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  • November 8, 2021 at 6:56 am #248301
    StarLord

      So my wife was sneaky and bought me a a Series S. The last 4 – 5 months she had been asking about newer consoles but I told her they were hard to find and a bit out of budget at the moment.

      I was checking on the shipping status of something and I spoiled the surprise. I’ve been more of PS /Nintendo guy the last few years so I’m a bit out of the loop.

      I’ve done some reading but there are some things I still don’t understand so any help is appreciated.

      1. I understand the S is digital only and I’m okay with that, but what I don’t understand is how backward compatibility works with the S. I’ve read you can play original Xbox and 360 titles on the S but that doesn’t make sense.

      2. I understand Game Pass, but are previous gen games upscaled?

      3. Lastly I was inside Walmart and I saw that every game in the case was labeled Xbox 1. I noticed a few added the label x/s. How do new games work the the x/s.

      I want to make sure when I buy new games I get them for the S.

      Thanks.

      November 8, 2021 at 2:58 pm #248349
      LordLeonan
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        Hello.

         

        Not all xbox and 360 games are backwards compatible.  There is a seperate backwards compatible section on the xbox digital store which currently has 559 games in it.

        I don’t think previous gen games are upscaled, unless they have been optimised for the X/S.

        All xbox one games will work on the S.  The games that have the X/S label have been optimised to work better on the X and S (Higher framerate, resolution etc.).

         

        Hope this helps :-)

        November 8, 2021 at 3:13 pm #248350
        StarLord

          I think that covers all the high points.

          Thank you.

          November 9, 2021 at 10:08 pm #248440
          DarthVengeant
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            The Xbox Series S is lower tier, Xbox Series X is the one to get.

            S only has 1/3 of the teraflops the X has. A smaller hard drive, and does not game in true 4k because is only 1440p gaming.

            So, you are getting much less of a console  with the S.

            • This reply was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by DarthVengeant.
            August 23, 2023 at 1:09 am #305252
            thomasparker1399

              The Xbox Series S is a powerful next-generation system that provides excellent performance at an affordable price. It offers 1440p smooth gameplay, ray tracing capability, and access to a wide library of titles via Xbox Game Pass. Please do not hesitate to ask additional questions!

               

               

               

              August 24, 2023 at 12:00 pm #305335
              Salvince

                I got my fiancee to trade in 2 of her old Xbox ones for a series S, she thanked me immediately when she saw the differences.

                What DarthVengeant says isn’t inaccurate, but unless your wife has the highest demands for graphics, the Series S would be a perfect choice for you if you’re strapped for cash.

                Honestly, I don’t see any serious performance issues with this console and it does what it needs to do for the value you get.

                I got a series X day one, the X is better, but if I could only get a series S, I would still buy it.

                They’re coming out with the new carbon black version of the console which looks better in my opinion.

                Overall, I highly recommend the series S.

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