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For $500, the Xbox Series X is a good value. Sure, you can spend more for a gaming PC, which admittedly can be use for various other things, such as productivity software, but it’s going to cost you much more than $500.
If you break down the components:
1 TB SSD ($120)
AMD Zen 2 CPU ($300)
16 GB GDDR6 SDRAM ($100)
Ultra HD Blu-ray ($100)
Xbox Game Controller ($60)
This isn’t even taken into account the custom motherboard and super quiet fans and design. I believe Xbox is losing money on every console they sell… but as you know, they will make back the money as they’ve now locked you into their ecosystem.
Once you’re locked in, you’re going to have to consider some of Xbox’s accessories, to take your gaming to the next level. This is where they are going to make money off of you.
Xbox Game Pass ($10 per month)
Seagate Expansion Card (1TB for $220, 2TB for $399)
Xbox Elite Controller 2 ($180)
Headset ($50 for wired, $149 for wireless)
Rechargeable Batteries ($10)
Halo Keyboard ($179)
Halo Mouse ($79)
The good news is that you don’t really need these accessories, and better news, if you have an older Xbox One or Xbox 360 accessory, you can use them for the new Xbox Series X. The only exception is the Seagate Expansion Card, which only exists on the X|S.
Like the PC, MicroSoft’s approach to backward compatibility is pretty amazing. All, or most, previous Xbox games and accessories will work on the X|S… something you don’t see that on the PlayStation (PS3 or earlier games won’t run on PS5) or Nintendo Switch (you have to pay full price for previous Nintendo games). No one wants to pay full price again for a game they previously purchased. That’s why I was blown away when I saw that all the games I bought from Xbox (going back from the original Xbox), just appeared on my account and that I can play them with no issues on the X.
Yours,
If you break down the components:
Once you’re locked in, you’re going to have to consider some of Xbox’s accessories, to take your gaming to the next level. This is where they are going to make money off of you.
Like the PC, MicroSoft’s approach to backward compatibility is pretty amazing. All, or most, previous Xbox games and accessories will work on the X|S… something you don’t see that on the PlayStation (PS3 or earlier games won’t run on PS5) or Nintendo Switch (you have to pay full price for previous Nintendo games). No one wants to pay full price again for a game they previously purchased. That’s why I was blown away when I saw that all the games I bought from Xbox (going back from the original Xbox), just appeared on my account and that I can play them with no issues on the X.
Yours,
- Weekend Gamer
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