I currently play Game Pass games on my very capable PC and on my tablet, and I don't own any physical Xbox games. I'm wanting a device that will let me play on my TV in a room that isn't close to my PC. Although, I eventually plan on running an HDMI over Cat6 cable to connect my PC to the TV.

I tried using the web browser on my tv for game pass, but the lag was terrible.

So now I'm considering buying this cheap Xbox one X to help me solve this problem.

Thanks for any suggestions.

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[–] imaBEES@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I would probably recommend a Series S if you're looking for something cheaper, plus is it's a current system so you'll still get access to any new games that come out, while with the One X you'll be limited to older games.

[–] ChickenButt@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks. That totally makes sense. Now I need to find a good deal on one.

[–] empirical@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Series S is the best choice. Of course the initial investment will be higher but you will have a new generation console that will last for the next 10 years. It's worth it.

[–] ChickenButt@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks.

[–] bruhdude@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Get the Xbox Series S

[–] cristorf@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is this like the older Xbox X or the series X? If it's the older one, you'll have a large back catalog of games to plant but it's worth noting that a lot of games going forward are only being made for the Series a and Series x xboxes. How much are you thinking of paying for it if you don't mind me asking?

[–] bl4ckblooc@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can still play a lot of new games on an Xbox One X with XCloud.

[–] BROMETHIUS@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, all cloud games work on Xbox one (and many other devices..) making it a great choice still. I have an old Xbox one with a busted power supply, and I don’t know how to get rid of it lol.

The S is great, but I kinda wish I had the X just so that rocket league would look better. The S runs it at 120FPS, but like 700p. Yikes.

[–] GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If this is a stopgap solution to your HDMI over Ethernet plan, I would say no. I think it would be smarter to run the display to your TV in another room as long as you don't have connection issues with the controller.

[–] ChickenButt@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, that's the ultimate plan. I just keep making excuses for not wanting to crawl under the house.