10 Awesome Xbox Series X|S Features You Should Be Using

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Have you finally gotten your hands on an Xbox Series X or S? There’s a lot packed into this Microsoft gaming console, so let’s take a look at the features that will help you make the most of all your new console has to offer.

We could talk all day about whether Game Pass is technically a feature, but considering you get a month’s subscription to Microsoft’s all-you-can-eat service for $1 with your console, it might as well be. Game Pass might just be the best deal in gaming, and it means there’s always something to play.

A Game Pass subscription lets you download and play new and old games as they are added to the service. Games are added multiple times a month, including brand new releases and older titles. Game Pass Ultimate includes access to the service on a PC, plus EA Play which lets you play even more titles from EA’s back catalog.

Once your free trial is up the service costs $14.99 per month for an Ultimate subscription, which is about the cost of three full-priced games per year. Game Pass is a buffet from which you can freely graze, allowing you to try and fall in love with titles you might never have purchased otherwise. You’ll also get access to all Microsoft first-party titles (including big releases from franchises Halo and Forza) on day one.

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Sony was the first to add a Share button to a controller with the release of the PS4, and now everyone’s doing it. You can use the Share button to capture both still screenshots and short gameplay clips. By default, a single tap captures a still while pressing and holding the button saves a video.

You can customize this behavior using the Xbox Accessories app, pre-installed on your console. Tap the Xbox button then choose