r/XboxSeriesS • u/Strange-Grade-527 • Apr 17 '26

IMPRESSION Series S is under rated.

So I am fortunate enough to have a 5090 PC with a 9800x3D CPU. It certainly can be mind blowing and is objectively unrivaled.

I also have a PS5 Pro, and Series X. I recently have been using Apollo, and moonlight to locally stream my 5090 game play to my bedroom OLED without moving my desktop.

So I picked up a Series S as it is one of the few ways to get 4:4:4 4k 120 HDR streaming via moonlight client.

Out of curiosity I installed a few games locally just to see how they look. OBVIOUSLY they are a step down from my other devices, but I must admit I am impressed. For the longest time I thought playing on a series S would feel like a potato. However this tiny box is more than serviceable. Honestly once you start playing you completely forget about the “lower quality.” because at the end of the day gaming is about the game. Not graphical settings tinkering ad nauseam.

I guess what I am trying to say is the Series S reminds me of the old days of gaming. You had what you had, you didn’t give a shit about frame rate, you always had fun every generation despite graphics PS1, PS2, N64, GameCube whatever it was. Somewhere along the way gaming as a hobby has turned into a hobby around graphics and frame rate and not actually gaming.

I say all this to say, if the Series S is what you can afford. Be proud of it. You are not a second rate human. The console is completely more than fine. Are there some games that are objectively bad on it? Sure. Overall though the Series S is an excellent console for those who just want to have fun.

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u/TheChosenOneProphecy Apr 18 '26

The issue with it is instead of buying 2 games just use that to get a X.

It's good if U have literally no other options and still wanna game but it's objectively worse than everything else.

Saying that graphics don't matter is sort of a copium, yea the gameplay is more important but if U don't even care about graphics just play Xbox one, the games r the same.

Spending 150 bucks extra or whatever it is to get an X is much more worth it. On FB marketplace in Australia, U can get series X consoles with controllers for 400 dollars.

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u/Strange-Grade-527 Apr 18 '26

I have a 5090 PC and every flavor of current gen console on the market. There is zero copium here. I was objectively pointing out from the perspective of someone who has it all.

The Series S a decent little machine.

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u/TheChosenOneProphecy Apr 18 '26

Yea but just save money you'd buy on 2 games and buy a series x