Brazilian YouTubers share their first impressions of the Xbox Series X

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Heads up: in early November 2020, a few days before the launch of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, set for November 10, Microsoft’s embargo lifted and the Brazilians who had received the console ahead of time could finally say what they thought. Three videos show well how this first wave of impressions went here.

Diego Kerber, from the Adrenaline site, focused on the hardware and on how the console was ready for the new generation:

Gotikozzy, from the Detonando Gueek channel, made a guide with everything you needed to know about the device:

And Bruno Micali, from the Fala, Mica! channel, turned on the Series X for the first time and showed the whole initial setup, plus what he was playing:

The console’s numbers

For spec-sheet fans, the Series X arrived strong: an eight-core AMD Zen 2 processor at 3.8 GHz, an RDNA 2 GPU with 52 compute units and 12.155 teraflops, 16 GB of GDDR6 memory and a 1 TB SSD, with 802 GB free for games. Microsoft’s goal was to run games at 4K and 60 frames per second. Among the software features, the highlight was Quick Resume, which keeps up to three games suspended at the same time so you can return exactly where you left off, even after restarting the console. In the US, the Series X cost US$ 499 and the Series S, US$ 299.

What came next

Critics praised the hardware leap over the Xbox One and Microsoft’s bet on cross-generation releases, but pointed out that the launch games didn’t use the console’s full potential. Microsoft announced it was the biggest launch in Xbox history, with more consoles sold in more countries in the first 24 hours. The chip shortage, however, left the devices sold out around the world. By February 2026, the Series family had sold about 35 million units, according to estimates.