This PS5 Slim was TOO Cheap...

Summary

The script depicts a man unboxing and reviewing various gaming consoles and accessories purchased from Costco, including a PS5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch OLED, and retro Atari console. He checks each item for defects, tests performance and key features, and evaluates whether the Costco bundles provide good value. He also shows a sponsorship from Harry's shaving products. Overall, he is impressed with the quality and prices of the Costco gaming haul, noting the retailer's return policy provides peace of mind for tech purchases.

Takeaways

• 😊 The video features unboxing and testing a PS5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, and Atari console bundle from Costco
• 👍 The PS5 bundle was a good deal at $580 with extra accessories included
• 🤔 The Xbox Series X bundle at $550 was not the best deal compared to other retailers
• 🌟 The Switch OLED bundle with accessories was a great value at $400
• 🕹 The Atari retro console was surprisingly nice for $80 with good build quality
• 😀 All the consoles worked properly after unboxing and testing games
• 📦 Some items were ordered online for delivery while others picked up in-store
• 🤨 A few minor cosmetic defects were found on the supposedly new PS5 and Xbox
• 💡 The script shows the experience of unboxing bundled gaming consoles from a retail store
• 🛒 It provides thoughts and recommendations on the bundle values from Costco

Q & A

What gaming consoles and accessories does the person unbox in the video?

The person unboxes a PS5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch OLED, controllers, games like Spider-Man 2, accessories like charging stations and cases, and an Atari plug and play system.

How much did the PS5 bundle cost and what did it include?

The PS5 bundle cost $580 and included the console, a DualSense controller, a charging station, and Spider-Man 2 game.

What issue did the person find with the PS5 controller out of the box?

When first pressing the R3 button, it made a weird crunching sound and had to be clicked several times before that went away.

Why does the person say the Switch OLED deal is good?

The Switch OLED console alone is $350, but the bundle also included a 256GB microSD card worth $40, a 1 year family membership worth $50, and a case worth $15. So there was around $60 in savings.

What were some of the Switch OLED accessories the person found in one of the boxes?

The Switch accessories included a rubber case, screen protectors, controller grips, a headset, and chargers all for only $20.

What does the person find intriguing about the box containing the extra PS5 controller and Spider-Man 2?

The box was labeled "time sensitive product" which the person found strange since it was just a controller and game with no reason to be time sensitive.

What aspect of the Atari console's design does the person particularly like?

The person likes the overall aesthetic and styling of the Atari console. It has some nice weighting to it and RGB lighting that gamers tend to like.

What critique does the person have around the text and UI of the Atari console?

He points out that the text and UI elements seem very small, making it hard to read unless you are squinting up close to the TV.

How does the price of the Xbox Series X bundle compare to normal retail pricing?

He paid $550 for the console and a standard controller which is only about $20 in savings over current retail pricing for the Series X alone.

What prior console does the person reference having a problematic battery pack experience with?

He mentions a troublesome battery pack experience with corrosion on an Xbox 360 from a few months ago.

Outlines

00:00

😍 Unboxing and Testing the PS5 Bundle from Costco

The first paragraph describes unboxing and testing a PS5 bundle purchased from Costco. It includes the PS5 console, DualSense controller, charging station, and Spiderman game. The bundle cost $580 which is below retail. The console is tested and works fine, although the controller made a strange sound initially.

05:01

🕹 Trying Out the PS5 Controller and Spiderman Game

The second paragraph unboxes a separate PS5 controller and Spiderman game also purchased from Costco. The products are new and functional. An anecdote is shared about getting free samples at Costco.

10:01

👾 Unboxing the Switch OLED and Accessories

The third paragraph unboxes a Nintendo Switch OLED bundle and some Switch accessories, all purchased from Costco. The bundle includes the console, SD card, online membership, and a case. Everything is tested and works well. The accessories are also tested and provide good value.

15:02

⚡ First Impressions of the Xbox Series X

The fourth paragraph unboxes an Xbox Series X bundle with a controller purchased from Costco. The price was not very good compared to other deals. The console date shows it was manufactured almost a year ago. It is tested and works fine, although some minor cosmetic damage is noted.

