Would an xBox Series S be worth it?

Ca
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I'm a bit unsure because you would have to buy all the games digitally and you only have 512 GB available (if at all).

After all, some games take up a lot of storage space, as well as updates etc.

Would you get them? MSRP 299 euro

cu

So I think the xbox is generally not worth it. The games are too expensive, for multi-player you have to pay monthly and the controllers work just like the games on the PC (yes you can really put xbox games into the PC drive)

In my opinion, the ps5 is not worth it for the same reasons, but you can't play the ps5 games on a PC.

Most of the time all the games come out for the PC, cost less or even half and for online multi-player you don't have to have anything except an internet connection (and the game lul) :)

El

Why do you want the digital version? There's also a disk version.

In any case, you need a good internet connection for the digital. Otherwise I would definitely advise against it. 512 GB of storage is also not a problem. In an emergency you can help with an external help. Do you just have to know yourself if it's good for you.

Personally, I would only get the disk variant. Because in terms of backward compatibility, you can't do anything with the digital one. And besides, it's cooler to get the old-school games from the store and then install them that way.

Ca

I don't have a PC and I don't want to spend a lot of money: /

cu

A console isn't exactly cheap either. The stores like gamestop, mediamarkt etc will artificially drive up prices because you can better get a PC for 500 euro and then install the games on a larger hard drive or even upgrade some if 1-2 terabytes are not enough for you

Ma

Compared to an equivalent PC, the new consoles are even cheaper. The price is set by the manufacturers, so nothing is added by the trade. In addition, the manufacturers make it lousy.

cu

On the other hand, the games are more expensive, you have to pay monthly for online services and the consoles have problems with cooling, which means that many die of heat.

Consoles are way more expensive in the long run

Ma

Oh you PC trolls are all the same!

True, the games are usually more expensive. However, this only applies to newly released Triple A titles. And only if you buy them in the store at the start. However, they are often cheaper to buy in stores. All other games cost almost the same. Not to mention gamepass and endless sales. A flimsy argument.

the consoles have problems with cooling, which means that many die of heat

I've never seen it before and I've been playing on numerous consoles since 1989. I've never had a heat death. So what "consoles" are you talking about, all of them?

Incidentally, there should also be problems with heat on some PCs, but only marginally.

cu

If you don't have a 4k TV and you don't want to buy one in the near future, I would say yes, it's worth it and because of the problem with the memory, get an external HDD or SSD depending on what you want to spend and push the nex gen games that you don't play simply on the external.

cu

I'm not a troll but offer sensible opinion / help here.

Despite Game Pass and other sales, the games on the consoles are sometimes twice as expensive as on the PC and you can get the add-ons for 60 euro each.

Ps4 and Xbox one have extreme problems with the cooling because the thermal pastes are inferior and hardened quickly, I myself had a ps4 that suddenly started to glow red instead of blue for this reason and thus became unusable, since hard thermal pastes are almost indelible and the electricity in some cases can even redirect, which then damages the console even more.

Solving the cooling problem with a PC does not cost the price of a new console, but in the rarest cases that of a new cooler. You can get decent thermal paste for 3 euro.

PCs can also be cleaned of dust more easily.

As I said in the long run, consoles are more expensive because they break faster and the games are more expensive.

Fe

The xss has a total of 512 GB of memory. Approx. 200GB are secured for the system. It's only about 300 gb. A little bit if you ask me.

Ma

Well then I'll take the troll back and apologize.

But sorry, what you are saying is simply not true but typical PC user argumentation to piss off consoles even if the arguments are not correct.

Games are sometimes "twice" as expensive? Tell me one!

Interesting, of course, that you exclude sales and gamepass right away, otherwise your argument about the expensive games will no longer apply. I just took a quick look out of interest. A Fifa 21 as a download code from Amazon costs just under 60 euro for all systems. A Watch Dogs Legion for pre-orderers on PC 59 and consoles 69. So apart from the fact that twice as expensive is just nonsense, the price will also decrease after it appears at many retailers.

And extreme problems with the cooling? That is too general and deeply subjective. I've had a One since the beginning and the One X as well. And there were never any problems with either. In addition, a PS4 pro has been running for two years and thanks to the aircraft engine it also runs perfectly. But admittedly with my brother-in-law the thermal paste of the One X was actually hardened, but he renewed it himself, which according to you is not possible (but on the PC?)

And that you were also unlucky does not mean that there are millions and millions of consoles that are all in use.

I could also mention how often PC users ask here because they have problems with hardware or software than if PCs were constantly causing problems. But I don't because that would also be too general.

