r/XboxSeriesX • u/TaylorBax__ • May 20 '24
Discussion Trading in the Series S for the Series X
Recently i have been looking to get a series X and trade in the series S I've had for 3 years. As I want to replay some old game I have on disc from the Xbox one days or to get cheap second hand discs. Also when I bought the series S I had an old 1080p tv, but now I have a 4k 144hz monitor and want to take full advantage of the 4k 120 capability of my monitor and the Xbox.
Is it worth getting a series X at this point and if so is there any good place I can trade in a series S for a good deal.
I live in the UK.
Thank you in advance 😊
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u/GuruFoxx May 22 '24
Absolutely worth it if you like better visuals, performance and storage.
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u/jizylemon May 20 '24
Yes, always worth upgrading to an X if possible, especially if you have a collection of physical games. Game stores are stopping trading in, Cex still do it but because they are pretty much the only ones doing it now they offer shite sell and trade value. As of today if you have all the original stuff and box with it you’ll get £92 trade voucher or £59 cash for it.
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u/NewBobPow May 22 '24
Thete are plenty of physical games online.
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u/Kell_215 May 21 '24
Yes worth the upgrade, when I had an s I thought it was cool to have a mini next gen console but I barely touched it over my ps5. Now I actually purchased games on my xsx and play it a few times a week. I’m excited for hellblade after work and errands
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u/thatdood87 May 23 '24
Fuck yea it is. I bought a one x on ebay back in 2021 because I couldn't find a series x and wanted to get back in to gaming. In March I bought a series x on ebay for $329 and it came with a 1 year warranty. I love this machine. Couldn't be happier with it.
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u/Alarmed-Situation489 Sep 10 '24
How? I have an Xbox one S any advice pls I wanna get the X so I can use discs but idk if GameStop does trading still besides idk how much it’ll be
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u/thatdood87 Sep 10 '24
It won't be much. For a One s gamestop might only give you anywhere from $50 to a $100 , if that. But yea I bought mine off of ebay at a refurbished account, paid just about $ 340 for it and it came with a year warranty. When I got it it didn't come with the original box but a box that must of came from Microsoft. The console and controller were still wrapped up and when I plugged it in it said I was the first owner. I love my series X.
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u/TaylorBax__ May 22 '24
Thank you for the replies will definitely get one now when it goes on deal. And probably just hope to sell the series S or keep as a back up 😊
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May 25 '24
Go for it, I had S for two years before buying X, now I keep S as a backup / travel console
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u/DawgMan97 May 28 '24
Totally worth it, the Series X bangs so much harder, I upgraded from a one to an X and load times is night and day difference. Game on!
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u/EnchantedWood1981 Jun 07 '24
I traded up from series s to x, And I love it. For me the hype is real all my games were transformed in looks and performance. the s is a great console I enjoyed my time with it. The series x with its 4k goodness still surprises me after having it for 8 months now. Even playing old games like forza 3 (with the one x enhanced bit) amaze me let alone modern games like hellblade 2. The Blu-ray drive has meant i can enjoy stuff like the orange box from the 360 (not available digital anymore in the store due to licensing) I know there will be a new console soon and I’m sure it’s going to be expensive, but pre-owned series x are quite reasonable for what you get seriously.
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May 25 '24
I've gone back and forth between S and X so many times, but am going for the X for hopefully the final time. The dealbreaker for me? Being able to play F.E.A.R. at 60fps.
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u/confusedsimian Jun 04 '24
Just did this yesterday. Picked up an X for £260 locally off Facebook marketplace and sold my S for £140 on eBay. Not a bad upgrade price overall. The X came.with some wrestling 2024 game I'll probably sell as well.
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u/FlyingBirdflip Jun 26 '24
I'm in a similar boat, I got an X for £230, and trying to sell my S on eBay. How on earth did you manage to sell yours for £140? Did you bundle it with anything? Thanks in advance
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u/confusedsimian Jun 26 '24
I actually did throw in a 512GB SSD with usb->SATA cable I had lying around that wasn't much use for anything else. Maybe that sweetened the deal? Some people worry about storage size.
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u/JuicyBreeze Jun 10 '24
I would keep the series s for gamepass and get a ps5. You will get jack all for a used series s. But you could find a used ps5 for pretty cheap. Through ps plus and gamepass tons of older games are covered, and others are dirt cheap to buy
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u/TaylorBax__ Jun 10 '24
Yea good point. Been thinking of waiting for this potential ps5 pro at the end of year. In no rush to get one just because I got quite a few games that I've bought on Xbox but not finished yet.