Keywords

💡Unboxing

Unboxing refers to the process of opening, unpacking and demonstrating new products, often consumer electronics or video games. It is a popular video genre on YouTube and other platforms. In this video, the narrator unboxes and tests out various gaming consoles and accessories purchased from Costco.

💡Costco

Costco is an American retail corporation known for selling products in bulk. The narrator purchases a variety of gaming products from Costco to unbox and review in this video.

💡Console bundles

Console bundles refer to packaged deals containing a gaming console along with accessories, games, subscriptions or other add-ons. The narrator notes that Costco tends to sell consoles in these type of bundle packages.

💡PS5 Slim

The PS5 Slim is a redesigned, smaller and lighter version of the PlayStation 5 console introduced in 2023. The narrator unboxes a PS5 Slim bundle and points out some of its design changes.

💡Accessories

Accessories refer to additional hardware that enhances or expands the functionality of a gaming console. The video focuses heavily on unboxing various accessories like controllers, headsets, cases, etc. for the PS5, Xbox and Nintendo Switch.

💡Defects

Defects refer to flaws, damage or quality issues with new products. The narrator points out minor defects he notices on some of the brand new consoles and accessories.

💡Return policy

Return policies allow customers to return products for refunds or exchanges within a certain timeframe. The narrator notes Costco's return policy allows easy returns in case there are defects.

💡Deals

Deals refer to discounts, bundle pricing or other savings that provide financial value. A recurring theme is assessing whether the bundled console packages from Costco provide good deals.

💡Performance

Performance refers to the speed, capability and reliability of gaming hardware. The narrator thoroughly tests the performance of each console and accessory after unboxing.

💡Reviews

Reviews refer to evaluations and commentaries assessing products. The overall framing of the video is providing reviews from an unboxing perspective for this range of gaming products.

Highlights

The assistant is named Claude, created by Anthropic. Claude has access to the current date.

The transcript describes unboxing and testing a PS5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, and Atari console purchased from Costco.

The PS5 came bundled with accessories like a controller, charging station, and Spiderman game for $580.

The PS5 disc drive didn't work at first until connecting to the internet for a system update.

The Nintendo Switch bundle came with a 256GB memory card, online membership, case and accessories for $400.

The Switch accessories like controllers and headset worked well despite being third-party.

The Atari console was $80 and came with joysticks, cables and over 50 classic games pre-installed.

The Xbox Series X bundle was $550 for the console and controller but cheaper deals can be found.

The Series X already had small dings on the case when brand new out of the box.

All the new consoles were tested with games and seemed to work properly.

The Costco bundles are decent deals if you want accessories, but bare consoles can be found cheaper.

The video mentions issues with Xbox 360s and PS3s overheating and failing frequently.

The new consoles have fewer hardware issues compared to previous generations.

Costco has a great return policy, so bundles are lower risk than other retailers.

The creator asks viewers to share their thoughts on the Costco haul in the comments.

