Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 just swept at The Game Awards. French studio Sandfall Interactive—the devs behind this stylistic turn-based RPG—set a record for the show winning in nine separate categories including Game of the Year. Want to see what all the fuss is about? Secure yourself an Xbox Series X to play it in beautiful 4K. The full MSRP as of late has been $650 for Xbox’s most elite gaming console. However for a limited time, Amazon is selling it for an 8% discount. This shaves the price down by $50, bringing it to just $600.
Okay, let’s take a quick detour into the Xbox Series X’s price history. Back when the Xbox Series X and Series S first launched in 2020, the former of which was priced at just $500. Back in May, Microsoft announced the company would be increasing the console prices, which raised the Series X by a whole $100 to $600. Then just a couple months back, they did it again—by $50 to $650. This might just be the only console generation to see it’s systems go up in price rather than down. So with all that said, this discount does save you $50, by bringing the Xbox consoles back down to it’s Spring and Summer MSRP.
Xbox Series X vs. Xbox Series S
When looking at the Xbox Series X next to it’s more affordable counterpart—the Xbox Series S—you’ll find some substantial perks that justifies the price gap. For one, the Xbox Series X can play games in 4K resolutions. Both consoles are capable of running games with fast refresh rates of up to 120fps and support HDR content.
The Series X is also equipped with a disc drive. If you value keeping a physical collection of your games, the the Xbox Series X is the way to go. It’s also good to have at least one Blu-ray player in the house and this console can be that for your home.
Both the Xbox Series X and the Xbox Series S makes use of the Xbox Velocity Architecture. This Microsoft tech is what makes the consoles super-fast load times possible. It also allows support for Quick Resume. This feature allows you to hop back and forth between games without having to close out or restart them. They will suspend your progress and return you right to where you were when you last had on the game. No need to hunt down a save point before shutting down for the day.
Enjoy streaming your favorite TV shows and movies right from the Xbox. You can download all the apps like YouTube, Netflix, HBO Max, or Dropout, and watch supported content in full 4K and HDR.
To get the full experience Xbox has to offer, subscribe to Game Pass Ultimate. This comes with the ability to play multiplayer games over Xbox Live as well as a lengthy catalogue of games to play at your fingertips. It’s Netflix, but for video games. And guess what? The multi-award-winning Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is part of the Game Pass library. Pop in and see for yourself why its so critically acclaimed.