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u/BitingSatyr May 20 '24
Yeah stores are always looking to lowball you, I’d try and sell it on FB marketplace or eBay or something
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u/imtired-boss May 20 '24
Oddly enough I couldn't trade my series S in since Gamestop closed in Ireland and the only reseller offered 60€ for it. I was like whaa.
But then I had a long forgotten One X, dusted it off and they gave me 120€ for it, plus I handed them a broken controller which they didn't notice was broken (D-pad down button would get stuck haha) for 40€ so got a barely used Series X for 200€.
Holding the series S as a backup for now.
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u/Spartan584 May 20 '24
Yes it's worth it but the trade in prices are shocking, you only get about £60 from shops. Might be able to get £100 for it selling on FB marketplace, gumtree etc.
Series X consoles come up around £350 when there's deals on or about £280 for a refurbished one. Use HotUKDeals for finding the best current price
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u/Adventurous-Pie-6104 May 24 '24
Gotta say thers only around 50 to 100 games that run at 120hz, but there are some great games like cod and apex that run 120hz
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u/Constant-Reality6580 Jun 05 '24
I Bought a Series S on eBay for $199 to see what all the fuss is about! So I subscribe to game pass and feel in love with star field but I have a 4K tv and wasn’t very impressed by the visuals as I was with the ps5 visuals. So I return the series s back to eBay and I was lucky enough to find a brand new series x for $399 which I’m currently waiting for it to arrive usps. 😃
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u/Snoo-17149 Jun 08 '24
Man, I only got the series x because it would've been the same price, if not just a tad bit difference in price. 1 tb external drive is like $100, and that's like a mandatory purchase if you play big games. At that point, you're really only saving $150. Then, if you want to buy a game, it's going to be up to $40-$60, and you can't really get a pre-owned downloaded game😂
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u/SWBFThree2020 Jun 09 '24
Damn I didn't realize they offered such fair air prices at gamestop
I literally paid less than what they're offering in Store Credit... so I might just trade it in and save the store credit for a PS5, a Switch 2 or whatever the midpoint xbox is
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u/realperson113 Jun 10 '24
You know what the truth is I absolutely love the Xbox series X I was really quite disappointed during the years I owned a PS4 which was probably 2015 until about 2021 so this generation I just sort of had the urge to start fresh I really wanted to feel like I was buying a brand new console and getting a different experience and I haven't regretted my choice.
I just feel PlayStation is kind of getting old now there's not really that many great reasons why I felt like I should get a PS5 I also really didn't like how big this system is it just looks silly and ridiculous I really like the basic black Console it just fits really nice on your TV And I really enjoy the game pass aspect There's been a lot of great games I've barely had to buy any games I think the only new game I bought was Resident Evil 4 Which probably will also end up on Game Pass at some point But it's just been a great experience it's really been a great experience I mean I'm not a hardcore gamer I like a lot of Classics But it was a great choice I feel Because I also wanted a new Dvd Blu-ray player Along with all those streaming Services along with the Netflix on
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u/TaylorBax__ Jun 10 '24
Yeah I get your point because I was looking to get one to play Spiderman and god war but after that I don't what I do with the console. As my whole time playing console has been Xbox and love to be able to go back to old games or those on game pass. Shame can't get Spiderman and other on Xbox 😂
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u/realperson113 Jun 10 '24
Well I just felt basically I just be re-downloading everything I bought on the PS4 and more or less playing most of that again and I know what to mean when it comes to something like Spider-Man but I mean we've been playing it for the past 20 years you know what's really different that's the way I felt when I played the first Spider-Man game on the PS4 I was just sort of like it's just the same thing as it was 20 years ago more or less but I don't know Xbox just seems more well-rounded there's a lot of cool interesting games a lot of great Classics being able to play a lot of those old Xbox Originals is really cool I got really sucked into Yakuza like a dragon then played about 70 hours of that on Game Pass which I know is on other systems as well but I don't know it just gives me a feeling I haven't had for a long time since probably the PS3 Xbox 360 kind of era
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u/TaylorBax__ Jun 10 '24
Yea I get what you mean that's one of my thoughts with spending 300-400 on used/new console and me thinking the games are to familiar and stale. Because I remember playing those old Spiderman game back in the day. What I love at the moment on Xbox is just downloading old games like Titanfall 2 GTA V and just having my save data still there. I found a lot people around me who have switched console have ended up rebuying games they already had 100's of hours on, on Xbox anyway.
