4 - It makes sense. Upsampling isn't the same as native. It'll be awesome once you get what you want.

@@Lee2k4 Exactly I have a 4K tv and wand to use legacy dics games that are not full price digital downloads.

I have a strong feeling that Microsoft is pissed people want their DISC BASED systems, and aren't biting on the diskless route MS is trying to engineer them into....so they're making an artificially scarce series X so people will buy the S "just for now"...I see many people say that's what they're doing and I almost did it. They almost got me...

Awesome, glad you're enjoying it! The same here, It's hard for me to notice the Series S quality on a 4K TV (at least one that has good image processing).

Thanks, I appreciate it and yeah, totally agree with ya on that one. I hear there's going to be a smaller storage card at a lower price point coming out soon, but not sure on the ETA on that one.

You can buy a normal external SSD for all your Xbox one and older titles.

So because the consoles are a steal you don't want to buy anything for it ? If it would make you feel any better you could always pay scalper prices for the console .

Getting a USB external hard drive for the time being would benefit people the most. There aren't a ton of X|S games yet, so you can do w/o the seagate expansion card for now. Great point and thanks for watching, I appreciate it!

@@BusyDadGaming But you can't play X or S optimised games directly from an external USB SSD. Only original Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox One games will work.

The series is not a good value. Most games run at 900p 1080p if you're lucky, the teraflops is kess than the one x( which makes no sense) has no disk drive, cant play 4k games (which defeats thr purpose of thr console) and you cant play the xbox original tittles with beefed up specs. More often the cheaper alternative is almost never a good idea but they are more stupid people now a days who dont look into what thry are purchasing and thrn act like thry are satusfied with their purchase lol. Series s is not a good value dude

@@redcrimson1028 The games I play are ALL digital, so no disks needed. The price is almost half that of the Series X. To play in 4k I would also need to upgrade my expensive surround sound system, as the HDMI on it is not 2.1 so it will not passthrough a 4k signal. So for me, the Series S makes very good sense.

@@calibrax just keep the games you are currently playing on the Internal ssd and the rest on the external drive. Is quick to move from one to the other when required.

If you're not big on graphics, then for sure, the Series S really is the best way to go.

Thanks, I appreciate it and thanks for watching!

I've been using the Gigabyte M27Q. It's a 1440p monitor with up to 165hz refresh rate, low input lag, and has a switch if you want to add multiple accessories to it. I got it for sub-$300 and with black friday and cyber monday deals coming up, I bet you can get an even bigger discount. You can also go after a few others that have more bells and whistles, but I've been very happy with this monitor. I have a video if you want more suggestions going over TV and monitors that may be a good fit.

Yeah, COD in general is horrid if you're keeping it on the internal storage.

Lol, I run into that with the Series X more so than the S, but the X def can heat up a small room in the winter.

It definitely gets hot after a few hours but it's not a problem

My pleasure and glad I could help. Thanks for watching and enjoy the Series S!

I love Game Pass. It makes getting a console just so easy and not having to buy a ton of games right up front.

Most people I know that already had a PS5 have gone with a Series S so they don't miss out on any games from Microsoft. Great choice!

Makes total sense. If you have a 1X, the Series X is the best option. The only caveat is if a Series game comes out that you can't play on the 1X and you didn't want to wait.

If you already have the games installed and you move the external drive from another Xbox to a Series Xbox, it'll read it just fine (Xbox One and Xbox Series consoles have the same base operating system).

That's awesome, I'm glad you're enjoying it!

You're welcome! I'm glad you found a system that works for you and that you're happy with!

@@BusyDadGaming a series s wouldnt run vanguard?

It can, but it won't be at 4k/120.

You can do either AA batteries or you can get rechargable ones.

Those are some good points. I know quite a few people that have a PS5 and went with a Series S so they didn't miss out on any games.

Better don't have a PS5 and be a PC gamer and user the XSS as a complement, the PS5 is totally useless and overrated

If you’re wanting 4k/120, that’ll take a Series X. If you’re good with 1440p/120, Series S will get in that ballpark.

@@BusyDadGaming thanks for the reply. The only deal I see is this one that comes with 4 months of game pass for like 344$. I currently am subscribed to game pass already. I haven't seen it in stock alone

Awesome, let me know how things turn out.

Ay down to play?

From what I've seen, the consoles aren't region locked so there shouldn't be any real differences between them.

Totally agree, it really is one of the best values in gaming right now and after the Activision news, it is getting even better.

100% LOL I bet MS didn't think the S would be so popular as it is its literally changed the dynamics of gaming 1st proper console to go completely digitally successfully I bet 10yrs from now the S will be leaving the X and ps5 in the dust sale wise and popularity wise

The One S was very popular and if we had sales figures, I bet it was the best selling version. MS was poised with the Series S far more than Sony was with the digital PS5 (which is even harder to get than the normal version).

@@ghosted1607 I really doubt ,remember most people are buying the serie s simple because it is available once the ps5 and the series X are going to be available a lot of people are going to sell it ,the serie s will not be able to perform well for long term too ,just look the matrix demo were the series s was able only to do 1080p 30fps and in some games like the guardian of galaxy was only doing 30fps too ,the major concern for the series s is if it is going to keep up once the old gen console will not be supported as games will start became more demanding .

