The WORST Xbox

From the OG to to Xbox Series X, the best and the worst
The WEIRDEST Consoles of All Time: • The WEIRDEST Consoles ...
WISH Needs to CHILL: • WISH Needs to CHILL
The WEIRDEST Smartphones: • The WEIRDEST Smartphones
WEIRDEST Products on Instagram: • WEIRDEST Products on I...
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Chapter Titles
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0:00 Which Xbox is Best?
0:26 Original Xbox
1:32 Logitech G Cloud
2:26 Xbox One X
3:39 Launch Xbox 360 (Red Ring)
4:48 Xbox 360 (Updated)
5:45 Xbox One S
6:52 Xbox One Digital Edition
8:03 Xbox 360 Slim
9:56 Xbox Prototype (Big X)
10:42 Xbox 360 E
11:14 Xbox One (w/ Kinect)
11:47 Xbox One
12:39 Xbox 360 Elite
13:10 Xbox Series X
14:11 X Cloud (Game Pass)
15:16 Xbox Series X Fridge
16:07 Xbox Series S
17:22 Xbox 360 Arcade
18:37 Final Tier List

[@lordxboss5700]

The OG XBOX was a game changer that doesn’t get enough credit 🤷🏻‍♂️ I remember it blowing my mind with the internal storage able to rip music and play it while I games. It had some great new games and Xbox Live.

[@bigstv15]

@@inkedsleeve4226 and the only shenmue 2 English version

[@charlesbrown4483]

The OG Xbox was far ahead of it’s time. And as much of a scam as console gaming services like XBL have since been recognized to be, it was absolutely game changing back in the day.

[@JHazard1000]

I remember getting the OG Xbox with WWF Raw,Halo and The Guy Game for Christmas loved that system

[@TristanTheVRGamecat]

It brought about the aspect of paying for online , literally just made things worse for us

[@charlesbrown4483]

@@TristanTheVRGamecat Not at all. Is it stupid today? Of course. Back but then it was an important step forward in the gaming industry. Most of the companies that went onto make tons of great games would’ve never had the money nor data to do so without the console services.

[@AronFromThisIs]

The REAL reason they called it the xbox 360 was because there were 360 different versions

[@Scottgunner89]

It's how many consoles you had to go through until one survived a year.

[@christiangaston3391]

fave comment!

[@RHiscool19]

real

[@gagnonny]

Yup

[@GregHakes]

No, it's because it had 360 internal issues. LOL

[@dennett316]

Oof, bit harsh on the Xbox One S I feel. Sleek, 4K blu ray compatibility which the PS4 Pro never offered (dumb call by Sony there), and it did have a slight performance boost over the regular Xbox One. Very slight, but it was there.

[@AbdullahBasit24]

Exactly! It deserved some better respect.

[@AbdullahBasit24]

As a matter of fact, I own it too. It's my daily driver for playing games since 2017

[@aido.08]

i still have mine, and my only complaint is the loading times are much slower than my series x.

[@jacksonsworld9075]

I’ll give it B 12:57

[@Phantom_Foxx]

lol that and they were reliable the one x are all kicking the bucket over a hdmi retimer chip

[@AndyTrucker1985]

radio shack turned into The Source in Canada and thats how i got my ps5 pre order at launch , while all other mainstream places you'd think of to buy consoles ran out of pre-orders in minutes no one thought about the source and i pre ordered 6 hrs after pre orders went live lol

[@Robin0928]

Matt: *Makes a reasonable point about paid online being a downside to the 360* Austin: "So you have chosen death?"

[@joshjacobson9846]

PSN was honestly garbage town USA for most of the PS3 era

[@YoDzOnHalo]

@@joshjacobson9846 ya no one I knew played the popular online games on psn. We all went to Xbox for rainbow six, CoD, etc

[@davon6074]

@@joshjacobson9846 🧢you never played online on ps3 then. I played both systems and online was great on ps3. The only time it was bad was when it got hacked for a month, which was horrible. Got Infamous and LBP for free though. Then there’s also Party Chat, but regardless my friends would be playing the game we played so in game chat didn’t make it a problem.

[@RealGengarTV]

@@joshjacobson9846 It was Garbage Town Europe too dude

[@randlepmcmurphy6117]

Austin was right though because PSN was dog shit!

[@M_Hall34]

Like the list. Only things I'd change; move the One S up to B-tier & move up the 360 Slim up to X-tier.

