Microsoft Xbox One X review: A beast of a console at a steep price

Microsoft's Xbox One X is an engineering wonder with tons of power, but its steep price will be hard for some to overcome.

[codelyoko]

The price isn't steep at all for what's in it

[2pacalypsenow]

Gamers don't see it that way.

Look at at the Ps3, it was a crazy deal for $600, and then look at all the criticism it got.

[NoPeace_Walker]

The X ain't no 3DO or Neo Neo pricing...now those are steep prices compared to the Beast.

[2pacalypsenow]

@cigi

Blu ray Drive, unmatched media capabilities, Wi-FI, Ps1/Ps2 BC, and PS3 games for $600 was a bad deal?

The cheapest Blu ray drive in 2006 was $999

[darthv72]

$600 was not a good deal despite the inclusion of the bluray, wifi and such. Not when you compare the games being equal to or worse than the 360 (using DVD technology).

And the cheapest bluray was actually $400 at the time of the PS4 release. A sony one no less because it was competing with Toshiba hddvd stand alone players for the same price.

Don't you remember the 6-7 free movie give aways they were doing at the time when you bought a player?

[2pacalypsenow]

@darthv72

Can you link me that $400 Blu ray drive in 2006? Also you cant compare the Xbox 360 lineup to the PS3 at the Ps3 launch since the Xbox 360 had been out for a whole year already.

I'm Pretty certain the BDP-S1 (Sonys first Blu ray player) was $999, I know because I still have mine.

[freshslicepizza]

@2pacalypsenow
"Look at at the Ps3, it was a crazy deal for $600, and then look at all the criticism it got."

And it still sold as well as the Xbox 360 early on and then outpaced the Xbox 360 in sales. So what does that tell you, blind loyalty or that people will still pay for expensive toys?

"Blu ray Drive, unmatched media capabilities, Wi-FI, Ps1/Ps2 BC, and PS3 games for $600 was a bad deal?"

And the XB1X comes with a ultra 4K bluray drive, freesync support and Dolby Atmos support. But guess what, you guys keep moving the golaposts and now will say nobody cares about those things. Make up your bloody minds. The fact is you guys wil figure out any reason why the XB1X isn't valuable while searching the globe why Playstation is.

[2pacalypsenow]

@moldybread

The Ps3 has atmos support...

And its a different market now than it was in 2006. Ps4 still has the better exclusive games to go along with all the 3rd party games the xbox 1 has.

[timotim]

The PS3 was a horrible deal for $600 haha. No digital store integreated with the console, no competing online service, games that ran worse than its 360 counterpart, no trophie system. It was terrble...it got criticized for not being very good and rightfully so.

[Skull521]

PS3 was a total flop. Do people not remember it sold like less than half as many than the PS2?

[XiNatsuDragnel]

Agreed the price is steep

[darthv72]

the original xbo @ $500 was steep in comparison to the cheaper / better PS4, the X is a much better bang for the buck this time at the same price.

[LP-Eleven]

Doesn't change the notion that $500 is steep for a console, no matter what it's in the box.

[DARK_WOLF]

I forget most of you are children/teens so yeah i guess $500 is steep for you lot.

Good luck buying a car one day with that mentality 😂

[LP-Eleven]

Not only do I have a car, but a gaming device that's many times more expensive the the One X. You can deflect/insult (ironic, too) or what have you, and the bottom line still won't change.

[DARK_WOLF]

You basically said $500 is steep no matter what it is.

Load of bull. Its cheaper than most decent gfx cards

[LP-Eleven]

Yes, $500 is steep for a modern gaming console. Even Microsoft acknowledge this when they specify that it is for the "Premium Consumer". Whether it's cheaper than most graphics cards or not is irrelevant to that point.

[BLKxSEPTEMBER]

Everytime someone post a positive xbox 1x review they always gotta ad that "but" as if they are scared to piss off a certain fan base for being to nice to MS . The price is fine and if you can't afford 500 then it's simply not for you. I haven't heard a single person who really knows about tech say the price is to high. It's a great price for the tech inside the box.

[Trueflames]

I think the price is right for the beast look at all your getting is fair for the 4k era

[timotim]

Actually the price is a steal when for what you get. Sure, theres always cheaper options in life, but if you value playing your games at the highest level for consoles then X is well worth the price.

[Enjoigamin]

Just saying that we buy at least one new game a month at 65 $ that's about 800 dollars a year and now say you have the console for 5 years ....that's 4,000 dollars in games....the console price is at a perfect price consider a video card for a PC cost about 400-500 that much for something high end .....consoles are never expensive in my opinion its the games that are expensive.....my take on the matter

[Cy]

I have no idea where this idea came from that $500 dollars is automatically a steep price? Can people just not judge the value of individual products anymore? Cheaper doesn't always mean better, just like expensive doesn't always mean better. For what you're getting in the console $500 dollars is a pretty damn good price. Also, because I already saw one mouthbreather in the comments saying $500 was "too expensive for consoles", let me remind you of two things. One: There is no set price for what a console "should" cost. It's all about getting your money's worth, which these days means the best hardware (which is why the Switch costs less than the other consoles). Two: This is the first generation in a while where console prices for the new consoles (X1 and PS4, not the X or Pro) weren't more expensive than the previous generation. You've already "saved" money based on current trends. Asking $500 dollars for a super powerful console that's comparable to PCs that are much more expensive is nothing.

[Elda]

Overall it'll be a niche product & majority of the gaming buying public/consumers especially this Black Friday right up to Xmas are looking for deals to make their bucks stretch & they could care less about 4k & high specs knowing most folks aren't knowledgeable about specs & tech or even own a 4k tv.Most folks will be buying gaming consoles like the Switch for their kids including PS4 slim & XBOS for $249 some places lower.Only the tech savvy XBO diehards & fanatics will fork down $500 for an XBOX just as PS4 diehards will pay $400 for a Pro.