Is Xbox Series X worth buying?

Consensus

85/100

The review score is high relative to the usual price. Prioritise deals and refurbished options.

Release age

6 years old

Newer revisions often bring OLED panels, bigger batteries, Hall-effect sticks, or faster APUs, while mature hardware shines on sale.

Value score

100/100

A simple score-to-price check for deal hunting and cross-tier comparisons.

Hardware specs

Custom AMD Zen 2 + RDNA 2 / 12 TFLOPS / 1TB NVMe SSD

Useful for comparing silicon, display or driver class, battery capacity, latency, and platform support.

Deal target

$474

The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.