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[Daniel_Mallorca1985]

 

[Makoto-Yuki]

might pick one up. 512GB was a joke and I didn't like the black/white look.

 

[midnightAI]

Yep, that's a box alright

 

[Kakax11]

120 fps??

 

[DenchDeckard]

Looks great. Needs to be 1tb but need to drop the price on these ASAP.

 

[Makoto-Yuki]

120 fps??

just marketing bullshit. the PS5 says it can do 8K lol

and the Series S can do 120ps in more games than the PS5 can do at 8K.

 

[Makoto-Yuki]

Yep, that's a box alright

It's a box inside a box inside another box

 

[mrmustard]

Even the pricing shows that they don't want to sell as many consoles as possible. Should be 199 for 512 and 249 for 1TB.

 

[Bonfires Down]

Forced diversity

 

[lostinblue]

120 fps??

Then again PS5 has 8K somewhere in the box, perhaps series x as well.

But yeah, lol.

Now they only need to add a bluray drive option for physical retrocompat with xbox 360 and One.

That's the main reason I'm not buying one. I don't need an Xbox Series X and can't justify the premium for it, but I would if I could play my existing library on Series S.

 

[Team Andromeda]

It's a box inside a box inside another box

Xbox doing their bit to save the planet *rollseyes*

 

[Connificent]

 

[Ozriel]

I understand why this product exists.

I don't understand an MSRP of $350. But I am probably not the target audience...

 

[Bernoulli]

What a scam for $350
if they were smart they would release a digital X fro 399 instead of this desguised price increase

 

[Ozriel]

What a scam for $350
if they were smart they would release a digital X fro 399 instead of this desguised price increase

How is it a 'price increase' when this is a new SKU?

 

[SenkiDala]

What a scam for $350
if they were smart they would release a digital X fro 399 instead of this desguised price increase

How 50$ for the double of storage is price increase ?

 

[Bernoulli]

How 50$ for the double of storage is price increase ?

Storage prices got divided by Ten since the series S launch
now to make the 1tb version costs even less than the 512gb

reminder that xbox is using the old Gen 3 SSDS
when now you can get 2tb gen 4 SSD for $70

 

[Mr Reasonable]

120 fps??

just marketing bullshit. the PS5 says it can do 8K lol

Agreed, but if I was a betting man, I'd say Series S has more 120fps games than PS5 has 8k ones.

 

[Ozriel]

Storage prices got divided by Ten since the series S launch
now to make the 1tb version costs even less than the 512gb

reminder that xbox is using the old Gen 3 SSDS
when now you can get 2tb gen 4 SSD for $70

This makes as much sense as saying Valve has to sell the 256GB Steamdeck for no more than $20 above the price of the $399 base model since that's how much a 256GB gen 3 Nvme ssd costs on Amazon.

 

[MasterCornholio]

Seems a bit close in price to the PS5 DE. But that's just my opinion.

 

[SenkiDala]

Storage prices got divided by Ten since the series S launch
now to make the 1tb version costs even less than the 512gb

reminder that xbox is using the old Gen 3 SSDS
when now you can get 2tb gen 4 SSD for $70

Have you seen a price decrease in Apple (or any other manufacturer) smartphones or computers since that storage price cut ? Sadly that's now how it works.

Since the PS4/Xbox One era, price cuts didn't happen that much. Since PS5/XSX the opposite happens (except in the US) 499€ to 549€ for the PS5 and XSX even though the systems are almost 3 years old now.

Before consoles prices were cut every 1 or 2 years, PS1, SNES, Dreamcast, Gamecube, Xbox, and so on.

On the PS4/XO generation almost not anymore, very rare price cuts (when the PS5 go release here in Europe PS4 Pros were still at 399€ same than the PS5 digital)

And now the prices are increasing... I am also sad to see that obviously but times have changed.

Anyway, I wouldn't call doubling the storage with an additional costs of 50$ a price increase.

 

[nowhat]

It's a box inside a box inside another box

A boxception, if you will.

 

[crazyriddler]

People, don't bother, being PS5 the best selling console is a fact that in all the threads that are xbox related most of the comments are not to comment the news but to throw shit.

It's super annoying, I wish the moderators put rules to avoid this absurd console war, and I say this as a owner of both (PS5 and Series X).

 

[T_T]

120 fps??

*120Hz

 

[Mokus]

For additional $50 the OLED Switch came with more upgrades then just doubling the internal storage.

 

[DevilMayFlyForAWhiteGuy]

It should really be $300 and the white S $250, at the very least. Doesn't really matter to me since I have the X, but the price isn't gonna help sales.

