The Xbox Series X can still provide solid value, but you should understand what you're getting six years in.

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This has been a pretty grim console generation for Microsoft, between hard-to-swallow Game Pass price hikes, upsetting studio closures and all those Halo Infinite "Craig the Brute" memes. You can expect an Xbox Series X to last years if you look after it properly, but should you even buy one in the first place?

Considering it's never been more expensive to pick up a Series X, the console is easily overpowered by Sony's PS5 Pro, and you can play pretty much every Xbox game of the current generation on PC, it doesn't look like a great time to buy an Xbox Series X. Let's get into the negative factors you need to consider before taking the plunge on Microsoft's console.

The price has gone up dramatically

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That really is an Xbox Series X dressed in the official Starfield console wrap Microsoft released back in 2023.…