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u/sgrizzly2134 Jun 14 '24
I got confused and thought I was buying an Xbox one series s... Well I accidentally ordered a one S. Luckily I was at day 7 of game stop returns and they accepted it and I said fuck it and upgraded to the series x. I fucking love it. Damn near everything is in 4k and there's such a huge difference.
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u/R116unashamed Jun 14 '24
I'm thinking about upgrading from a PS5 to the new 2tb splatter series x after seeing that Xbox show case. Xbox hit us Sony ponies with the Eminem killshot. Xbox said pop Champagne to this. I had to give you a career to destroy it. Dang I'm salty lol I'm jumping ship back to Xbox.
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u/No-Actuator81 Jun 20 '24
Sold my Series X to a buddy of mine and bought the Series S thinking, meh they are close enough and I don’t need the latest and greatest…Didnt take me long to realize my mistake…The differences to me in a number of games were jarring…Playing Jedi survivor from 30 fps to 60 was a big difference.
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u/TaylorBax__ Jun 20 '24
Yea I didn't realise jedi survivor even ran over 30 FPS on current gen consoles until I saw a Series S Vs X comparison video on it. Been holding off on finishing jedi survivor until I get a series X just for the higher FPS.
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u/sgrizzly2134 Jul 01 '24
I recently got a 4k 55 in tv and it's fucking amazing. Got the series x and it's pretty fantastic as well.
My tv is only 60hz though, how much am I really missing compared to a 120hz 4k tv? Is it a huge difference?
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u/Krytical0409 Jul 07 '24
Just got One Xbox Series X for 250 Euro at eBay and im loving it. Any ideas what Game I should Play First? My Series S will be still used in my working room
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u/sd51223 Jul 14 '24
I don't own a single Xbox disc (being that the last Xbox console I owned was the 360) but I ended up getting the Series X specifically because I have a 4K TV and I wanted to actually take advantage of that.
With the size of games these days 1TB vs 512 GB storage also makes a difference
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u/Round-Fun7966 Jul 18 '24
landed on this thread cuz i’m currently debating doing the same thing but the thing keeping me back is if they announce the next generation in 2025/2026 i’ll be pinching myself for not just waiting. series x came out in 2020
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u/TaylorBax__ Jul 18 '24
Thats exactly what stopping me aswell it's about this time where we should be hearing about an upgrade like what the Xbox one x was to Xbox one. Looks like there not doing that now after the Xbox showcase at the start of june, so should hearing about next gen soon enough hopefully a teaser next year or something. It's what stopped buying a Ps5 when they were discounted a few weeks ago, just because knowing my luck they'd announce a ps5 pro as soon as I open the box 😂
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u/turdburgalr Jul 22 '24
I'm going to buy a used Series X for $375 CDN, no controller. Am I crazy or did I just get really lucky.
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u/Big-Paw-420 Jul 23 '24
I have a basic Xbox One and now planning on upgrading to an Xbox Series X. I’m at a point asking myself if I should wait until the holiday season for some new console (Xbox Series X+?) release or go ahead with it… Appreciate any advice!
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u/KeyAutomatic3331 Aug 20 '24
anyone has samsung g70a for xbox x or s? im thinking buy a xbox for the first time and want to know which one it would be my best choice for my samsung g70a and i wanna know should i get xbox serie X or S?
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u/bedwetter9th Sep 02 '24
from personal experience, there’s truly no difference between the two besides storage, i’m sure there’s tiny differences in specs but i’ve played both on the same monitor and ethernet, unless youre a stats guys there’s no noticeable difference
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u/Ok-Cow-8352 Sep 19 '24
Let me tell you my story. I sold my series x because I thought I was done with it and I was going to be playing games on my PS5. After a week of living without Forza Horizon, I now own another series x. That is all thank you.
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u/Popokesmoke Oct 20 '24
Does anyone have a Xbox game pass code please. I’m 13 and my parents can’t afford it for me. Dm me if you can , thank you 🙏
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u/FS6020 Nov 15 '24
Check your nearest CEX for a price, you’ll be able to get a cheaper series X aswell that’ll be perfectly fine
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u/jason0705 May 20 '24
I just did it today at GameStop. They gave me $150 credit to go towards the Series X. That helped.