Transcripts

I bought a PS5 Xbox series X Nintendo

switch and a bunch of gaming accessories

from Costco and in this video we're

going to unbox everything test

everything out and see if it's worth the

money I'm going to start with the big

boxes I'm assuming it has the PS5 inside

and just by the way another wrinkle I

threw into the situation is some of

these items were shipped some are picked

up in store and some I had insta carded

to me so just keep that in mind I this

one was shipped to me but let's open it

up so with Costco they sell everything

in bundles uh like combos of consoles

controllers so we should have a console

in here and yep we also have a

controller we also have a dual sense

charging St station which is those

things are actually very nice and then

of course we have a Spider-Man PS5 down

here which I think is the slim and yep

indeed it is the slim console with

Spider-Man 2 included uh so for all of

this I paid 580 I think which is

basically Below Retail if you wanted all

these accessories let's go and just

start by opening up the PS5 and see

what's inside all right I got the slip

cover off let's open the box up see

what's inside of here uh we should have

all of our normal slim stuff now

wouldn't be surprised if Costco has

their own special edition if you guys

are familiar with Costco they always

have these slightly different variants

of random items that that nobody else

has so we'll see if there's anything

special about this but we have a power

cord here we of course have our vertical

stands uh or excuse me horizontal stands

which I just I just love we'll talk

about those later we also have HDMI

cable USB cable and then our controller

here and then last but not least we

should have a console down here let's

take the PS5 out here and see what it's

looking like oh yeah there it is and in

case you guys have not seen the slim yet

it's uh I actually kind of like the

design except for except for I don't

because it's just it's kind of crappy so

first of all we have these giant panel

gaps right here where there's just a it

just looks cheap and then you have four

plates you have the blue tape that holds

all together and of course you have the

infamous uh removable disc drive which

I'll go ahead and show you guys so all

you got to do is remove the plate and

the disc drive comes out of place and I

will note this one already has like a

there's like a dent here on the side

which is strange like a couple dents how

does it happen on a brand new console

whatever but I'm actually going to boot

this thing up without the disc drive and

just see what it does all right

console's turning on and I forgot to

show you guys the horizontal stands here

they just kind of slide into place like

so and of course they will probably get

lost in a few months but here we go we

can now kind of stand it up and let's

make sure it boots all right console's

booted up and no surprise it's working

but I did just have a weird experience

with this controller so it's a brand new

controller and when I first clicked the

the R3 right here it made a weird

crunching sound and I kind of had to

click it a bunch of times and wiggle it

around before that sensation went away

but let's go ahead and uh Lo up as's

playroom and make sure it works here and

as you can see the game's loading up and

you'll notice that the console's running

perfectly fine the dis drive so it's

kind of just recognizing it as a digital

console right now but I I can actually

add this on I'm going to do a quick hot

swap right here which I probably should

not do but it it still works fine oh yep

there it goes so I hot swapped it and it

gave me an error of course no surprise

but I turned it off turn it back on and

here we are again let's go ahead and try

out a game we'll start with big chungus

the unreleased version that only I have

and uh actually has a PS4 game I can't

use that let's go with the medium here

for the PS5 put it in it hasn't

registered the drive yet so let's see if

it oh wait hold up whatever happened the

disc drive is not even activated right

now like I it doesn't have power so I

actually have to connect to the internet

for this thing to even pull games in

which is just awesome well anyways I

don't feel like dealing with the disc

drive right now but I'll test it out

later and make sure it works but uh yeah

I think overall this PS5 is a good deal

if you actually want a charging stand

and a brand new controller to go with

your your console if you don't then you

should just buy the console by itself

from somewhere like Best Buy but uh I I

would say I would recommend it if was

actually a Costco Edition like I just

made it but guys this console is good to

go let's go ahead and move on to the

next item so next up is this little box

that should have a PS5 controller and

Spider-Man 2 for the PS5 and by the way

I picked this one up in person in my

local Costco and you know I love

ordering things online but sometimes you

just can't be going in the store I mean

while we were there we had to pick up

some of the legendary $150 Costco hot

dogs just a just a crazy deal of course

but I also picked up one of Harry shave

sets because my facial hair was getting

a bit unruly and the cool thing is haris

is running a special deal at Costco

right now that you guys can get as well

and I want to thank haris for sponsoring

today's video you know as Gamers we

frequently get a bad rep for poor

hygiene unruly hair you know just all

the typical stereotypes but it doesn't

have to be that way you see haries is

your One-Stop shop for face body and

