Got an Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S over Christmas and want to know all about your new console? Then you’ve come to the right place! Whether you have already received your console or the money to be able to offer it to you in the next few days, we have prepared many articles and tests for you on Xboxygen that will answer all your questions. Choosing the right console is important, but using your Xbox well is just as important.
Discover our 15 complete guides, articles and tutorials that will help you get the most out of your new Xbox.
Which Xbox Series to choose between X and S?
If you haven’t already, we invite you first to read our complete tests of the two new Xbox consoles. They include images of the machines, the technical details of each of them, our opinion on their use after several weeks of tests, measurements and visual comparisons of the games. This will give you a complete overview of what each console is capable of.
Are you still hesitating between the small Xbox Series S and the Xbox Series X and you prefer to read a comparison with the strengths and weaknesses of each? You will certainly find arguments capable of swinging your heart for one or the other in our article:
Are you equipped to play in optimal conditions?
How to properly connect your console with a home cinema? How to configure your TV? Or which TV to choose to play optimally in 4K with all the possibilities offered by next-gen consoles? We offer you complete articles that will help and guide you to have the most optimized configuration.
Before using your new Xbox Series X|S
Once you have received your Xbox Series X|S
Prepare your content and choose your games
If you don’t have any Xbox Series X games yet, but only Xbox One games to test out your new console, don’t panic. Many Xbox One games are improved on Xbox Series X|S, or have a dedicated update.
You don’t know what these consoles can bring to Xbox One games? Microsoft provides backward compatibility for Xbox One games on Xbox Series. This means that if you already own a console from the brand, your game library is available to play as soon as you unbox the console. You will also have the Xbox One X optimizations of the titles by taking advantage (on Xbox Series X), of automatic HDR processing and, in some cases, better performance. A few points to help you see compatible games and save time managing your data.
Now, the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription also includes the EA Play subscription and de facto adds many games to the catalog. Also, don’t hesitate to take a look at our article gathering all the games expected in Xbox Game Pass in 2023 because the coming year is likely to be rich.
To get an idea of the technical contributions to Xbox Series X|S games, you can also watch our in-house gameplay videos to get an overview of the optimizations made for free on certain titles:
A question, an opinion?
Our various guides and tutorials have been made with love by our team. Our goal has always been to guide you as well as possible in your choices and to accompany you in the use of your equipment on Xbox.
If despite everything you have questions, we invite you to ask them in the comments or on our Discord. The Xboxygen team and the community may be able to help you!
