Poll: How Much Would You Pay For An Xbox Series X Pro?

Historically. When Microsoft starts selling these types of consoles, it's to get rid of the access parts in stock. Usually means within the next year a new generation of Console will be announced.

£500 would be my max.

Any higher is just PC land. If I'm going to be dropping more than £500 on AN UPGRADE then might as well upgrade my PC.

Sony is setting the precedent for the next console price tag. I don't see a world where the ps6 and series x successor cost less than a ps5 pro.

Nintendo recently did the same thing with switch oled. They softened the blow for when the successor will be even more expensive.

I'd pay whatever it costs but I don't feel like one is needed.

Ill pay exaclty $0. Im more than happy with my Series X.

I bought a $1700 PC to basically replace the Xbox Series X (and mostly PS5, too).

It's essentially my XSX Pro...and PS5 Pro...put together...basically a PlayNextBoxStation 6. 😂

Better have a haptic control and strong as a 4050 rtx

I wouldn’t. My base Series X is barely justifying its own cost with the amount I use it.

Considering MS has just priced their refresh at 599. Everyone seems to be forgetting this.

You can guarantee it would be 699 minimum.

But there isn’t anything coming so it’s a pointless poll.

@GamingFan4Lyf and now when you upgrade you just need to buy 1 or 2 components. It's really only the initial price of a pc from scratch that is worse than buying a console. You're next upgrade will probably be cheaper than buying a whole new console where you have to pay for the case, storage, power supply,etc.

There's no need for a pro version. I'm okay waiting for the handheld and hopefully a new console in 2026? They will have to really entice me though as i have the X and see no need to jump into something new right away. I see myself waiting at least a year before upgrading, let them work the production bugs out.

I never bought a PS4 pro.
I bought an XOX because I saw it for a deep discount on ebay that was under the MSRP of the Xbox One S.

TLDR: not much really. I think it would have to hit under $400-$450 for me to be interested. I already treat my PC as my "Xbox Pro".

Since Play Everywhere, every single first party game ends up having cross-buy and cross-save.

MS biggest achievement would be to lure more third party developers to adopt the Play Anywhere scheme where you can buy a game on XBox and also download it on PC.

My Series X & PS5 cover my gaming requirements fine as they are. I don't see the need for a Pro version of either no matter the cost.

How many games are ACTUALLY for this generation right now? Definitely less than the games that are for the previous generation that people are still playing.
On Game Pass there's only around 30 games that are JUST for the new consoles. And none of them have the graphics that were promised in the tech demos. Out of the 50 most played games on Xbox, only 2 of them require a new console.
So why would we need a pro console?

I probs wouldn’t buy one unless my current system stopped working; even then I’d likely lean towards the reg system as I’m someone who can barely tell the difference in these side by side comparisons

I wouldn't pay for it and not because I'm particularly sold by my Series X either.

This gen made quite a few promises and really only delivered on load times.

MS did some good work on the software back end for backwards compatibility but otherwise we have been largely let down.

There is no reason to put more money into hardware at this stage, you just aren't getting enough of a benefit.

I would much rather see a push towards more flexible use devices like Switch and Steam deck than another 'power' console.

I'm good for now with a Series X. Waiting for the next Xbox step to take decisions.

Probably about 50 squid but id want a few games thrown in

@MinervaX Exactly this.

I have posted many times how great the Play Anywhere feature is. And yes, it would be great if MS could lure more devs into this. It's great to pay only once for a game and play it on PC and console, with cross saves and all.

So, with that in mind and getting back to the topic at hand, I'm very happy with my Xbox Series X + Game Pass Ultimate + Asus Rog Ally combo, so no, I'm not in a hurry to get a "Pro" version of any console yet.

Max I would pay is 500euro but I'm happy with my series s for now I'll probably upgrade to a series X sometime over the next year I bought my series s day one what a bargain considering the prices of all the other consoles then and still now!

I wouldn't. I wish there were Series S's with disc drives instead.

Also, I'm a bit wary of anything Xbox at the moment until I see a hard commitment for future console generations.

@Medic_alert Both Sony and Microsoft lied about what this gen of consoles could actually do from the get go!

Wouldn't touch an upgrade regardless of the price unless XBOX changed its policy regarding the Series S parity release clause.