 

[magnumpy]

Have you seen a price decrease in Apple (or any other manufacturer) smartphones or computers since that storage price cut ? Sadly that's now how it works.

Since the PS4/Xbox One era, price cuts didn't happen that much. Since PS5/XSX the opposite happens (except in the US) 499€ to 549€ for the PS5 and XSX even though the systems are almost 3 years old now.

Before consoles prices were cut every 1 or 2 years, PS1, SNES, Dreamcast, Gamecube, Xbox, and so on.

On the PS4/XO generation almost not anymore, very rare price cuts (when the PS5 go release here in Europe PS4 Pros were still at 399€ same than the PS5 digital)

And now the prices are increasing... I am also sad to see that obviously but times have changed.

QFT

on the one hand "inflation" of prices is not at all a new phenomenon, but on the other hand I miss the good old days when the NES launched for $180

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

Should have made the fan white tbh

 

[Black_Stride]

Now a 2TB white Series X

 

[Makoto-Yuki]

If I was a betting man, I'd say Series S has more 120fps games than PS5 has 8k ones.

I think PS5 only has 1 game that is 8K but it downsamples to 4K or some shit lol.

Not sure what games are 120fps on Series S but 120fps is easier to push than 8K. well at 1080-1440p. plus you need a good CPU to be able to display so many frames. it's not all about the GPU which you need for resolution.

 

[poodaddy]

I might get this for downstairs, the One X sounds like a jet engine now and it's freakin me out.

 

[TheUsual]

120 fps??

Marketing didn't think "The Feel of 120 FPS" would go well with.

 

[The Shepard]

Should have gotten rid of the 500gb and just had this in its place for the same price.

 

[Makoto-Yuki]

Should have gotten rid of the

rid of the what?

 

[AngelMuffin]

At the point, if you're gonna spend $300, you may as well buy a used Series X. See those go for $300-$350 all the time.

 

[skit_data]

Say what you want about the Series S but I wouldn't call it a photo box

 

[Riky]

Looks nice, will be picking one up for Starfield in the bedroom.

 

[adamsapple]

Agreed, but if I was a betting man, I'd say Series S has more 120fps games than PS5 has 8k ones.

You would be right. On paper, Series S has more 120fps games than PS5.

PS5 and Xbox Series X games with 120fps support

Enjoy higher framerates with these games

www.techradar.com

 

[damidu]

god that price.
already feeling sorry for the poor souls scammed to buy this turd in 2024 and forward

 

[Bernardougf]

120 fps??

Can you imagine an Starfield special edition box with 120fps* on the box ?

*Starfield will be played at 30 fps for maximum creative vision

 

[Ar¢tos]

You would be right. On paper, Series S has more 120fps games than PS5.

PS5 and Xbox Series X games with 120fps support

Enjoy higher framerates with these games

www.techradar.com

PSVR2 games are PS5 games too...

 

[Tommi84]

But yeah, lol.Now they only need to add a bluray drive option or solution for physical retrocompat with xbox 360 and One.

MS wants this to be a 'gamepass-machine', adding an option to play cheaper games on disc defeates this very purpose. They will not do this.

 

[rickybooby87]

Then again PS5 has 8K somewhere in the box, perhaps series x as well.

But yeah, lol.Now they only need to add a bluray drive option or solution for physical retrocompat with xbox 360 and One.

That's the main reason I'm not buying one. I don't need an Xbox Series X and can't justify the premium for it, but I would if I could play my existing library on Series S.

A solution should have happened years ago.

Let's not forget about The Touryst running at 8K 60FPS (Internally before being down sampled to 4K) on PS5!

 

[Chukhopops]

Design wise I actually much prefer the white one, it's small and elegant.

But the extra storage for the price difference makes the older model obsolete, especially considering it regularly has price drops / bundles.

 

[Bojji]

Looks nice, will be picking one up for Starfield in the bedroom.

Strafield will probably be ~720p on this thing.

 

[ReBurn]

How is it a 'price increase' when this is a new SKU?

Because console wars.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Problems solved

 

[twilo99]

reminder that xbox is using the old Gen 3 SSDS
when now you can get 2tb gen 4 SSD for $70

And what does that do?

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Yes yes, the black one has a bigger one. We get it

 

[twilo99]

At the point, if you're gonna spend $300, you may as well buy a used Series X. See those go for $300-$350 all the time.

They are a good deal indeed. S goes for under $200 if you look around, but obviously the old sku.