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Anubra_Khan t1_j0ukc41 wrote

Reply to comment by klljmnnj in Is Xbox Series S worth it? by Medical-Hair-7153

I believe it is if you consider the storage. Series S only has 360gb of usable storage. The PS5 has 667gb. Buying the 500mb storage expansion for Series S makes it more expensive than the digital PS5.

So, if you want more than 3-5 games on your system, you pay more for the less capable Series S for a 150ish more useable storage than the PS5.

And, if you're going to spend that much, might as well save and get the Series X or PS5 with a drive because the cheap physical games will pay off the $100 difference for a drive after buying (or borrowing) 2 physical games. In the end, the consoles without drives are more expensive.

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klljmnnj t1_j0um8q3 wrote

As I said, it is not same as ps5 or series X but for price it is great console. Lot of people don't play more then 5 games or care about 4k 60fps. Just read label and if that meets your expectations it is great console.

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Darkfantasy11691 t1_j0uzj8z wrote

There is literally no argument for the S. Mr Khan gave you concrete responses from the start. Also the 60fps alone is a massive upgrade, especially as most people will be playing on fairly large screens these days. People don’t care about 4k and 60fps until they play it. Once you go back it’s horrible.

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klljmnnj t1_j0vjnz3 wrote

200$ difference is argument. I am really happy for people to whom that is insignificant amount but unfortunately for many it is a lot for the entertainment box.

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TheTopGee t1_j0ylzox wrote

You can buy a 500gb hard drive for 30$ and play games from that, obviously the ps5 is better but if your sole argument is storage then you want a disk version anyways, then the series s is a lot better value with a 30$ external hard drive.

CDKeys, game pass and store sales are a lot better than buying physical games by a mile.

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Anubra_Khan t1_j0yn184 wrote

You're wrong. Xbox Series S has a proprietary Seagate extension that I haven't seen dip under $100.

Game Pass doesn't have anywhere close to all available games. Good luck selling or trading your old CD Keys and digital sales are still 2x as much as a used physical disk without sales (and you can sell/trade them).

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TheTopGee t1_j0yn9e0 wrote

That you don’t need to buy though? My dads still using the same external hard drive from his Xbox one on his Xbox series s, you don’t need to buy that one.

If you’re buying games for 70 and selling them for 10 when you’re done you’re a moron anyways. Just buy to keep. I can guarantee I can get any game from cd keys cheaper than a second hand game in store.

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Anubra_Khan t1_j0ynyph wrote

Those USB's only play old games. They don't play upgraded Xbox One games or current gen games. Only the proprietary Seagate plays current gen games.

Nobody's buying games for $70 and selling for $10. You get games for $5 - $10 at thrift stores/yardsales/fb marketplace or you can pay $60 for the digital versions.

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TheTopGee t1_j0zt1up wrote

Don’t all new games come with two versions? Even still, you don’t need to play them directly from the hard drive, you can swap them back and forth from console to external hard drive, your comment about extending storage for 200$ is just stupid when it doesn’t cost that much at all. You’ve clearly never used Cd keys have you. Keep waiting to buy 2-3 year old games at thrift stores for 5$, or you can simply buy cheap a month or two after a release from cd keys. Just stop commenting back you’re making yourself out to be stupid.

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Anubra_Khan t1_j0zx1eo wrote

The $30 external HD that you love so much is slow. Swapping games from one drive to the next takes forever. All new games don't come with 2 versions. Extended storage of $100, not $200. I use CD Keys to buy games on my PC that I already have on console. Nobody waits to find games at thrift stores. You're not grasping the concept.

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TheTopGee t1_j0zzwxi wrote

I don’t love it so much it’s not even mine, I’ve got a series x, disk version of the PS5 and a PC I don’t have storage issues hahaha. It’s not like you need to swap games back and forward all the time is it, you’re not grasping the concept. The series s is a good console for the money, discussion over.

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