@HarmanSmith Another thing that would be amazing is if somehow MS managed to add an Xbox runtime to windows so computers with certain specs could just run the Xbox Series X or Series S version of games we already own.

By the time games specifically made to actually be current gen release we'll be near a new console Gen anyways. I don't feel like I got my money's worth out of the Series X, and things aren't looking better from here.

Only if they somehow managed to squash the Series X into a Series S-sized chassis.

£600 tops. Anything past that, as with PS5 Pro, and you're moving into PC territory.

The absolute tops would be £550 and be the disc version. Anything as outrageous as Sony are doing (with the pro) and wouldn't even consider it.

please just make games that use the current hardware.

In 2009 I snagged an Xbox 360 Elite with Forza 3 and Halo ODST for £200.

In 2016 I snagged a PS4 Slim with Bloodborne and Ratchet & Clank for £200.

I am yet to upgrade because my £200 + 2 games rule is still what I’m happy with.

@BacklogBrad Yeah, I foresee myself maybe getting a different motherboard in a couple of years (mine is a B650 and doesn't have PCIe 5.0 support). But my 7800X3D will probably last for quite a while before needing an upgrade.

I know AMD said that AM5 is support through 2027, so maybe a MOBO with PCIe 5.0 will be pretty cheap by then. But even still, I won't need new RAM or PSU, or Watercooler, etc. for quite some time. But I will at least have support for like a future Nvidia card should my 4070 Super start chugging (though I suspect it will be quite a long time before that happens).

I can't see the point. developers have barely scratched the surface of what the Series X can do.

For me, it completely depends on what such a console would offer in terms of specifications, unique features, etc.

@Sol4ris so how outrageous is MS who are charging £550 for a standard X with just 2tb?

I’m not disagreeing that Sony are being ridiculous. But this generation both are pushing it.

$0. Would rather wait for the PS6 or Xbox next on 2026 or 2027.

With how some devs/publishers can't even deliver a stable 60fps, it's better to wait.

It's also disappointing that Xbox stopped the fps boost program years ago. That differentiated them from Sony which sometimes charged a reasonable $10 upgrade on some titles.

$0. I would just build a midrange PC that can do so much more and be upgradeable over time.

Anyone willing to buy an Xbox now would seriously just like wasting in their money. They give zero incentive outside of game pass. They sold us on lies. Their exclusives aren’t good anymore. They have a severe lack of them. Or at least a lack of compelling ones. I’m tired of the “they acquired the studio so we just have to wait”. I’ve been waiting since 2016. Anyone willing to buy an Xbox now would seriously just like wasting in their money. I’m not gonna buy Xbox ever again. I’ll use the one that I currently have and anything that won’t work on what I have now I will play on other consoles and PC. Game pass is also PC so I’m not missing out on anything. The general argument of wanting a consul like experience is pretty much out the window when I can just go to steam big picture mode. Steam big picture mode is exactly like a game console experience. Xbox to me as a brand is essentially dead. They’ve gone the wayside like Sega so they might as well give up on consoles at this point.

I’m sorry I even coughed up for my series X. Should have kept my one X for what few games are series X/S exclusive.

Rather have a native Xbox handheld where I can play all my games whenever wherever I want.

Also would be content with an official Xbox remote player akin to the Portal. But I’d want them to thoroughly test on a broad range of wifi set ups with varying internet speeds first. I live in a podunk town where the prime (only real) options for internet are a monopoly cable company (Casscomm) for fiber and it’s very unreliable, super varying speeds even if you pay for the 1T package, and has horrible customer support, or ATT for DSL which is highly reliable and has great customer support, but is capped at 25mb down, 1.5mb up…..

I wouldn’t buy one. Most games I play now hardly even use the power of the 5 or X, triple A gaming to me is a mess I’m staying away from for the most part.

Saying that i am working my way through Alan Wake 2 on the X, it looks decent and is 60fps, I wouldn’t pay £200 more for a Pro console just to have a few graphics options improved.

$700? No disc drive?

NO THANKS!

I feel like Sony showed the 3 or so best games they have which you already played if you were interested, running how they were advertised they should have run on the 5, with the promise of... maybe 3 new games that run like that until this gen ends, that would run just fine on my 5. Not very enticing

Mid-gen is just a waste of money imho!

No need at all for a mid-gen update this generation.

For a next gen console £600, for a mid gen refresh, £550 max.

