This Xbox Series X deal has me tempted despite already owning a Series S

Xbox Series X
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If I am being completely honest with you, I wasn't particularly keen on the꧙ Xbox Series S at launch. As a big physical media nerd - ask anyone that knows me about my movie collection - with shelves full of discs and cartridges, the idea of a digital-only future terrif✅ies me. But needs must, and the Xbox Series X was all sold out when I was looking to upgrade. This also means that a nice little chunk off a 1TB Xbox Series X console is suddenly very appealing as we head into Amazon's big Prime Day sale. 

You'll currently find the console available for - but that's not all, there's also a free $50 ꦐgift card included. 

If you're even somewhat interested in physical Xbox games, the Xbox Series X is really your only option in that arena, so $50 off isn't anything to sneeze at. Taking into account the fact that 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Microsoft so rarely puts first-party consoles on sale at all for any amount, and that when it does there is relatively low stock, it makes for a terribly tempting option ahead of official 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Prime Day gaming deals.

$449.99 is admittedly still a solid chunk of change to spend on what is ostensibly an entertainment purchase. If you're not as huge into physical media or otherwise aren't as invested in gaming, it's hard to imagine dropping that much dough if, for example, you already have a PS5 or even a Nintendo Switch OLED. (Let alone a gaming PC.) But if you've been waiting for the right time to upgrade from the Xbox One, for example, this momenℱt right here s🌠eems like a perfectly good one.

Xbox Series X | $50 gift card |
Save $50 - $50 off the sticker price for a 1TB Xbox Series X is about as good as it gets in the middle of the year. Plus a $50 gift🌃 card! You're not liable to find a better price outside of the usual holidays, and even then stock is often much lower.

Buy it if: 

✅ You want to play physical Xbox games
✅ You want more space to download Xbox games
✅ You're still in need of a new Xbox

Don't buy it if: 

❌ You have no interest in physical Xbox games
❌ You don't play Xbox in general

Price check: 

Should you buy the Xbox Series X?

Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S

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Whether it's the right thing for you to buy is ultimately going to be a matter of personal preference, but the Xbox Series X does have some tidbits going for it that its competitors don't. Even among the Xbox family of consoles, the Xbox Series X is the only one that♉ will play physical games compatible with the Xbox Series X/S.

Notoriously, the Series X is also the more powerful console from the modern Xbox family. Developers have said for years that the Se𓄧ries S is s🐷omewhat troublesome given Xbox's compatibility requirement, and Baldur's Gate 3 famously had 🥂to ditch splitscreen just to make it work on the lower-end machine. The Xbox Series X is simply a beefier machine.

I am, admittedly, likely an outlier here as a Series S owner that still wants a Series X, but there is an argument to be made that anyone that is a serious gamer is likely going to want to upgrade to the Series X in the future as bigger and better games continue to require bigger ꦺand better hardware. At some point, the Xbox Series S is just going to hold pဣeople (like me) back from the hottest games. Personally, I'd rather upgrade now than wait to find out that I'm not able to play a game I've been drooling over in the way I want to, and $449.99 is a solid price for that peace of mind.

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