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  • #76
    I'm somewhat tempted to get the series s. Most of us sit too far away from the TV to truly take advantage of 4k. And really, the big jumps are in ray tracing, HDR and frame rate. 4k is kind of an added bonus imo.

    But the big problem is you lose a disc player (so no blurays, which I still use once in awhile) and you will 100% need to upgrade storage using MS's proprietary add on drive....so youre likely gonna be right back up to almost Series X pricing....

    I think I still am going to wait until next year.

    www.polygon.com

    Xbox Series S hardware specs: an affordable, capable next-gen console

    Meet the affordable new Xbox designed for 1440p gaming
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    I'll be picking up the series X, i spend 75% of my time gaming on my 32" 1440p monitor at my desk, but also have a cable running to the 4k tv for when i want to chill on the couch.
    Also, the xbox all access is a really good deal. I'll probably get it this way. You get game pass ultimate, plus they are adding EA access as part of ultimate and can pay 34.99 a month with 0% for 24mo to get the series x.
    If you buy separate you pay $499 plus tax, say $540. 24 months of ultimate x $15 per month $360, total $859. Go with the all access deal, $34.99x24mo=$839.76. Its only $20 less, but unless there are some weird terms in the fine print, seems like a good way to go about it.
    www.xbox.com

    Xbox All Access: Xbox Console & Over 100 Games | Xbox

    Xbox Series X|S, plus 24 months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, from $24.99 a month for 24 months.
    www.xbox.com
     
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    WhiteKnuckleScat said:
    I'll be picking up the series X, i spend 75% of my time gaming on my 32" 1440p monitor at my desk, but also have a cable running to the 4k tv for when i want to chill on the couch.
    Also, the xbox all access is a really good deal. I'll probably get it this way. You get game pass ultimate, plus they are adding EA access as part of ultimate and can pay 34.99 a month with 0% for 24mo to get the series x.
    If you buy separate you pay $499 plus tax, say $540. 24 months of ultimate x $15 per month $360, total $859. Go with the all access deal, $34.99x24mo=$839.76. Its only $20 less, but unless there are some weird terms in the fine print, seems like a good way to go about it.
    www.xbox.com

    Xbox All Access: Xbox Console & Over 100 Games | Xbox

    Xbox Series X|S, plus 24 months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, from $24.99 a month for 24 months.
    www.xbox.com
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    I moved my 7700k/2080 Super system to my loft where I have a 75" 4k TV hanging. I grabbed a wireless keyboard/mouse and a TV tray and my xbox one controller and I play PC games on that TV like my PC is a console from the couch. Its the best of all worlds. Then I got me a real gaming laptop 10750h/2070 Super system for at the dinner table gaming or at my desk when work is slow. Forget consoles. There are plenty ways around them especially if you are trying to replace an xbox. Windows 10 gives you all the features you need from the xbox. You can join live chats/party and games from W10 PCs.
     
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    ZXMustang said:
    I moved my 7700k/2080 Super system to my loft where I have a 75" 4k TV hanging. I grabbed a wireless keyboard/mouse and a TV tray and my xbox one controller and I play PC games on that TV like my PC is a console from the couch. Its the best of all worlds. Then I got me a real gaming laptop 10750h/2070 Super system for at the dinner table gaming or at my desk when work is slow. Forget consoles. There are plenty ways around them especially if you are trying to replace an xbox. Windows 10 gives you all the features you need from the xbox. You can join live chats/party and games from W10 PCs.
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    I play on pc too, but I still find value in the console. Just upgrading my 1080 will cost more than the new box. But mainly it’s because I have friends on Xbox and very little on the pc side.
     
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  • #92
    Series S is looking less and less like a good deal.

    299 with dick for storage+(rumored) 220 SSD add on...and you're right at the Series X price WITH more storage out of the box and a disc drive.

    www.windowscentral.com

    Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S 1TB expansion card to cost $220, suggests leak

    Microsoft's proprietary storage expansion for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S could be costly, even if not a huge surprise given the SSD technology inside.
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