So if I ever want to finish. Yes it may be that games are a bit more expensive, but not in every case. But if a good gaming PC initially costs around a thousand euro or well over a thousand euro, then 10 or 20 euro more for a game on a console should also be irrelevant. The hobby gaming costs money.

And that they break faster is just not true. In addition, when the 2 year guarantee is over, the parts will only cost a fraction of the starting price. Components also have to be replaced on a PC.

BtW. I still have an NES, a Saturn, PS one, Dreamcast and Xbox 360 and they all work. Of course, the old drives give up at some point, but that is normal wear and tear and can be fixed.

ma

Well over a thousand? Haha wait a minute you can build a pc for ~ 700 euro which is a little over console level. Always this 1000 euro at least fairy tale. You also think they're giving you the consoles for free. The only trick is: I can upgrade the PC next year or in 2 years and I'm well ahead of the consoles again. That doesn't work there, you have to play with backward hardware.

ma

Also the game prices. I don't know where you're looking. As a console player, it doesn't matter. 60-70 euro (soon also 80 euro) you have to lie down. By the way, you can get Fifa 21 for around. 38 euro.

cu

Hard thermal grease is extremely difficult to remove and that's what I said before. In most cases, you can't get them off without damaging the hardware, which makes it unusable.

A PC doesn't have to cost 1000 euro or more, 5 years ago I got a finished PC for almost 500 euro and can still play in 1080p at 60fps without any problems today. Xbox one and ps4 can display a higher resolution but the frame rate is capped at 30 fps.

With a PC, thermal paste can be replaced more easily in the front before it becomes hard. But this also rarely happens because the hardware is usually delivered with a reasonable paste, quite the opposite of the consoles.

Your ps4 sounds like a jet jet because it has a problem with cooling, the radiators are much too small to cool the console properly, which is why the console almost lifts off when you start it.

Many say that it helps to clean them from dust, but you have to unscrew them because a lot of dust collects inside the console, which is also the case with the xbox one.

If the new consoles really manage 8k resolution and more than 60 fps, they will overheat one after the other because you need very large and several coolers even on the PC for this performance to dissipate the heat from the device (one reason why the ps5 is so large )

You obviously have no idea what you're talking about and just can't accept that the pc's don't have to be expensive (if you build them yourself they are even cheaper) and they are cheaper than the consoles for a long time, because you have to replace them completely. You have to upgrade a PC with a stronger GPU at most every 4 years if you want to play the latest AAA games on the highest settings.

Ma

The best argument when you don't know what to do next: "You have no idea".

So of course you nailed me to the wall as cold as ice and based on facts.

Maybe you can see from my profile that I've been playing on consoles since 1989, you probably weren't even born then, and should therefore already have some idea.

And I'll summarize your opinion. I, millions of console users and their manufacturers only use hardware that constantly dies from heat and has to be replaced.

Ah yes… 🙄

And yes, I know why the "Pro" is so loud, but it runs just like my One X. By the way, unlike your PC, it displays many games in 4k with 60 FPS, depending on the manufacturer's will and skill. Forza Horizon, Motorsport, Gears, Doom Iternal or Cod.

It's good that you already know that the next gen consoles will all overheat. Maybe you should tell the manufacturers about it quickly, they must have totally missed it.

Irony off.

Also good that it always says consoles would be so expensive but if you argue against it, the brand is home-made PC. Can you possibly imagine that console users just simply want to hang the part on the TV to play without worrying about anything?

cu

There are ready-made pc's for this. I have one who is 5 years old and he runs without problems and you can't even hear him because it's easy to look after. The housing can simply be pushed open and then I can simply blow the dust out with a compressed air bottle.

I said myself that your ps4 pro creates a higher resolution than my PC, but very few people have a 4k screen or television so they can't use this resolution at all.

A PC with hardware from 2015 is sufficient to play at 1080p or 1440p, my gtx 960 only has problems with the latest AAA titles, the solution to the problem costs just under 200 euro instead of 400 for a completely new console.

You can also simply connect the PC to the television without worrying about anything because all graphics cards nowadays have at least one hdmi input.

You imagine all of this more complicated as it is.

And since the xbox and ps4 controller can be connected to the PC, you don't have to worry about the controller.

Consoles are obsolete because pc's can do everything that consoles can do, firstly better and secondly for a lower price.

It's even easier with a notebook. It even has the screen integrated and these things are mobile

Hope you don't read just one sentence again and then think again that I only have one argument

Have a good time.