[@taylorloewen4211]

I remember hearing that wrapping the 360 up in a towel and deliberately overheating it would solve the red ring issue for a solid 2-3 hours. That became my pre-game ritual for like 5 solid years

[@winstonpoplin]

Truly an og.

[@Stillxxen]

Bear Grylls of Gamers!

[@arktischer]

I just beat the crap out of mine and it would work again like normal

[@Osmium38]

"Pre-workout?" "No. Pre-game." -Probably any mid/late-2000s gamer

[@zachallen7092]

Thanks for the throwback guys. I remember listening to my cds songs when I played forza on the og xbox. As always love the channel

[@hasnainsoofi8088]

Great video as always. I’ve been waiting for this since I first saw the PlayStation ranking in June/July. Please do ranking videos for video games series (gta, assassins creed, gran turismo etc). Keep up the good work.

[@Scottgunner89]

I sometimes wonder if the 360 sold so many units because the amount of consoles that died. I had 3 and my brother bought about 7 over it's lifetime, luckily my Elite still lives.

[@mcwizar1]

I probably had 6 in total from the original to the square slim one

[@totalrko]

You guys seem to mistreat the console, I had an xbox since gta 4 up until they stopped supporting the console

[@mcwizar1]

@@totalrko ohhhhh no I only had a problem with the 1st generation 360 cause of the ring of death I think I replaced it about 3 time at the time I was a kid and did not buy the warranty 😂😂😂 the other 3 I was just upgrading

[@Scottgunner89]

@@totalrko GTA4 came out 2.5 years into the 360s life, they had ironed out many of the issues at that point. On the earlier models with the Hitachi disc drives, they had a huge failure rate and would cause disc drive errors frequently. If you watch the video, they review the Launch 360 seperately and put it into D Tier.

[@flawlesswill1987]

i had 5 and all my other xboxs i only bought 1 and they all still working inculding my original xbox which i had chipped

[@charlesbrown4483]

Despite the red ring of death, the original 360 holds a very fond place in my heart. It felt like such a huge step up in gaming and so many classic titles were coming out at the same time. I had multiple 360’s all with the red ring, luckily you could just wrap that thing in some towels and let it over heat then it would work again lol.

[@regretabletangibility]

Wait...what??!

[@attackstory9023]

He is telling the truth. It was a thing.

[@philipadams3325]

I had 1 RROD. They fixed it free and I still have it and use it now. DVD drive is sticking, but I have a 360 E I play most the time and play games I downloaded on my original.

[@BruceRichwineJr]

I have a series X and Series S. When used with a good OLED TV you don’t really care too much about the difference between the two due to the excellent upscaling that LG had. Everyone I know that bought the series S is 100% happy and have no regrets not spending more.

[@codmonster1493]

does tv matter in upscaling because i believe if i disable 4k on my series s the game looks better.

[@BruceRichwineJr]

@@codmonster1493 depends on your TV. Also disabling 4K on the Series S shouldn’t do anything that I’m aware of. The 4K output is for video streaming and apps that output in 4K not gaming. But if you limit the output overall to 1080p and your TV has good upscaling that could be the reason it looks better. Your TV could upscale 1080P better than 1440P to say the least. But I’m just speculating. Never tried all these different scenarios myself.

[@codmonster1493]

@@BruceRichwineJr as far as I have notice that when set to 1080p my game looks better than when set to 4k. Moreover my TV shows 4k icon even when I am playing games if the setting is set to 4k. That's why I think that my TV ruins the game by upscaling.

[@deadpoolcoolkidg1222]

@@codmonster1493 idk or care about all that all ik is that the series x is better than the s😂😂😂😜

[@ml3677]

@@deadpoolcoolkidg1222 What’s so funny about it though??

[@Bacon_Pancakes]

The 360 E was my favorite 360. I got it on a good sale and it ran almost 24 hrs a day for several years.

[@philipadams3325]

My blue/teal e gets played more than any ther console. Games are cheap now so have picked up many I missed.

[@Balc0ra]

The OG xbox music was genious for the time. Copy several music CDs to the HDD and make custom playlists across them. That you then could use on games that supported it like Forza that changed tunes for the menu or races itself. 360 did not do the custom list, but ofc had music you could copy and use. It even paused when cinematics were played. Sadly the Xbox one version of it, even with Spotify is not that smart as he plays music regardless of what happens in game. So IMO... that's one area where Xbox has gone backwards with each new console.

