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Cross-gen face-off 2024: Xbox Series S comprehensively bests Xbox One X


It feels like the cross-gen era is finally drawing to a close - but regardless, a range of releases continue to span tw…

The One X packs a 5400 RPM laptop hard drive instead, with a tiny fraction of the Series S' sequential read capability, coupled with weak netbook-class Jaguar CPU cores. However, an increasing volume of games are genuinely harnessing current-gen features - like ray tracing, greatly improved CPU performance, and fast storage - to deliver experiences that are simply out of reach for a One X. Going forward, it might be instructional to repeat these tests with PlayStation - where one might imagine that the vast installed base warrants more care and attention - and also to re-test the perennial titles like Fortnite, Call of Duty and GTA5, that still command a huge audience on last-gen hardware.

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