Five years ago today , the Xbox Series X sought to reimagine what the term âXboxâ even was. Back then, the big, black, boxy console promised players they could get peak performance for couch based gaming for the low price of $500. In 2025, that console with the optical drive now costs $150 more than it did in 2020, and it has been eclipsed by the latest gaming ready PC chips many times over. Microsoftâs Game Pass model, which rose along with the Series X to become the best deal in gaming,...