I know a lot of people that have a PS5 main and then use the Series S so they don't miss out on Xbox games. Let me know your thoughts once you get it and have some time with it.

@@BusyDadGaming As requested, I can now give my opinion on your question. I've been playing around with Forza Horizon 5 and Halo Infinite on a 4k TV, so far I'm impressed beyond measure, especially when using Game Pass.

Depends on the game, but as of right now, most games can run higher refresh rates at lower resolutions on the SS.

I have any non-S game sitting on the hard drive for now as well.

Makes total sense. I use the S in a different room and when my daughter gets old enough, it'll eventually go to her.

Which makes total sense.

I've found that it has been a bit easier to get than the Series X. I feel it's because the stock alerts aren't typically announced like they are for Series X and PS5.

@@BusyDadGaming Sounds good! Thank you for the response; it's very much appreciated.

@@ryebread117_ - My pleasure and thanks for watching!

The games are backwards compatible and the peripherals are all via USB so they should all still work just fine. The bigger challenge is the game and the songs as not all songs are still licensed.

Not the amount of storage, but how fast I'd go thru it.

I've done that before too. Although, most recently, I bought Guardians of the Galaxy and it just came to Game Pass so it's going to happen.

I just saw Sam's Club have a package deal with the Series X today. If I didn't already have one, I would have snagged it. Follow stock alerts accounts on Twitter (that's what has worked best for me) to get the best chance. Black Friday you'll also see more units released from what I'm hearing so that might help increase your chances.

The Series S is a great console and does what it was intended very well. I'm glad you're enjoying it!

It depends on the game. If it's online only, then yeah, it'll need one. If it's a game the doesn't need to be online, then it'll require an internet connection once every 30 days.

The Series S has a much better chance across games to hit 60hz than the original Xbox One. The X1 had 1.31 TFlops of CU, the Series S has 4 TFlops of CU. I don't think too many games on the X1 hit 60hz. It technically can play 1080p/60hz, but it looks like more developers chose to go after better resolution than frame rates.

Yeah, just depends on the TV. My Sony TV just got VRR a few months ago and it took some playing with to get it to show available on the Series X.

@@BusyDadGaming I see, that’s good man

Having VRR, it would be hard to go back, lol.

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I love quick resume too. It makes life so easy, especially on RPG or any other game that doesn't necessarily need online play.

It would depend. If you want the best fidelity and framerate, the Series X is the way to go, hands down. However, if you're not going to be playing it a ton, I personally would go with the Series S. If money isn't a factor, Series X in that case.

It really depends. What kind of TV do you have now, or plan to get?

I have a 4K Sony tv but I really don’t care, graphics are good as long as the game runs smoothly

@@micahtangjerd5870 - You should be just fine then. Sony's 4K processing is better than a lot of TVs so it can make the Series S look better than other TVs.

Since that video, yeah. There's a 512GB, 1TB, and 2TB versions now. The 2TB is $400 so that's up there.

@@BusyDadGaming oh wow really? So far I’m only able to find the 512 GB one but if I can find one that has 1 TB that’s even better.

Yeah, it's the most common one and was launched first. It retails for $220, but can get it as low as $180.

You'd have to be an active subscriber to play the games you download on Game Pass. You can buy them so you don't need to subscribe, so that is an option.

The One S used an HDMI 2.0 so it can work for the Series S and be fine.

@@BusyDadGaming Thanks 🙏 buddy

My pleasure and thanks for watching!

In this case, I'd just wait for a Series X. You'll miss out on some of the features like higher frame rates, but if you already have a One X, I'd wait. Unless it dies, then I'd look at a Series S if the X is still hard to find at that time.

That's a great point. I don't really see any next-gen console moving back to optical. With the sound codecs they are using, optical isn't a part of that so unless something drastically changes, this may be a deal breaker for you.

Sounds like my gaming backlog right now, lol.

Yep. 4k, for most, won't see any real differences until you get to some really large screen sizes. Otherwise, it's not as big of an issue as long as you have good refresh rates.

The Series S will typically upscale to 4K, but is running native at 1080p. When it comes to resolution, it really depends on the TV. On my TV, I have to plug the HDMI cable into specific ports to get that higher frame rates.

Awesome, enjoy!

Usually if you're seeing a black screen or no signal, that indicates a cable. A new cable could help, but you'd want to troubleshoot that.

It'll work on a TV that has an HDMI port. Old school TVs that have AV cables or coaxial cables it won't work on (those are also older TVs that use tubes and are no longer produced). The next-gen features may not work, depending on the TV. For example, if a TV is only a 60hz TV, it won't support 120 frame per second gaming.

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Same here, but at least there are options.

I'm glad you're enjoying it and thanks for watching!

Yeah, any Series only game won't play from an external drive and I agree, for the price it's a great deal.

It's possible. I do see a refresh of the Series S in the next couple of years, but the question is whether it will be a more powerful version or will just have more storage. I would bet on a Series S refresh though, but whether it will render the current version obsolete remains to be seen.