Needing some sleek accessories for your Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X is essential for your proper holiday gaming repertoire. There’s nothing worse than getting your hands on a brand new Xbox Series X and not having the right equipment to enjoy your gaming sessions. Not only that, but the Xbox is more than just a gaming machine, it’s also a media station, and those of you using it for apps like Netflix to watch your favorite movies or streaming shows, you might be inclined to make use of the Xbox has a home media center. That’s why it’s important to have the right accessories that both accentuate your gaming and your media consumption sessions with your Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X for the holiday season. So here are the Top 5 Gaming Accessories you should definitely consider getting for Christmas 2023.
No. 5: PDP Universal Remote For Xbox Series S/Xbox Series X
Price: $22.99
Very similar to the Nyko Universal Remote for the Xbox 360, the PDP Universal Remote for the Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X is a multi-functional wireless remote that can be used for a number of different functions. It has basic media control buttons on the top part so you can easily navigate through menus and files, but it also has media controls as well, so you can start and stop image libraries, music, or movies, as well as fast forward and rewind buttons so you can easily seek the point in the media that you want.
The remote also has additional functionality, including menu and sharing buttons, along with volume control and channel seek buttons. Best yet is that there are the standard face buttons available on the remote, too, so you can still easily access menus and options just like you would a controller, which is perfect for when you’re using the Xbox Series X like a typical game console on your way to your media apps.
No. 4: CCCDF 4-Pack 3200 mAH Rechargeable Battery Pack With USB Charging Station
Price: $29.99
It’s a mouthful for sure, but the CCCDF rechargeable battery pack and charging station is an extremely useful accessory to have for your Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X. The beauty of this little accessory is that it provides you with a remarkable two-in-one service. First of all, it has four battery packs, so either you can have all four controllers charged and ready to go for wireless local competitive or cooperative action on your Xbox, or it can work as a dutiful replacement kit for two controllers. So you can play a co-op game with a friend, family member, or loved one, and then when the batteries die, toss two of the spares in and keep gaming.
The USB charger type-C charger also provides you with charge times up to 5 hours, but provides you with 32 hours worth of gaming, which is fantastic turnaround time. So you can play all day during Christmas after unwrapping your new Xbox Series X and its controllers, and then charge it during the night. It’s a perfect gift to give or a present to receive, especially for just $30.
No.3: Seagate 1TB NVMe SSD Expansion For Xbox Series X|S
Price: $149.99
Storage is a serious issue these days when it comes to gaming. Games are becoming gargantuan in terms of size, and on average most AAA games start at 100GB. They can easily scale up to 200 – 400 GB depending on patches, expansions, and mods. If you want to keep your Xbox running clean and lean, and not have the main drive filled to the brim, it’s important to have extra storage available for those super large games you’ll likely be downloading throughout the holiday season as they release from all the major studios. Don’t wait until your storage meter is flashing red to do something about it, think ahead and get the external Seagate 1TB NVMe SSD Expansion for the Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S.
This useful little device plugs into the Xbox port in the back, and is tiny and completely out of the way when it comes to visibility. You would never guess that a device so small packs so much storage capacity, and yet it does. The 2.5-inch expansion offers eSata interface with blazing fast speeds. Thousands of people have already upgraded and expanded their Xbox Series X storage capabilities, and so why haven’t you? Get this either as a gift or for your own personal use to make gaming during Christmas that much more convenient.
No. 2: Meneea Xbox Series X Dust-Proof Cooling Fan
Price: $36.99
Gaming consoles get hot. There is no doubting that. In fact, any high-end system (or heck, even low-end systems like the Switch) can get pretty sweaty to the point where the cynosure is focused on whether or not your device might be getting a little too hot. Well, if you’re gaming so seriously where you might be worried about melting your entertainment center and your console along with it, then you might want a nifty little cooling device, and what better device for the job than the Meneea Xbox Series X Dust-Proof Cooling Fan?
This affordable piece of equipment cools the Xbox from the top-down with some neat multi-color effects, and also happens to be dust proof. It can easily plug into the Xbox Series X via the USB cable, and enables you to easily modify the output and lighting effects with a simple control mechanism. It’s a perfectly balanced, well designed accessory that also looks pretty nifty set atop the Xbox Series X. It almost looks like even belongs there. If you happen to have your Series X in a place where it’s not in the most ventilated area or has a difficult time dissipating heat, then the Meneea cooling fan is the perfect solution. This way as you game throughout the holiday seasons, no matter how long you play or how stuffy it gets in the room, your Xbox Series X will be kept cool.
No.1: Xbox Elite Series 2 Core Wireless Controller
Price: $129.99
There isn’t a better Xbox Series S or Series X controller available right now than the Xbox Elite Series 2 Core Wireless Controller. Why? Because it features that amazing concaved D-pad, sweat-free grips, precision analog controls, and the Xbox app software so you can easily plug-n-play on your PC, and even utilize the four back-paddles via services like Steam. The Xbox Elite Series 2 features up to 40 hours of wireless play, but you can also use the USB cable to plug it into your Xbox or PC to get even more game-time out of it while it recharges.
Unlike the first Elite controller where you only had two profiles, the Elite Series 2 offers up to three custom profiles that you can modify using the Xbox Accessories app. You can basically remap, rebind, and modify everything from the analog curves and trigger dampening, to the button assignments. It’s an expensive controller for sure, but it offers an unprecedented level of personalization and control for the Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X that you just won’t get from an equivalent controller on the Xbox at the moment. The only thing that would make the Elite series even better are hall sensors for the analog. At that point you would never have to upgrade the controller ever again.
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