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Costco Members: Microsoft Xbox Series S Digital Console

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$290

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Costco Wholesale has Microsoft Xbox Series S Digital Console for $289.99 valid for Costco Wholesale Members only. Shipping is free.

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Features:
  • Digital Only Console (no discs required)
  • Includes Xbox Wireless Controller
  • Specs:
    • Custom Zen 2 Processor w/ 8X Cores @ 3.6 GHz (3.4 GHz w/SMT)
    • Custom RDNA 2 GPU w/ 4 TFLOPS, 20 CUs @1.565 GHz
    • 512GB Custom NVMe SSD Storage (Expandable w/ 1TB Seagate Expansion Card, sold separately)
    • 10GB GDDR6 Memory
  • Ports:
    • 1x HDMI 2.1
    • 1x Gigabit Ethernet
    • 3x USB 3.1 Gen 1

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    • Limit 1 per member. While supplies last. Online Only.

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Costco Wholesale has Microsoft Xbox Series S Digital Console for $289.99 valid for Costco Wholesale Members only. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member ChicoDad for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Digital Only Console (no discs required)
  • Includes Xbox Wireless Controller
  • Specs:
    • Custom Zen 2 Processor w/ 8X Cores @ 3.6 GHz (3.4 GHz w/SMT)
    • Custom RDNA 2 GPU w/ 4 TFLOPS, 20 CUs @1.565 GHz
    • 512GB Custom NVMe SSD Storage (Expandable w/ 1TB Seagate Expansion Card, sold separately)
    • 10GB GDDR6 Memory
  • Ports:
    • 1x HDMI 2.1
    • 1x Gigabit Ethernet
    • 3x USB 3.1 Gen 1

Editor's Notes

Written by SubZero5 | Staff
  • About this store:
  • About this offer:
    • Limit 1 per member. While supplies last. Online Only.

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Written by ChicoDad

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Krakn3Dfx
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I know a lot of people talk smack about the S, but man, I love mine, I'm not one to pixel count, so as long as the game I'm playing is 1080p, I'm fine, looks great on my LG CX, especially when the games are still kicking at 60fps or better.

Also travels well, I'm able to throw it in my bag next to my laptop when I travel and it's great for hotel downtime.
Backhome77
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I have no problem with the S's performance. If that were the only difference, I'd already own one. My problem is the measly storage. 512GB, only 364GB left after OS. When a lot of AAA games run over 100GB, that's gonna fill up real quick. You can remedy this by getting a storage expansion card, but that brings the total cost to more than the Series X.

If you're a very casual gamer who only plays one or two games at a time, the Series S may be a good buy. But I'm pretty casual, don't have a ton of games, and I've been struggling with the 500GB storage limit on my PS4 for a couple years now. It can only be worse with newer games.
Hobbes_king_of_boom
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Its Costco. They are a warehouse retailer. They have paid members and they purchase in bulk. People pay membership fees for access to prices below MSRP. Those membership fees help pay for things being sold under MSRP.

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Jun 23, 2021 08:33 PM
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Backhome77Jun 23, 2021 08:33 PM
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Quote from Krakn3Dfx :
I know a lot of people talk smack about the S, but man, I love mine, I'm not one to pixel count, so as long as the game I'm playing is 1080p, I'm fine, looks great on my LG CX, especially when the games are still kicking at 60fps or better.

Also travels well, I'm able to throw it in my bag next to my laptop when I travel and it's great for hotel downtime.
I have no problem with the S's performance. If that were the only difference, I'd already own one. My problem is the measly storage. 512GB, only 364GB left after OS. When a lot of AAA games run over 100GB, that's gonna fill up real quick. You can remedy this by getting a storage expansion card, but that brings the total cost to more than the Series X.