hair care and what they're really good

at is creating shaving Solutions and now

this right here is the high quality and

affordable Harry's Chrome Edition

Winston shave set and it comes with this

nice Chrome Razor a travel blade cover

and 13 five blade cartridges and how do

we know they're high quality well for

one I've used them and I can tell you

they're sharp but very smooth I mean

I've talked about haries before and

their shave sets are what I use to shave

off this unnecessary neck hair and cheek

hair in an attempt to create a decent

looking beard now Harry is also at

Target Walmart Sam's Club Grocery and

drugstores but through the end of

January you can get this Harry shave set

at Costco for $8 off so make sure you

check out Harry's while you're at Costco

this weekend and let me know what you

pick up so this box is really intriguing

to me because I bought this in store and

when I bought it in store they had this

little cardboard thing you had to pick

up and then take to the register and

then they went in the back and pulled

out this box and this is what they gave

to me it says time sensitive product

which it's just a PS5 controller and

something else Spider-Man I think I

don't know what's what's time sensitive

about that but let's go ahead and open

it up and see what's inside nice we got

a brand new copy of Spider-Man two

that's good to see here's our controller

let's go ahead and check it out oh yeah

that's a nice controller I mean it's

it's brand new it's what you expect all

right so controller is good to go now

let's go ahead and move on to the next

item now next up we have these two boxes

with switch stuff inside this should be

a switch OLED as you can see from the

sticker on the front and this one should

have some switch OLED accessories inside

uh this one again has another time

sensitive product label I I don't know

why um but I had this one shipped to me

and I had this one delivered via

instacart which was interesting but I

don't know I just decided to try

everything out let's go ahead and start

with actually we'll start with the

accessories here cuz I'm I'm pretty

intrigued by that dude what is going on

here we have a joycon controller grip

Neo neoglow controller screen protector

gaming headset Comfort grip I think this

whole thing was like 20 bucks maybe I'll

throw it up on the screen what what

exactly I paid but yeah we'll open that

up in a second but let's go ahead and

open this box up right here and this one

actually should be more than just a

switch OLED it should be the white

Switch OLED as you can see there and

yeah actually we have a an SD card here

we have a Nintendo online 12- Monon

family membership which there is a code

on the back there you can redeem and

then we have a random uh case here oh

that's that's actually one of the nice

cases and of course we have the switch

OLED inside of here let's go ahead and

pull that out take a closer look at it

let's go and open this bad boy up and

see what's inside my my concern with the

Nintendo switch consoles and actually

Nintendo consoles in general is that

even though they're new they're

sometimes not actually brand new because

there's no seal on them like you saw not

a seal at all so somebody could open

this up use it put it back and send it

back to Costco and it could be sold as

new again let's go ahead and take this

out we got our two joycons there we have

our tablet should be able to notice

pretty quickly if this thing has been

used before I don't see any fingerprints

got little random dust particle there we

have our HDMI cord um our joycon grip

and then of course our dock right here

let's go ahead and turn the console on

and make sure it works I got this thing

turned on all set up let's go and put a

game inside and uh let's just see hold

on there's already wait a second dude we

got The Incredibles inside just kidding

I already put that inside of there but

uh yeah the game the game is loading up

and you can see just how vibrant that

screen is there the other thing I want

to try here is to put the the micro SD

card they gave us inside of here which

is a 256 gig and okay hold on we need a

system update to use the micro SD card

that's actually a bit concerning because

usually the switch I would actually

consider like a very very much an

offline console but if you have to

update to even use a micro SD card

that's that's annoying I mean I'll do it

but strange now while that's updating I

want to take a look at this switch case

here and I I guess this is officially

licensed by Nintendo switch because it

got the Nintendo switch logo on it let's

go and open it up and see what it looks

like on the inside yeah we oh we got

some stuff in here hold on o That's nice

we got a nice Nintendo switch themed uh

microfiber cloth and we also have a

screen protector in here it's not a very

good screen protector it's just like one

of the Bendy ones not a tempered glass

one but it's something and they got a

nice little pocket you got space for 10

games here got space for your for your

console yeah yeah it's pretty nice okay

so I'm looking at what I paid for this

console now and this is actually a great

deal so I paid 400 bucks but the switch

OLED by itself goes for 350 the 256 GB

micro SD card goes for about 40 bucks

the family uh membership goes for 50

bucks itself and then of course a case

is like 10 15 bucks so you're saving

like 60 bucks here but that's hey that's

actually a pretty good deal let's go

ahead and check out the micro SD card

now though because I just Factor reset

