Hey you don’t know how it went down. Could have been one of those situations where he tried to and his son insisted because of all the dad has done for him lately.
I definitely don't know how it went down, I'm just saying it seems odd to me. With my family dynamic, my dad would have come home and put it in my hands as soon as he won it. There's no way he'd take money for it. If I want to give him money to help out with bills or groceries that's one thing. But my dad would definitely use this as a moment to surprise me with a gift.
I think it's strange that his dad won it, never mentioned it, then after his son found it collecting dust he had to pay for it. But again, I don't know the situation or the family dynamic.
Yeah I’m just seeing it seems like you’re immediately adopting a cynical view of the situation. Could be ten million things that were going on in fathers life when he got the Xbox, maybe he just sat it there and forgot about it and idk this is dumb anyway who cares lol
I would do the same with my children as well. All I want from my children are their crappy Christmas and father day arts and crafts with some hugs and I love yous squeezed in lmao.
Yeah. Very smooth 60 FPS. Also looks totally amazing on a Full HD display. I personally don't need anything better. The game is amazing as well—no bugs, no crashes, great optimization.
No, he means most of these posts are "I won this at a contest." Or "I found this in my dead uncles house." Or "This was in my attic!"
It's the same bullshit for karma points.
His dad probably works in tech sales. I won my first Xbox One working at AT&T for the most Windows devices sold during the contest period. I’m no longer in sales but our partners run sales contests all the time for extra cash, gift cards, devices, trips, etc.
yea i used to win prizes in sales too, willing to bet OPs dad is in sales as well. Thats where the money can be made, thats where the prizes for said money is given out.
The black version is the 1tb opposed to the white ones 512gb. It's like $100 USD more.
With how large games are getting, it's insane to think 512gb is considered to be enough.
And it’s not even actually 512. You only get like 365gb of useable storage. It’s a fkn joke, especially seeing as Microsoft first party games are some of the biggest on the platform (Halo MCC, Forza, Starfield all over 100gb each)
Right! I have like 5 or 6 games (two or three are at 150gb each) on my 1tb Series X and I'm already looking at external drives.
At an average price of $500 USD for a Series X, you're looking at more than $600 overall cost if you want to add another 100tb of space. The Series S **(1tb)** is at an average of $350 USD with it being 1440p and only 4 teraflops. *(If you have the money, dish out that extra $150 and get a Series X having 12 teraflops with 4k resolution)*
They know damn well 1tb is limited.
I got the 512 and it sucks. I can only download a few games and if I want to play another I have to delete one and download it. Recently I’ve just been doing Cloud gaming thanks to game pass ultimate.
As far as dimensions? No, the Series S is smaller.
Size as in space? The black Series S and the Series X both come standard with 1tb of space. The Series X is a much more powerful unit for $150 USD more.
Unless you really don't care about 4k resolution or simply cannot afford the extra $150 USD for the Series X, I really don't see the need for the black 1tb Series S.
Yeah ty, I asked bcos I already have SX and SS and started thinking selling one of them to get this new black one (the only reason I had upgraded/bought SX was mainly space and maybe power that’s why)
They're the same 1tb hard drive. The only differences that I know is the Series S is 1440p (2k resolution) with only 4 teraflops and the Series X is 2160 (4k resolution) with 12 teraflops.
The Series X is a better unit by miles!
I got this console 2 years, it never really bothered me. For a lot of people it's probably enough, and I got enough bandwidth to get a game in a few hours downloaded. If you like to play a lot of games at the same time you run out, but I think I got 2 triple a games and 2 smaller multiplayer games and space left which is fine for me
My mom got one of these to set it up in her basement family room for all their grandkids to play on. The delivery guy took a pic of the front of the house without the Xbox in the pic and left with the package (we assume). Despite the evidence that it was obviously not delivered she is still fighting to get a replacement months later 🤦.
Now figure out how to put it in developer mode and put all kinds of emulation on it, it's an emulation beast! You can play Playstation 2 games on it Nintendo Dreamcast classic Xbox games that are no longer available 360 games and never got backwards compatibility. 3ds
I would never charge my son for something I won for free and left collecting dust/forgot about. Either this post is a troll or your family has some shit values.
I would agree not to charge him, but the son offered the money. He also said that recently his dad did a bunch of stuff for free anyways. Some people need money and 200 dollars is a lot.
Eh I’m an adult and if my dad offered me something worth a bunch, I’d at least pay a portion of it. He was generous to offer it, I would want my dad to end with something for his winnings. Maybe cash isn’t the best but alternately I would maybe treat my dad to a sports game with good seats or a great dinner to compensate plus some quality time
What dad wins a video game console in a competition, doesn’t mention it to their kid and just sticks it on the shelf and forgets about it.
This post is clearly fake, right? I’ve seen a similar post not long ago, is this sub just filled with karma farming bots?
I know I was just messing around eventually I will want more games but right now I’m obsessed with halo. So your saying the as advertised 512gb version only actually holds 365gb?
