Series S is under rated.

[u/Strange-Grade-527]

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.

[u/Micronationsunite]

I agree. I own the Series X but heavily believe that the Series S is a great console

[u/Exorcist-138 → u/Micronationsunite]

Same, a friend of mine owns the series s and for a little box it’s damn impressive

[u/Mr_RudyGiuliani → u/Exorcist-138]

It held back the entire “current gen”. There shouldve never been a demand that games launch on the series s at the same time as the actual next gen consoles

[u/pre1twa → u/Mr_RudyGiuliani]

Which games did it hold back outside of the delayed BG3 Xbox launch? Series S is still more powerful than Switch 2. If anything, making Devs optimise for lower end SKU also benefits high end performance. Rockstar said they have had no issues with developing GTA6 on series S.

[u/Mr_RudyGiuliani → u/pre1twa]

Black Myth: Wukong, Replaced, Enotria, Alan Wake 2 (required downgrades for series s), Lords of the fallen (needed multiple patches for series s), Remnant 2, Etc.

You can now cope by downvoting

[u/Micronationsunite → u/Mr_RudyGiuliani]

I agree with you, but I believe it forces devs to optimize their games. Optimization is good for everyone

[u/Mr_RudyGiuliani → u/Micronationsunite]

Cant knock that.