Xbox Series X is the flagship console from Microsoft, which was released in parallel with the Sony PlayStation 5 and unleashed another round of console wars. The console is equipped with an 8-core custom processor and a 12 teraflops AMD graphics card. The internal storage was a nimble 1TB NVMe SSD, the speed of which in the future will allow you to create games with a completely seamless world, when textures load faster than the player can turn the camera.

The overall performance of the system allows the Xbox Series X to run games in 4K resolution at 120 frames per second, as well as reduce game load times and allow you to instantly switch between games using the Quick Resume feature. It is worth noting that in the best of times, building a PC of this level would cost you in the region of 1200 – 1500 dollars.


Series X is almost perfect in shape: clear edges, right angles, no bevels. In fact, the body of the box is a stylish black refrigerator, which, unlike the PS5, can be placed vertically or laid on its side. When designing consoles, Microsoft engineers aimed for practicality, not wow-effect. The simple rectangular shape was chosen to improve the efficiency of the parallel cooling system, which creates three airflows, evenly distributing cold air inside the console.

It so happened that the conversation about the new Xbox always goes into the plane of software. Firstly, the console aims for the role of a universal media player with a bunch of pre-installed streaming services and a Blu Ray drive. Secondly, the head of the gaming division of Microsoft, Phil Spencer, collects his infinity gauntlet by buying up eminent game studios. Recently, Bethesda, the publisher of such cult franchises as The Elder Scrolls, Fallout and Doom, has appeared in their pocket. All this goodness is then sent to the Xbox Game Pass gaming service, which lures players with an impressive library of cross-platform hits, low subscription prices and promo codes from Argentina.