Overview:
The XBOX Series X is the more powerful Xbox version this console generation. Unlike the Series S model, which is a fully digital console, the Series X has a blue ray disc drive allowing it to be able to play physical and digital media. Not only is the Series X four times as powerful as the Series S in terms of processing and graphical power, but it is also able to deliver 4K 60fps gameplay.
In terms of games and optimizations, the Series X is almost identical to its counterpart the Series S, and they share many of the same features like cloud gaming, quick resume, and Xbox Gamespass.
Specifications
- Dimensions: [ 5.94 x 11.85 x 5.94 inches ]
- Weight: [ 4.45 kg ]
- GPU: 12 TFLOPS, 52 CUs @1.825 GHz Custom RDNA 2 GPU
- CPU: 8X Cores @ 3.8 GHz Custom Zen 2 CPU
- RAM: 16GB GDDR6
- Storage: 1TB Custom NVME SSD
- Storage expansion: 1TB Seagate Expansion Card for Xbox
- 3 USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports
- 1 Ethernet jack
- 1 HDMI 2.1 port
- AC adapter
What's in the Box
- Xbox Series X
- 1 Xbox controller
- 2 AA batteries
- AC adapter
- 1 HDMI 2.1 cable
- User manual
The Good
- Disc drive
- Blu-ray compatible
- 4K resolution
- Great graphics
- Vertical or horizontal configuration
- Xbox gamespass
- Backwards compatibility
- More game sales
The Bad
- Expensive
- Big console design
- Proprietary storage expansion
Honest Rating
5 Stars
Honest Review
After using the Series S for a few years, switching to the Series X was seamless and easy – with my account and games carrying over with minimal to no effort. On initial purchase, I thought that the difference between the two consoles Series S and X would be minimal, but I was very wrong. Even though Microsoft has virtually no parity between the two consoles, developers are a different story. Many different developers will downscale graphics and settings on the Series S in order to achieve frame rate targets, this is because in terms of specs the Series S is almost 4x less powerful as the Series X, so when booting up games I had previously played on the Series S, I was greeted by better graphics, more setting options (performance or quality modes) and better overall performance.
While both offer the same overall games, the Series X has a disc drive, this is the biggest difference between the two consoles, as you are not ties to prices on the Microsoft store, used games and physical media most of the time s have greater sales than digital content which makes buying physical games and media much more cost effective.
My only complaints about the console would be the size and price. While the size is more of a nit-pick as in order to be as powerful as the console is the size is reasonable, but the price difference between the two versions (S or X) make it sometimes hard to justify the X over the S. If you have a lot of old Xbox games (free upscaling on most games) and collect physical media, then the Series X is the way to go, but if you like digital games and portability I’d go with the S for half the price.