0 because these consoles this generation have been built on lies or half truths, the advertising was "120fps" "4k 60" but have we actually seen that? Don't think so it's always either 4k 30 or 1080/1440 60 and in starfields case it was even worse with 1440 30 or 900p upscaled with a frame rate that fluctuates between 50 and 40 despite supposedly being a 60fps performance mode.

Look at how dragons dogma 2 runs on console you're seeing mid teens in cities it's a joke.

Should be an option for I'm happy without a new console. I'm on PC now.

I'm anticipating Microsoft to get the jump on the next generation releasing the Xbox Series X|S successor in 2026 or 2027 a year or even 2 before PS6. I'm perfectly happy playing my Series X for 2 or 3 more years and see no real need for a mid-gen upgrade.

@FraserG seems off topic but it genuinely isn’t… have you ever considered writing about Geoff Keighley’s bias towards Playstation? I genuinely wish he would get called out for it. His damage control over this Pro reveal has already been above and beyond. Having someone with that much power in controlling what we see and hear at these “events” is so damaging for Xbox.

The current hardware hasn't even proven itself. Sony is nuts to do this, imo. This is the one thing Xbox would be smart NOT to follow on, so probably prep for the announcement of an xbox Series Double X in 3... 2...

I’m definitely good with the Series X that I have.

I'd pay about $100, given that I already have a Series X.

$0 These "Pro" consoles are BS and a total waste.

I rather pay for a decent handheld not another console

Aye if the PS5 Pro & the 2tb Xbox Series X are at £600-800 full spec of course. What will the biggest tech leap be for the next Xbox cost. Looks like I'll be a PC gamer next gen if the Xbox handheld isn't £499. PS5 will be my last PlayStation as even with the odd 1st/3rd party games that I've bought. It hasn't really been worth it.

I'll wait and see the next gen...
I was (waiting) to buy diskless version of xbox series x with 2 TB storage which (as you know) never released. Therefore, I skip it alltogether and wait for next gen.
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To be honest, recent generation was (probably) the biggest disappoinment (both on sony and microbe-soft, side) for me...
I am happy that I wasted literraly nothing on current gen. Such a letdown...

The difference between Microsoft and Sony is their own game releases. Sony's are 'Only on Playstation' at release but Microsoft also releases Day/Date on PC. If you want 'Quality' modes at 60fps or more, want AI upscaling tech on Day 1 then you can buy a PC instead of an 'Xbox Elite' but you'll have to wait for Sony's releases on PC or buy their 'Pro'.

From my perspective, Consoles were always affordable boxes for mass market access to games. Until this gen launched, the console was a $300 box. Last gen gave us the $500 'Premium' Pro/X models and $500 should be the premium price point for a console. I wouldn't pay more to eliminate the choice between Quality/Performance modes and it seems that PS5/Series X will still offer 60fps 'Performance' modes...

700 USD plus 20% VAT is £650. Sure, I would be willing to pay that for an upgraded Xbox that can do 60fps with bells and whistles.

As long as third party developers continue to publish games for Xbox and Microsoft doesn’t transform fully into a third party publisher themselves, of course.

Honestly I wouldn't even bother right now given how few games we got that seem to demand that. I'm at the point where I would rather just invest in a gaming PC if I am going to be spending a lot more money like that on another game console that doesn't offer any sort of new platform for me. These existing consoles have been expensive enough for what they are as it is.

Still, $600 with a disc drive would be far more appealing than Sony's $700 console without one.

I feel like Microsoft has had an issue with making a lot of bad calls over the years. However, choosing to NOT have a "Pro Model" this gen was a really well thought out decision.

I don't need a more powerful console. I have a Series X which is plenty powerful enough. I'd prefer if we could ditch last gen consoles and have more to play on the current gen consoles.

Wouldn't upgrade. The Series X, just like the base PS5, hasn't been used to its potential. 'Pro' consoles for this gen are beyond pointless.

I wouldn't right now.

I've just got hold of a 4k 144hz monitor and that has made all the difference to the quality for me. I'll be happy with that for a while.

Honestly, I spend £500 on a nice new monitor to play games at amazing clarity, and then what do I go and play?

Stardew Valley

Xbox Game Pass games already come to PC the same day as on console, so if it's a game where the visuals really matter I play on PC.