[@yoyoprofessorxavier]

Im so happy to see the Series S is A tier. It deserves alot of praise imo in this market where things are pretty expensive. A digital market is not a bad thing right now and game pass exists. It's price point, games available (and in the future) and capabilities are well worth it.

[@RGGeek]

I even think it should’ve been X tier. It’s a solid console!

[@WilliamHollinger2019]

I never got the current generation but Xbox one x I had to go through 3 consoles one vcr is a joke performance was lack. Xbox one x man it hold up today standards. So yes series s for game pass console is good because not everyone have $60 to buy every game. And once you finished the game uninstall and find something else. 500 GB ssd yes it fill up fast but not everyone will play a lot of games at first.

[@jacobporter419]

@@WilliamHollinger2019 External hard drive

[@justinpollock2627]

for sure id give it X tier

[@joshd3192]

S is awesome.

[@Googly243]

I feel the 360 arcade should have gotten a better score as it was possible to remove the blanking plate up top and add a hard drive from your last console when it inevitably succumbed to red ring after the warranty ended

[@Slow.S55]

This was my first upgrade from my Nintendo 64, received it late 2008, wasn't able to save any games until I bought my first brand new hard drive for 50$ 20gb in late 2009. It carried me till 2014 until I switched PlayStation

[@JemasAlica]

Ok

[@frozedokkanbattle]

Austin bring back your mustache it was a thing of beauty (chef kiss) lol love the channel guys keep up the great work.

[@austinbeck8386]

I'm Austin an I don't do that

[@dark5674]

Xbox series S is what I got before I got the series X. It's a great secondary console if you you need more than 1. (And most your games are digital) super under rated if you you do games pass or in you prefer the convenience on digital games. "A" tier is appropriate.

[@MichaelJones-mc7ud]

I also think it would be great too if you travel a lot!

[@ResidentWeevil2077]

I personally went with the Series X because I wanted the greater processing power, and in the off chance I'll buy bargain game discs.

[@dark5674]

Right I got the series X as my main console

[@TristanTheVRGamecat]

Hang on you had a series s seen the poor quality of the games coming from Xbox and thought il buy a series x...........Microsoft really do have some clowns that support them no wonder they think they can take away your say of vote with your wallet with gamepass

[@toegangtoegang6116]

@@TristanTheVRGamecatI don’t understand the problem with Xbox tbh I enjoy PlayStation also I think when you start looking at every little detail it takes the fun out of it

[@johny1220]

I would’ve given the One S a much higher rank tbh. It was half the size, had an integrated power supply, was the first console that could output in 4K (upscaled games to 4K, some apps had 4K, and had a 4K Blu-ray player) and was just a great and popular Xbox overall, even surpassed the PS4 for a few sales months after it came out. 😄

[@dawoodwilliams3652]

That integrated Power supply was also a detriment to the console

[@Chumpal]

@@dawoodwilliams3652 Being genuine here, how?

[@BigMackhan]

and the s had a much cooler gpu. actually it made it faster because it didnt overheat and made the s last longer for gamers.

[@RGudmetalhead]

I could afford and get series X but I deliberately bought series S instead. Because of the physical size: at the moment I live in another country and when time will come to go back home I can just throw it into my backpack and still have space for other stuff. And then I realised that it’s handy even now- I can easily carry my console to play with friends at their homes. Plus TV I use now isn’t good enough to get benefits of series X and it costs twice as much as S here, don’t see a point in paying that. I like it, paired with game pass ultimate it’s a really great little entertainment box.

[@aido.08]

i already have a series x, but i wish i had an s. ive already bought too many physical games.

[@gregandcin]

There were 5 motherboard versions on the phat 360, fun fact. All but Jasper (the last) are really gonna last well over time

[@Enzo575]

0:50 NBA and NFL 2k, and Forza motorsport was my favorite games to use that feature with

[@ryanpark2049]

Netflix on the 360 chillin with my friends in HS was the best. Used to be able to sit in a mock theatre with your avatar.

[@_freezeframehighfive]

that moment when you preordered a logitech g cloud and now you're having doubts.. -_-

[@Splungified]

I got the 360 Elite was my first Xbox on launch day, and the main reason I waited for it was because it was the first Xbox to have an HDMI output. I think the HDMI output alone makes it worthy of a higher score.

[@buggerlugz6753]

Very true and it still looks awesome on a 2024 LED TV.........totally missed that, these guys did.

