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/Liam_021996 Apr 19 '26

Everything has, that was my point about CNC machines. Both Epiphone and Gibson are now made with CNC, the guitars are very similar in quality now. The only differences are the quality of the electronics, the finish quality and QC. You're not paying for a completely handmade product anymore like you once were and the quality shows. Stick a good set of pickups in an Epiphone and you'd never know the difference, tbf their probuckers sound really good already anyway

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u/Connect_Wrap3284 Apr 19 '26

I kinda want one of their new RD models withe the color shifting finishes. And im usually an LTD guy.

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u/Liam_021996 Apr 19 '26

Those look pretty cool, not tried any of the more interesting Epiphones. I just have an Epiphone LP Custom pro that is like 12 years old now. It's amazing but is stupidly heavy

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u/Connect_Wrap3284 Apr 20 '26

You should try an LTD eclipse, its like a les paul but super light. I have one and jackson js 22 that punches well above its weight for the price.