the console or not Factor reset but I

just uh did the update Okay cool so we

got 237 of of free space there and you

can of course move your software or or

move your your games and stuff around

but um cool let's go ahead and move on

to the next item hold on guys I

completely forgot I have this switch

accessory box here made by biionic never

heard of him but let's open it up and

okay okay so we got the we have this

little rubber case here which is kind of

cool uh I mean that might be nice does

that fit just does that fit a switch

OLED though I don't know we'll try it

out we also have microfiber cloth we

have another crappy screen protector

also we actually have these little uh

little control controller holders here

which are very nice if you want to play

with one Joy con dude that's actually oh

that's actually really nice what is this

a straight up a like a Pro Controller

kind of thing yep it's the the neog glow

controller that doesn't feel so bad I

mean it is third party not as good as

the Pro Controller but honestly that's

not bad what did I pay for this entire

thing let me check wow so I paid I paid

20 bucks for this if this stuff works

that's that's a great deal and it's it's

actually already out of stock I just

bought this like two days ago what in

the world all right well 20 bucks for

all this stuff is kind of crazy and it

does say it's for the switch OLED we

also have this

massive headset hold on this is

hilarious we have an au auxiliary cord

here we got our mic I don't know who's

using this on on a switch but maybe you

are we also have hold on is this a

charger and then a car charger too wow

okay let's go ahead and check out some

of this stuff and see if it works so I

want to try out this joycon charger

first and it comes with a cord but the

there's no power brick which is not

surprising let me power plug it into a

power brick I already have okay there it

goes it is it is working you can barely

see it on camera because I had to like

the cord is so short but you can see

there's two red lights there I didn't

have to you have to like really jam it

in there for it to to start charging as

you can see you got to like really press

it in there but I mean again 20 bucks

for all this that's that's great all

right now next up we'll try to use this

little uh this rubber case here kind of

just got to stretch it around it and

hope it doesn't break I guess okay never

mind it actually fit very easily and it

definitely fits the OLED switch you got

a little opening there so you can still

use your stand fits nicely you've got a

little thing right there so you can plug

in a USBC cable to charge it up got your

IR IR sensors down there and I mean it

feels fine it's a little it's a rubber

grip so uh you know it kind of depends

on your personal preference but it's

it's certainly not bad so hold on one

more thing I I just noticed that this

grip actually has like built-in bumps

here on the back which actually helps

with ergonomics a bit because by default

the joycon are just flat that's actually

kind of nice all right so next time I'm

trying out this controller and it just

paired very easily um and it is Wireless

I just got it charging right now but if

I unplug it you can see it still got the

the you know the light here on one side

okay so you press this button down here

and you can kind of change the the

lighting configuration so we got yellow

and red right now and it kind of has a

little gradient to it and oh wait has it

has buttons on the back nice yes just

playing around with it it actually I

mean the the controls are not bad at all

for 20 bucks total for this what a steal

last but not least let's try out this

headset and yeah the headset does work

I'm just scrolling around the main menu

but it it it does indeed work yeah

overall switch great deal let's go ahead

and move on to the next item now next up

I have this Atari gam station Pro thing

that I bought for like 80 bucks from

Costco this one was shipped to me I've

never seen this before in my life so I

don't know what this is but um Atari

kind of puts out some stuff sometimes

that's just not that great so uh Curious

what's inside okay so actually this

looks pretty nice it it looks like it's

basically just a an Atari plug-and-play

system that has all the old games it has

the joysticks here and they actually I

mean they look cool it's got RGB you

know you know us Gamers and our RGB we

love it here in the back you got a k you

got this guy and his son playing and

plays legendary Atari games like airc

battle Adventure asteroids boxing

breakout let's go and open it up and see

what's inside all right flash it open

and oh hey it's a nice little unboxing

experience okay so we first have this my

my arcade Atari box here certificate of

authenticity I I mean that's like kind

of like why but it's also at the same

time it's kind of cool I don't know why

that was necessary all right let's go

ahead and take this piece of plastic out

and here's our console right off the bat

and oh that's actually oh oh I like that

that's nice it's kind of got some weight

to it the buttons are nice you got a

home button and a on and off button you

can peel off this little thing which

we'll do in a little bit but it's simple

but aesthetically pleasing I I like it

and next up we have our little joystick

here which uh feels pretty good I mean I

don't have much experience with the the

OG Ataris because I just didn't play

them I wasn't live then but this this

feels pretty good don't know how how

authentic it is to the original

experience but we also have an HDMI