[@harveyrundle]

my launch 360 had one red ring of death and somehow fixed itself when i literally shutted down the console immediately and it still works to this day

[@markmcme8349]

I agree with Matt. I loved the HDMI input port on the Xbox One, and the IR function to turn on your tv and stereo was nice too. When you put an HMDI switch onto the HDMI input port, you could do a lot without having to change input ports on the TV. I love the XBox One and currently have two XBox One X's still rockin.....

[@Robyn--]

I still use my Xbox One, Day 1 2013, the only thing that has degraded is it's disc drive, but other than that it's still soldiering on

[@michaelwalsh3474]

I like this list. ☺️. I forgot how many versions of the 360 were made. I had a launch model that red ringed and I replaced it with a slim model and that was stolen. 🙄 I currently have the Series S and I love it. Yeah, it's focused on 1080p and 60fps but, my television is from 2017 and I'll upgrade it when it does finally break. I treat the series S like a powerful 360 and play all my old titles and some of the ones I missed on game pass 😀

[@ghomerhust]

i loved and hated the 360. it had a great following during it's reign, but trying to repair them was a nightmare because of how many versions there were. and even within the same "run" there was differences internally.

[@RecklessRobert]

Love how cheap the series S is

[@TristanTheVRGamecat]

Support great games not Xbox execs , screw gamepass that anti consumer garbage

[@Tmtrnr]

@@TristanTheVRGamecat are you stupid

[@TristanTheVRGamecat]

@@RecklessRobert you get what you pay for

[@lesterama6110]

Xcloud has been a great experience for me. My PC is getting behind, and playing with the wired controller solves the lag a lot

[@johny1220]

11:18 bro Austin I remember you made a video back in the day called “Top 5 Tech Failures” or something and you listed the original Xbox One as number one on that list man 😭

[@dncjapan]

The only one of these I've heard of is the 360. It gets so complicated! How does anybody know which one to get or what the newest one is? I heard that they are good for emulation, but I have zero idea which one does what or which is the latest. It's crazy!

[@XenonXBR]

11:06 they didn’t take into account how impressive the hardware actually is. I think this console is underrated

[@Chriva]

I still have the launch model. Fully working at that :)

[@iSleepy59]

Austin's laugh at the 7 min mark seriously gave me Juaquin Phoenix Joker Vibes!

[@skinnytimmy1]

Got my 360 pro fixed in 2008, still works to this day, sometimes I have to smack it for the disc tray to come out. Just got a Series X after being on PS4 Last gen, and I love it so far.

[@Hailnut]

I just got a series S after being a PlayStation guy my whole life. The price was a major selling point for me and honestly I was blown away by the performance of the little console. It’s made me an Xbox guy and once I can find/afford a series X I will definitely be getting that and giving my series S to my wife.

[@oldmanonyoutube]

I had a launch Xbox 360 and Microsoft replaced it three times. The last replacement worked for about six months before it also died. It was a great system but those launch systems were rushed and very faulty.

[@kasrakh86]

holy fuck 3 times lol

[@MOG0311]

I remember the carboard coffins they would send to ship the systems to them in. At least for awhile they would give you a one month card for Xbox live when they sent it back to you.

[@supervegeto7448]

Loved the tutorial man this thing is legit 100% !! althogh i wish if theres a way you can do it on computer

[@JohnnyCWizard97]

I had the glossy finish 360 slim. Freakin loved it. Great memories

[@lizardemperorkorbac4281]

The 360 even after the RROD models had very bad disc drives as well. I had about 5 different 360s over time .One slim model that still works to this day, but aside from that on all of them the disc drive eventually failed sooner or later. You couldn't put in a different drive without cracking the system software, so what I did was replace the lasers inside the disc drive. Still 3 RRODed eventually and one I threw away, because it was loud as shit and the disc drive failed (In 2016, bought in 2007).

[@bobby_c07]

Ya the disc drive on the Elites died all the time

[@MSUHitman]

So I got a launch 360 on EBay & paid for MS’s extended warranty, & I went through 4 360’s with them until my 5th unit lasted long enough until I could trade it in for the Slim via a GS trade promotion around the release of Mass Effect 3 in March 2012. A month after I traded it in, another customer bought it & it red ringed on them. I will NEVER trust any 360 that isn’t a Slim or an E model.

[@djutmose]

I have a 360 "Jasper" revision that still works (I think was first HDMI one), but before that I went thru two that RROD'ed on me. Still pisses me off when some people claim red rings were because of "user error." Never had anything like that happen to me with consoles before or since.