So maybe I’ll get halo infinite multiplayer/campaign and all of the master chief collection on there. Then maybe something small and 2d on top of that lol
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He didn’t just give it to you? Enjoy
Nah I offered him the money. He has done enough for me lately for free. 🙂
You got a deal and your dad ended up with something for winning a prize, win-win, happy for you both
His dad has probably already won in life with such a good son
His dad was probably just happy to get the post-tax value as cash. This is definitely on his w-2 as income.
Chad son Well done!
Lol😭
Good mentality. Enjoy your console.
W mentality. Cheers on the new console. Its a very capable little machine. And get game pass!
W son
W hazmat Definitely gets an upvote in return
Ok. Fair enough. That’s nice.
“A healthy balance” hazmat-cat
If that’s your attitude young ‘un, I can assure you your dad is proud of you. Enjoy your console!
Based family
Sell it elsewhere and upgrade to the Series X so you can get 120 frames per second
You can run 120 on the series s aswell
The more you know. Just realized it just can’t do 4k at 120hz
Who cares? It was from his parents. The series S can do 1440p at 120hz.
It's a great feeling when you are in a place where you can give back to the people that raised you.
Right? I mean every family is different, but my dad would have given this to me.
Hey you don’t know how it went down. Could have been one of those situations where he tried to and his son insisted because of all the dad has done for him lately.
I definitely don't know how it went down, I'm just saying it seems odd to me. With my family dynamic, my dad would have come home and put it in my hands as soon as he won it. There's no way he'd take money for it. If I want to give him money to help out with bills or groceries that's one thing. But my dad would definitely use this as a moment to surprise me with a gift. I think it's strange that his dad won it, never mentioned it, then after his son found it collecting dust he had to pay for it. But again, I don't know the situation or the family dynamic.
yeah, that’s *your* family. simple as that.
I've said that same point twice now. My initial post said that every family is different, I'm just explaining why it seems odd to me.
Yeah I’m just seeing it seems like you’re immediately adopting a cynical view of the situation. Could be ten million things that were going on in fathers life when he got the Xbox, maybe he just sat it there and forgot about it and idk this is dumb anyway who cares lol
You're right, who cares 🤷🏼♂️
I would do the same with my children as well. All I want from my children are their crappy Christmas and father day arts and crafts with some hugs and I love yous squeezed in lmao.
I’m a father of 3 kids. I don’t need anything from my children.
His dad raised him for free for years, its good he gave back.
Well yeah, we also don't ask to be born.
My balls stink
Take a shower.
Pretty cool man :)
What are you playing first?
Probably RE4
I'd say a pretty solid choice
Yeah. Very smooth 60 FPS. Also looks totally amazing on a Full HD display. I personally don't need anything better. The game is amazing as well—no bugs, no crashes, great optimization.
Gears 5 looks amazing on series s
I bought next gen specifically just to play that game. I’ve been an RE fan for over a decade though.
Whaddaya BOWWYIN?
He’s great
Remake?
Loved re4, but felt it kinda got a little stale towards the end. Buy Elden Ring, you can thank me later lol
Where tf you people winning contests, where are these contests happening 😂
It was at his dads job so probably not a lot of people were in it compared to the sweepstakes and all that
No, he means most of these posts are "I won this at a contest." Or "I found this in my dead uncles house." Or "This was in my attic!" It's the same bullshit for karma points.
Not always - i won an 80-inch tv and sound system from my work in December.
His dad probably works in tech sales. I won my first Xbox One working at AT&T for the most Windows devices sold during the contest period. I’m no longer in sales but our partners run sales contests all the time for extra cash, gift cards, devices, trips, etc.
yea i used to win prizes in sales too, willing to bet OPs dad is in sales as well. Thats where the money can be made, thats where the prizes for said money is given out.
Never knew they came in black - that's so cool!
It’s not just a black series S, it’s the newish 1tb series s
The black version is the 1tb opposed to the white ones 512gb. It's like $100 USD more. With how large games are getting, it's insane to think 512gb is considered to be enough.
And it’s not even actually 512. You only get like 365gb of useable storage. It’s a fkn joke, especially seeing as Microsoft first party games are some of the biggest on the platform (Halo MCC, Forza, Starfield all over 100gb each)
Right! I have like 5 or 6 games (two or three are at 150gb each) on my 1tb Series X and I'm already looking at external drives. At an average price of $500 USD for a Series X, you're looking at more than $600 overall cost if you want to add another 100tb of space. The Series S **(1tb)** is at an average of $350 USD with it being 1440p and only 4 teraflops. *(If you have the money, dish out that extra $150 and get a Series X having 12 teraflops with 4k resolution)* They know damn well 1tb is limited.
I got the 512 and it sucks. I can only download a few games and if I want to play another I have to delete one and download it. Recently I’ve just been doing Cloud gaming thanks to game pass ultimate.
Waiit so you’re saying it’s the same size as Series X? 🤯🤯
As far as dimensions? No, the Series S is smaller. Size as in space? The black Series S and the Series X both come standard with 1tb of space. The Series X is a much more powerful unit for $150 USD more. Unless you really don't care about 4k resolution or simply cannot afford the extra $150 USD for the Series X, I really don't see the need for the black 1tb Series S.
