Should I sell my Series X?

Submitted by Elkattio t3_105thca in consoles

I was one of the lucky few that was able to purchase a Series X shortly after launch, but I only own one game for the system; Forza Horizon 5. This game is now unplayable, for me, because it requires a 33GB update and I do not have unlimited internet.

I do most of my gaming on Nintendo Switch. Any games that I can't play on the Switch, I can probably play on PC, especially Microsoft exclusive.

So, is there any point to me having the system?

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ll-REDDIT-ll t1_j3cnbyn wrote

If you have a good gaming pc then theres no reason to have an xbox

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yaboyyake t1_j3cp75l wrote

If you want to just play your PC yes, I'm not sure why you bought it to begin with. But selling Series X for a loss before some of the biggest games of the generation is also a baffling move.

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Elkattio OP t1_j3ct3sp wrote

Replying to yaboyyake (#1,302,940)

I foolishly purchased it not realizing that physical copies were utterly useless. It is essentially just a disc with a download code. This is why Nintendo Switch is my main form of gaming, now.

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TheTopGee t1_j3d4nkm wrote

Take the Xbox and monitor to McDonald’s, plug in, connect to wifi, eat maccies and wait for download completion. Ezpz.

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LiterallyWTMF t1_j3ddfia wrote

Sold mine a couple of days ago. Had it since launch and got 99% of my money back. Pointless if you have a PC for gaming. Barely used it. PS5, Switch and gaming PC/Steam Deck or a mix of those are a good option.

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kyotheman1 t1_j3dlsll wrote

Yeah if u have good gaming pc u don't need it, ms exclusives go both Xbox and windows

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BallsOfSteel86 t1_j3dnjc5 wrote

Don't have unlimited Internet in 2023 ? Maybe u need to get with the times, say sell switch, is moat over rated crap since GC . Maybe invest in some Internet

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Kear_Bear_3747 t1_j3e0pho wrote

I mean, if you don’t play Xbox games then yeah, why do you have an Xbox? I have a Series X because I play SX titles, because DUH.

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JayMacdon22 t1_j3eaios wrote

You’ve answered your own question son ! Sell it ….

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Cygnia t1_j3ebvpx wrote

If your main issue is with downloads and file sizes, what makes you think that switching to PC will remedy that? If you sell your Xbox and exclusively use your PC, you'll face the same issue just on a different platform.

My opinion - keep the Series X and use it, your PC, and your Switch. It doesn't sound like there's much of a benefit in selling it.

Actually, assuming you have access to MS Game Pass, there are lots of fantastic experiences that are under 10gb. To name a few: Tunic, Dead Cells, Hollow Knight, Crusader Kings, the Ori series, Prodeus, and Slay The Spire. If you have access to Game Pass, I'd suggest giving any of those a whirl.

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Original_Ack t1_j3eif8l wrote

You can use most of your old disc games on the series X. It is backward compatible. Otherwise, I will buy your series x from you. 😊

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dsonger20 t1_j3erz1y wrote

There's no point in having a gaming PC if you don't have good WiFi. You're going to download all the games anyways. If you're struggling with 33 gigabytes, you're going to struggle download a 100gig game solely from WiFi and not even a disc. A disc let's you download the large files without WiFi, with a PC, everything is done with WiFi.

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wh0else t1_j3ezty3 wrote

Lot of people crapping on the OP for having poor internet service with no idea where they live. Maybe don't assume that the same standards at your house are global then, or that they're choosing poor service. They could be in Alaska, a developing country, or somewhere far from any urban hub.

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ONESNZER0S t1_j3f2b1j wrote

Replying to bakedbread54 (#1,305,931)

They probably just live in the U.S. , where BILLIONS of hard working American's tax dollars were GIVEN to all the big, rich, greedy ass ISP's to expand high speed internet services, but they never did it, and just kept the money to buy vacation homes and lambo's and shit.

I live 8 miles outside of a city of about 150k people, and was in this exact situation a few years ago and had to pay through the nose for shitty Hugesnet satellite internet (aka shitnet) , where i was only allowed 10GB a month, yes a month, for almost 2 years until AT&T had an opening in their, slightly less shitty, DSL service. Cable does not service my area. I'm now using internet through my cell phone service, and it's ok, but not what I would like it to be. But you know, the U.S. is the greatest country in the world.... if you're one of the greedy, rich elites.

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Elkattio OP t1_j3f3jro wrote

Replying to bakedbread54 (#1,305,931)

I actually live in Kentucky. Most of the county I live in is serviced by Fiber Optic services with AT&T and other ISPs, but for some reason, they say that it would not be profitable to deliver those same services on the road I live on. I'm less than one mile away from a fiber line but cannot use it.

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CyberKiller40 t1_j3fqtya wrote

Replying to Elkattio (#1,306,332)

At least that is honest, about not being profitable. Fiber optic requires a bunch of very costly hardware at every ending. And there is no way to cut into the middle, at least without another costly bit of hardware. For less than a hundred clients that might not offset the cost for many years.

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Ordinary_Law_8599 t1_j3fwu7i wrote

Sounds like you need decent internet. Don't sell your things, pay that extra 50 a month and go get you some good internet instead of getting rid of things. This whole post made me cringe

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Azrial13 t1_j3fz8vf wrote

Replying to ONESNZER0S (#1,306,281)

I'm so glad I live in the UK, whilst everything else is crap here, at least I have unlimited internet via broadband for only £30 per month, at 150mbps. Not the fastest granted, but would easily do that 33GB update within an hour.

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spaceraingame t1_j3kphkj wrote

Of course you should sell it. It's a garbage console with maybe 1-2 exclusives worth playing, one of them being Halo. I swear that game is the only reason Xbox even still exists today.

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Elkattio OP t1_j475dze wrote

Replying to josmaate (#1,349,285)

I was hoping that Starlink would be the answer, but according to the app, there are too many overhead obstructions for it to work efficiently. I live between two tree-covered hills and have powerlines crisscrossing over my yard/house.

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