[@MSUHitman]

@@djutmose I had the PS1 disk drive fail after 2 years (a college friend did the Walmart swap for me) and my launch PS2 died within 1 year but I had the EB Games replacement plan and got a new unit that lasted me until the PS3 (after I went back to the store and complained the refurb replacement they gave me was dead as soon as I plugged it in.)

[@hulkpanda4378]

So former RadioShack manager.. Man I remember the year we sold consoles... also remember getting Gears Of War 3 shipped to the store a good two weeks early. Someone us might have been playing our copies well before launch day lol

[@jeffbolt6619]

The 360 i still have, had the red ring twice and it still works today. I call it a miracle

[@amasure]

My thing with the red ring of death (xbox360) as a kid was I had gotten three replacements in one year and always thought if they knew they were malfunctioning like that to the point where they had to put an indicator letting you know that the life is over on it it seems like they were just making them to break to make more money

[@SakuraAvalon]

Well, it's because they couldn't meet demand, using their factories. So they went to unregulated factories to help make enough stock to meet the demand they were facing. Which lead to the poor production of the console, leading to the Red Ring. Also, they got sued over this, and had to start repairing these outside of the warranty, which comes out of pocket. I doubt Microsoft was happy with this situation. But it was the price they paid to make sure they could meet demand.

[@Bond007er]

I had 4 die in 1 year 1 due to disc drive failure 6 mos in 3 rrod the next 6 mos

[@ZombiemanTemple]

I just want to thank you for putting the SS so high on the list. I was certain you would conform to the rest of the community and dump all over it. Terribly underrated.

[@whorror_punx]

The series S was the first time Ive been able to afford a next gen console literally ever lol havent been able to get anything since my parents got us a 360 forever ago. This allows me to play literally almost all the games I want, but cant, play on my laptop (Elden ring, Cyberpunk, Hogwarts, and soon, Jedi Survivor) as well as some older games I want, like Red Dead 1. Im so stoked on my series S, man. I fucking love it. If they didnt have a such a cheap buy-in cost (245 is what I paid after tax), theres no way Id be able to play any of these games until years later, as theres just no way Ill be able to afford 500 dollars any time in the foreseeable future. So I really, seriously, applaud microsoft for having this as an option.

[@JJSmurk]

I eventually upgraded to the XboxOne Elite console(Series 1 controller included) but the fact that you guys didn't put it on this list makes me feel a way...

[@SemoventeDa-by5wv]

I’m still playing my launch 360 to this day haha. It red ringed on halo wars but my dad took it to get fixed and everything still works quite well today

[@arri275555]

I did get the 360 launch version and it lasted about a month. Thankfully I bought it at Costco and at that time they didn't have there 90 day return policy for electronics. I went through 5 of the OG design. The 5th one was the charm. I got the HDMI version back in 07 and it lasted until 2012. Good times. Lol. I too am not crazy about the PS5 design as well.

[@ClassicGamer21Review]

My first Xbox was the base Xbox 360...RROD was a pain...BUT Microsoft fixed it for free. Then about a year or two later the disc tray broke...So...I bought a 360 Arcade that lasted throughout the remainder of the lifespan of the console generation. Yeah it didn't have Wifi but at the time I was able to get the adapter for like...$20 and got a 250GB Hard drive for I think $60? They were EXPENSIVE back then lol. But I remember it very fondly.

[@KillaSin515]

Imagine if MS comes out with a Xbox Series S with disc drive and 1TB storage for $350

[@liamromaniuk1206]

I still have my first model of the xbox 360 and it still works for a while I did get the red ring of death but it was only because the inside was really dusty cause I haven't played it in a while and after taking it apart and fumbling the bag by breaking the case I cleaned the inside and it works perfectly

[@Super_Broly]

A controller and a battery bank is the way to go for playing on the go! I keep that on me for the long work shifts

[@seentursch]

If anyone remembers the Xbox SAD edition reveal, they literally made fun of themselves and their engineering ability. It was very funny.

[@Chriva]

That was one S All Digital. Not even related :)

[@gasr040888]

I have been collecting my couch pennies to get a Series X, but with what you said about the Series S, and the type of user I am, (I play FIFA and an occasional Game Pass game that gets my interest), and considering that here in Mexico prices are up to the sky the series S selling for what can be translated to 400 USD and the X in roughly 6 to 700, I guess I am going to give thin boy a chance to replace my OG Xbox One

[@henryt2612]

I’m going for the s aswell, the value is incredible

[@6thHokageJuan]

bruh if only i could find a Series X for $600 US...the scalpers still have it a $700+ US

[@TrevorColeman]

yooo same use to be a asm at radioshack to!!! and i remember thinking why do we sell games at all !!!!