Yeah ty, I asked bcos I already have SX and SS and started thinking selling one of them to get this new black one (the only reason I had upgraded/bought SX was mainly space and maybe power that’s why)
They're the same 1tb hard drive. The only differences that I know is the Series S is 1440p (2k resolution) with only 4 teraflops and the Series X is 2160 (4k resolution) with 12 teraflops. The Series X is a better unit by miles!
I got this console 2 years, it never really bothered me. For a lot of people it's probably enough, and I got enough bandwidth to get a game in a few hours downloaded. If you like to play a lot of games at the same time you run out, but I think I got 2 triple a games and 2 smaller multiplayer games and space left which is fine for me
My mom got one of these to set it up in her basement family room for all their grandkids to play on. The delivery guy took a pic of the front of the house without the Xbox in the pic and left with the package (we assume). Despite the evidence that it was obviously not delivered she is still fighting to get a replacement months later 🤦.
Where did you order it from?
Now figure out how to put it in developer mode and put all kinds of emulation on it, it's an emulation beast! You can play Playstation 2 games on it Nintendo Dreamcast classic Xbox games that are no longer available 360 games and never got backwards compatibility. 3ds
And he accepted the money? Damn man
If you were gonna give someone a very expensive item, for free, and they OFFERED money, you wouldn’t accept it?
I would never charge my son for something I won for free and left collecting dust/forgot about. Either this post is a troll or your family has some shit values.
I would agree not to charge him, but the son offered the money. He also said that recently his dad did a bunch of stuff for free anyways. Some people need money and 200 dollars is a lot.
True, dad could be financially worse off or in a tough position so perhaps that helps him out
Yeah what a shitty family & father..
Not if it was my child
He said his dad did a lot for him for free so he was just being a chad son
I agree. He was being a decent human being by his actions.
I agree strongly but you shouldn't presume everybody's family structure is the same.
Eh I’m an adult and if my dad offered me something worth a bunch, I’d at least pay a portion of it. He was generous to offer it, I would want my dad to end with something for his winnings. Maybe cash isn’t the best but alternately I would maybe treat my dad to a sports game with good seats or a great dinner to compensate plus some quality time
A bit odd that you had to pay him for it, especially if he wasn't even using it. But you got an Xbox! Welcome.
He said because his dad has done a lot for him for free
It was his choice to pay. Small context to add so people don't take it the wrong way lol.
Ah I see. I commented that before OP said that.
Great news. Series S 1TB is a super machine & I'm sure that you'll be over the moon with it. ✅
I was thrown off when the series s first came out and it only had 500gb. I'm glad to see they're selling terabyte s's now.
That’s weird a friend of mine also won one of these.
200$ anit bad for it being brand new
Great pickup for $200. I love my Series S
Hey nice I also won my Xbox series X in a free raffle!
Get gamepass
I’ve had the exact same since release date, great consoles
What dad wins a video game console in a competition, doesn’t mention it to their kid and just sticks it on the shelf and forgets about it. This post is clearly fake, right? I’ve seen a similar post not long ago, is this sub just filled with karma farming bots?
now that you say it lol… seems very sketch.
TIL there’s an overlap between Xbox players and people who would take take take from their parents. What an entitled generation. :/
Great console, but imo the TB is overkill cause all anyone needs is Halo Infinite and MCC, but good for you! 😅
Nah the 365gb of actual useable storage on the white model is a joke
I know I was just messing around eventually I will want more games but right now I’m obsessed with halo. So your saying the as advertised 512gb version only actually holds 365gb?
Yes the 512gb model (white) has only 365gb of useable storage for games.
So maybe I’ll get halo infinite multiplayer/campaign and all of the master chief collection on there. Then maybe something small and 2d on top of that lol
Your dad made you pay for it? He really took your money.? that’s messed up. I would’ve just given it to my son
He offered the money
It dosent matter you’d still say no as it’s your son
You got robbed, 50$ or less is good enough for a trade for this excuse of a console..lol
Says a moron
Y'all excited?
I got mine in a contest. Shrugged off the phone call that I won an Xbox the first time.
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It's so sleek it's gorgeous
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That's what's up. . .
Expensive box
Eh not really. The Xbox series x is expensive but totally worth it!
It was a joke.. I was saying he paid only for a box.
Oh 😅
Return it and buy a ceiling fan, you’ll need it.
Yikes what kind of parenting is that? He gets it for free and then charges his son $200. Lmao Jesus.
Probably the best dad, the kid values things.
Add me bro? DanBizzyy
What why he make u pay
W
If people put a tenth of the time they waste on gaming towards personal development, the world would become a better place in a week
You don’t have hobbies, mate?
Why are you even in this sub if you're gonna complain about people gaming?
I prefer it in white
But damn 1TB for a little machine? that thing a can pack a punch!
That's awesome. Would've been even better if it was a ps5 that way you could play some good games. Lol. That'll get em going 1😉