If you're a very casual gamer who only plays one or two games at a time, the Series S may be a good buy. But I'm pretty casual, don't have a ton of games, and I've been struggling with the 500GB storage limit on my PS4 for a couple years now. It can only be worse with newer games.
Last edited by Backhome77 June 23, 2021 at 02:01 PM.
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Quote from ItGuy76 :
interesting to me that the S is already selling under MSRP
Its Costco. They are a warehouse retailer. They have paid members and they purchase in bulk. People pay membership fees for access to prices below MSRP. Those membership fees help pay for things being sold under MSRP.
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TokenSidJun 23, 2021 08:53 PM
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Quote from mrgreed18 :
Exactly the storage alone should dissuade people from going for this

Call of Duty Modern Warfare a last gen title that came out almost 2 years ago is currently sitting at 280GB and counting with new updates 10-20GB added

That's an old generation title now imagine a truly next gen title that will eat up 85-90% of the systems entire storage

Microsoft wanted to get as many people into the ecosystem but forcing developers to cater to a console that is much less powerful than the next gen consoles was a short sighted move that will only hurt consumers

Much less powerful..... I agree that it isn't fantastic but much less powerfull.... I think that is a stretch even for me...
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Jun 23, 2021 08:54 PM
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Doug5421Jun 23, 2021 08:54 PM
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Quote from Krakn3Dfx :
I know a lot of people talk smack about the S, but man, I love mine, I'm not one to pixel count, so as long as the game I'm playing is 1080p, I'm fine, looks great on my LG CX, especially when the games are still kicking at 60fps or better.

Also travels well, I'm able to throw it in my bag next to my laptop when I travel and it's great for hotel downtime.
Surprised you wouldn't get a Series X when 120hz Dolby Vision is coming to CX/Xbox.. But hey, everyone has their reasons, lol. (CX/Series X owner)
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Mr_SadnessJun 23, 2021 09:09 PM
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For games that will utilize Unreal Engine 5 the current resolution and framerate target for Xbox Series X is 1080p at 30 FPS at maximum settings. So unless you are fine with 720p you are going to need the Xbox Series X to play the latest Unreal Engine 5 games at 1080p.

Unreal Engine 5: Hands-on Article: https://www.eurogamer.net/article...technology
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bigmaceJun 23, 2021 09:25 PM
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Quote from ZeldaBoy :
Is this better than the Xbox one x for $250??
Yes this is better. Its the newer generation. The APU (zen 2 with RDNA) is much better than the One X (Jagour) even though the one X has 2gb more ram.
Last edited by bigmace June 23, 2021 at 02:29 PM.
Jun 23, 2021 09:28 PM
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LordDrolJun 23, 2021 09:28 PM
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It sure would be nice if these could be hacked to become x86 PCs.
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serotoninzeroJun 23, 2021 09:31 PM
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Quote from Mr_Sadness :
For games that will utilize Unreal Engine 5 the current resolution and framerate target for Xbox Series X is 1080p at 30 FPS at maximum settings. So unless you are fine with 720p you are going to need the Xbox Series X to play the latest Unreal Engine 5 games at 1080p.

Unreal Engine 5: Hands-on Article: https://www.eurogamer.net/article...technology [eurogamer.net]
That's only this specific demo, not the entirety of the UE5. All games will have their own targets. The point still stands that resolution and frame rates offered will be better on the X, but for some that doesn't matter as much.
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bigmaceJun 23, 2021 09:31 PM
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Quote from LordDrol :
It sure would be nice if these could be hacked to become x86 PCs.
They can be turned into emulation machine, no "no hacking required". Just some officially supported configuration.
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User18383921Jun 23, 2021 09:33 PM
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Quote from mrgreed18 :
Exactly the storage alone should dissuade people from going for this

Call of Duty Modern Warfare a last gen title that came out almost 2 years ago is currently sitting at 280GB and counting with new updates 10-20GB added

That's an old generation title now imagine a truly next gen title that will eat up 85-90% of the systems entire storage

Microsoft wanted to get as many people into the ecosystem but forcing developers to cater to a console that is much less powerful than the next gen consoles was a short sighted move that will only hurt consumers
Can you upgrade the internal hard drive to a 1gb ssd easily like the PS4?
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ConFuJun 23, 2021 09:33 PM
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Quote from TokenSid :
Much less powerful..... I agree that it isn't fantastic but much less powerfull.... I think that is a stretch even for me...
Uhm, it's 1/3 the GPU power of the Series X. Not sure how you would define "much less powerful" then.
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moarKowbellJun 23, 2021 09:39 PM
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Quote from ZeldaBoy :
Is this better than the Xbox one x for $250??
Where is the X for $250???
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Good deal for those who have game pass. For precious gen games, an external hard drive will work as storage expansion. Only newer games need the fast internal SSD speeds.
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