[@TaccRaccoon]

10:43 I still have one of these My 360 that I had since 2009 started having issues and it kept getting worse So when I went to get a new one i saw the E model on sale so I picked it up Then they announced backwards compatibility

[@vinny1-08]

I still have an xbox 360 e lying around, I'll say this, even after 9 years with this console I have never had to sent it to repairing and I've never felt a lag playing games like gta or arkham or farcry. The kinect sensor had a ton of potential. i still enjoy playing kinect sports with my family. The xbox was not all that bad

[@eldurakopr8047]

I bought series S knowing full well the drawbacks, and I love it.

[@connorsecrist]

my 360 had red ring of death back in the day so my uncle helped me take apart the console clean it and put it back together. Worked for like 2 days and then it had the red ring of death again.

[@trevorflake7854]

They play off each other so well. Such a great chemistry!!

[@ThisisJerome.]

If the logi G Cloud was priced at $179 it would be an amazing handheld retro emulator. The thing can handle Gamecube emulation pretty well. Currently waiting for it to get a price drop.

[@cooldaddyslick6869]

Was just $180 on eBay from Secondipity

[@rusty1821]

fun fact the main problem with the launch 360's (at least in the UK) was the cheap thermal paste that Microsoft used to cut costs on the first mass production, it was barely a thermal paste at all and was so bad that it would dry and solidify after maybe 10 - 30 hours of console use. this was causing overheating issues or "Hardware Malfunctions" which is what the 3 red lights error was or as it later become known as The Red Ring of Death. i actually used to make a little bit of money on the side (£20 per console) taking my friends 360's apart and replacing the cheap paste with better quality stuff. 8 out of 10 times that would fix the issue. if not the thermal paste then the board had probably warped already or there was a problem with the power brick itself. another fun thing i used to do which was especially helpful when rental stores like blockbuster were still about was to take the cover and the metal casing off the Xbox and remove the top of the cd drive, but first cut the circular magnet out of the top of the cd drive so you just have this small magnetic disc the sits on top of the game disc to hold in place when its being read. this can be used to bypass having multiple copies of a game if playing with siblings or for LAN parties. as once the game is installed on the hard drive and the game has been launched the disc will stop being read and you can just take the magnet off and put the disc into another console without issue, the game will still run perfectly as it only needed the disc read for booting up. my brother and i had a lot of good times playing multiplayer games in separate rooms with only one rented disc back in the day.

[@bobothn]

The 360's failure was due to the solder used in the CPU had nothing to do with thermal past was designed for leaded solder then was changed at the last min to comply with upcoming EU laws and the lead free solder wasn't flexible enough to stand the head and cool cycle as it was designed for different solder.

[@d1nky68]

Nope, it was caused by flip chip failure in the GPU.

[@d1nky68]

@@bobothn GPU not the CPU.

[@8bitnation419]

My Xenon is still going strong. But i did repaste it along with some new capacitors and a later revision GPU heatsink.

[@deggyfreshgaming]

I love that Austin used the word Skulduggery. It's my favorite word.

[@andreanastacio9548]

I honestly can`t help but feel that the one s was done dirty a little bit... It`s true that it wasn`t a massive improvement in performance like the one x was, but it still did alot of things right... It was sleek, compact, was a really good price, was often on sale with game bundles (I bought my little brother`s 1tb one s bundled with 5 games, 2 controllers, and 3 months of gold for 250€, in christmas of 2018), it was available in upto 2tb form (which I have, and I have some 50 games installed, with over 200gb still free), it still had HDMI in (which I use with my switch, since I play on a monitor with no speakers and having my headphones plugged in the switch is impractical with my setup, I can use the xbox controller`s audio jack with no issues), and the one s still saw enough of a performance improvements to smooth out the experience of many games the og one struggled with, and I believe that many of the games the og one could only do 900p on, the one s targets 1080p (might be wrong though). I would have atleast given it a solid B, and maybe even an A... Also, the series s absolutly deserves more respect than it gets, because even though the 500gb ssd (of which only 386gb is usable, ask me how I know) is really tight, and the lack of a disk drive is a bummer for those who don`t have an exclusively digital library, it is still a good value, and is the console that has truly brought next gen to the masses.... It is by far the cheapest next gen console, it is the most readily available (in my area both the series x and ps5 are still out of stock with the only way to get one for msrp being to order one and get on a waiting list), and since 4k monitors and tvs still aren`t that widespread, a 1080p console for less money makes perfect sense. The most disappointing thing about my series s is the lack of hdmi in though, which I had really taken for granted... Good thing I kept and still use my one s...

[@lewisplayzandplayz5229]

Agreed and honestly it’s a perfect console for new people who want to try an Xbox out and little kids too lol they could play halo,fortnite, Apex, and Overwatch 2

[@lewisplayzandplayz5229]

I kid you not I have these games on my series S and have like 10 gigs left and honestly I don’t mind these games are top tier and I love playing them

[@andrewcurti9313]

The One S was also the first game console to have a 4K Blu-ray player.

[@spslayer9113]

The Xbox 360 E was the first console I bought with my own money 😂 whilst even back then I felt the S model was more aesthetically pleasing. The E has really grown on me over the years

[@Asbestdeparting24]

Me too bro! Did you get a blue edition?

[@spslayer9113]

@@Asbestdeparting24 No. The regular black

[@Asbestdeparting24]

@@spslayer9113 👍

[@zachariahwhite2050]

I just remember 3 years ago I got a One S Digital on sale for 170 Canadian after taxes, specifically so I could flip it a year later to pay for the PS5. I sold it to a friend for retail (which is like 220 before taxes I believe.)

[@carlosr5918.]

That Xbox fridge sells out at my target more than the consoles ! It works good to keep a couple beverages but if you're constantly opening to grab something its useless.

[@loby24]

As a PlayStation fan i always had a PlayStation in the house the only Xbox i ever got was the Xbox elite the story is when psn went down for about a month i got it from my local game store with a game and was in near new condition i sold the game to get other games like halo gears of war and fable then used the free trial to play online for the month after that when psn was back sold it back to the game store and made a nice profit that why the elite it X

[@Galvamel]

Series S would be X tier if they also sold a separate disk drive for it that you could plug in as needed.

[@doublejumpvideogames....]

Or buy an x

[@Galvamel]

@@doublejumpvideogames.... Absolutely. Though, I always felt that the X or S choice really boiled down to whether you had or were getting a 4K TV.

[@toxicgracie3772]

@@Galvamel The X isn't just better because of 4k. At 1440p, it will have better frames than the S at 1440p, especially with more graphically demanding games. It also comes with a disk drive and 1TB of storage compared to the 500GB on the S and the X has considerably better cooling/venting. The S is still a great option at $300 though.

[@toxicgracie3772]

@@Galvamel Like for me, I bought the Series X and have a 1440p monitor. I'm not even interested in 4k. 1440p is enough and the Series X will have a better chance of hitting 120fps than the Series S

[@8BitBruche]

Shoutout to the editor who used the Ehergize sound effect during the XBox prototype part.

[@phantom93p63]

The Xbox 360 Arcade was my first console since the SNES, I'd been a PC gamer forever but games were really pushing to console only at this time. The new slim versions of the 360 had dropped and I got this for only $100, plus a used wifi adapter for 28, and an aftermarket 160GB hdd for like $50. I put this at the B tier personally but no worse than C tier, it was cheap and played anything I wanted to play for many years and it still works today. That's the only ranking I had any problem with on your list.

[@raikiri23]

The Arcade came with a soldered memory card of I think 256MB and later a 60GB hard drive, the Core is the one that came without any storage.

[@dyslectische]

The arcade come out with a 256mb on the board . And you had a free of you register by Microsoft a 512Mb stick . Well here in the Netherlands.

[@BitestheStuff]

In terms of X tier, the original xbox, xbox 360, and xbox game pass are what I have on top. I think the Xbox 360 really helped introduced the video game market to indie games, but the indie games store was really fun. Truly the wild west of gaming because you could buy a development kit and sell your game right on the xbox 360. What was nice is that many of these indie game devs took advantage of the xbox avatars, and allowed you to play as them, and in some games, you could play with or against the avatars in your friendlist, which I really liked. What's crazy is that some of these devs were able to sell over a million copies. It was interesting times to say the least. Now, there was tons of shovel ware, but wade through the shit and finding the hidden gems was half the fun, and all indie games had playable demo so you could try before you buy. In fact, all games on xbox 360 arcade/indie games required demos.

[@ilikemusic]

I actually had my launch xbox 360 for 3 years and it never even broke even though it went red ring once lol (good old unplug and plug back in), upgraded to the black 4gb one a year after it released

[@killerkip1]

I don't think I saw a pro.... But I had a 360 pro (first gen 2006-2007) and I had it until 2009-10 when it finally died, I tried the towel trick (overheat it by covering it in a towel) and it lasted 2-3 more months. A few weeks later I got an xbox 360 arcade and slapped my HDD on it. The internal memory was nice too since I could use it for my profile and all the goodies your character got. I had the RC warthog lol

[@TheZoenGaming]

I loved the Duke controller. It fit my hands perfectly. I've recently bought the Hyperkin Duke just to have a perfectly sized controller for my PC. My first X360 was an Elite model. I bought a Halo 4 Limited Slim X360 when it came out, and that thing was great. I still have it hooked up to my TV and play games on it. X tier: X360 Slim. F Tier: Series S. Backwards compatibility should be a guaranteed option for modern consoles, and without a disc drive a lot of people would need to buy the same games all over again. Boo.

[@Forest9528]

I think your list is pretty accurate only change I'd make is I'd put the series S in X tier as well

[@d1nky68]

Not all HDMI 360s have the fixed GPU underfill. Non repaired or refurbished Zephyrs and Early Falcons also suffered from flip chip failure.

[@sharinganinja16]

The xbox series s/x can also do emulation as well as the Xbox one generation (although not as well) without jailbreaks, there is dev mode retroarch, and a few standalone emus, and retail mode retro arch, and a few standalones, just to add to anything to this

[@catch-2272]

I want to make a note about the 360, i still have my Launch 360, the OG boi from 2005, and it still works. never had the RRoD or failed drive. i still use it to this day sometimes. edit: spelling and correction

[@DankerTVTimeCapsule]

Should have done a what-if grading if the rumoured disc drive add-on becomes reality. Now the list will become outdated if it does get an announcement.

[@Speedbump1989]

I had the 360 arcade I loved that console! I wasn’t a big online gamer so it wasn’t a big deal to not have the wifi adapter to me.

[@petecoventry6858]

I agree I got a X but i rarely play it - I might return it as I am on fast internet and I tend to use cloud more than the console - although some games can't be played fully as there is no storage

[@stariqa2]

I got the X360 elite. It worked fine. Didn’t ran into any issue, before I sold it. My PS3 phat, on the other hand, was riddled with issues. It worked for couple of years. Got repaired many times, till it finally got YLOD.

[@imchunliimsubzero]

10:47 i got the limited walmart edition in the sick blue color, i love that console haha. plus 500gb drive and two games with the bundle 👌

[@frogslayer4849]

4 second boot time and 120hz @ 4k just aren't spectacular to you Austin? What do you play on?

[@Jobroski47]

12:25 not just a cable box but any alternative HDMI port (like a second console or computer)

[@JCExplorations]

I miss my elite from back in the day, still have the 120GB HDD for it and it still works now.

[@zno1436]

I still got a fully functional midnight release 360 i must have been one of the lucky ones lol

[@koichi_nazak]

I still have the launch 360 still works got a few red rings but managed to fix it

[@TehMunkii]

mine never red ringed, i used it until the tray stopped working properly

[@brandontyler1754]

The One S was the first console to output 4K. It only upscaled to 4K for gaming but it had 4K for video and streaming.

[@dumbythiccdoor]

i still have my Xbox 360 arcade version, with the 250HDD and i still have the memory card somewhere. almost thought i had RROD on it cuz it did get the red ring BUT it turned out i just didn't have the power brick fully plugged in

[@lanyloo8131]

I still have my dads launch day 360, still works beautifully, I’ve checked all the insides no damage from heat whatsoever. 😅

[@CustomGames-wg9gv]

The 360 with the Jasper board was top-tier for me. I still play mine.

[@anthonyallen4732]

I need you to do an emulation video on mobile devices on the main channel the ultimate mobile phone episode

[@connorsecrist]

I hated the 360 that came with the kinect included. My parents got me one for Christmas when I was a kid it was cool and all but it was the like 4 GB version so it could hold like 3 games and the the entire storage was full

[@JohnVmc2]

360 Arcade was considered shitty, but here in Brazil it was THE console to buy, cause it endup so much more affordable than the Elite one.

[@sniceris5182]

i have a quastion if i buy compiuter with GeForce 1650 and 64 gb of 1terabyte of space windows 11 intel icore 7 for 900 euros is it worth it ?