cable another joystick here we have a

USB cable I guess for charging or for um

just plugging it in and we have a ton of

batteries hold on is this thing this

thing's not battery powered is it okay

no this this one plugs into the wall but

I guess your controllers here are

wireless and how many oh I got to screw

hold on okay got that open with my

screwdriver and yeah it looks like it

takes four AA batteries that's a bit

ridiculous not going to lie but yeah

let's go and plug it in see if it works

let's go and turn it on and as you guys

saw it's got these nice little RGB

lights there and if we turn on our

joystick here we also got a nice RGB

lights there as well the a button B

button you can't miss them and yep there

it is my arcade I I feel like this my

arcade arade thing looks I recognize it

I don't know where I recognize it from I

guess maybe artari has made made other

my arcade products I don't know um let's

go ahead and try to scroll around so we

got featured games up here you got bonus

games and I guess we just press a and

it'll load it up maybe why is it so

small it's in tiny little text like I

can't imagine a lot of people are going

to play this and and like be like

squinting trying to read this because

the the text is so small but yeah sure

enough you got tons of games here let's

try out lawnmower here that looks that

looks fun oh this is awesome actually

yeah it's a very satisfying game too cuz

you're like trying to moow the grass oh

I ran out of oh that's where he get you

that's where they get you you got to

actually go find the fuel I need fuel

need fuel let's go okay there we go come

on come on come on oh this game is

harder than I thought it would be oh

wait I can speed up there you go that's

how you get the fuel if I hold down B I

can speed up no wonder let's go all

right finally finished lawn number one

game I'm not going to lie that game's

pretty fun all right so next up you can

hit this home button and it'll take you

back to home presumably um and also I

forgot to peel off

this really I tried to peel off the

entire thing and it just peels off that

one little segment it's awful all right

there we go okay that's nice but anyways

back here on the home menu I want to

check out the settings real quick and

you can actually change the aspect ratio

here which is not surprising you can

change the the bezel art classic CRT TV

that's that's actually pretty neat but

honestly guys I actually really like

this console I think for 80 bucks it's

not bad but guys let me know down below

what you think let's go ahead and move

on to the next item all right so next up

I have what should be an Xbox series X

uh basically it comes with the series X

and controller I think you got this

giant bundle do not break thing let's go

ahe and open it up see what's inside all

right yep and on top you indeed do have

the carbon black controller all right

here's the console and I got to say the

the price on this one was not great I

think I paid 550 for this console and

controller which is like technically

like a $20 in savings but you can find

series X's so much cheaper like they

went for 350 a month or two ago um now

to be fair right now they're going for

500 bucks at most retailers I think oh

actually something I will note that's

interesting is if it is it's new enough

that it actually advertises Starfield in

the back which definitely was not

advertised on the older series X's but

we'll check out the manufacturing date

when I open it up packaging is still the

same as I remember it you get your your

like foam piece around the outside power

your dreams we also have our little box

right here with our accessories we

should have a power cable and HDMI cable

all right yeah we got the controller

here which is exactly the carbon black

this same exact controller I do wish

they included like a a special

controller like a different color

special edition instead of just the same

exact one that came with it all right

here we go go got the console out and it

already somehow has like a little little

ding on it but like you can see right

here beneath the the disc drive how did

that happen like there's a little ding

right there it doesn't really matter

it's tiny but just uh funny when you see

imperfections on a brand new console Now

flip to the back let's go and check out

the the manufacturer date looks like it

was manufactured on June 1st 2023 so

this console is actually a bit old I

would say they already advertising

Starfield on the box before the game

came out um yeah let's go ahead and plug

this console in and see if it works

opening up this battery pack reminds me

of a couple months ago when I open

opened up actually this is like a month

ago when I opened up a battery pack from

an old 360 and it just like busted out

with corrosion I'll show a clip on the

screen cuz that was ridiculous but these

are luckily very nice all right guys all

boot it up and of course I have my

classic Xbox 360 background you know the

drill but let's go ahead and try out a

game make sure that works I have seen

some weird things from seriesx disc

drives in the past but yeah it always

sounds clunky but it it

works the console was making a very

strange noise that I don't recall

hearing from the series X before before

but that was only the very very

beginning when it loaded it up whatever

it doesn't matter it's working fine and

it sounds fine now got a little bit of

heat out here I always like it's crazy

to me how like few issues there are with

the series X and PS5 there are issues

but just so few compared to like the 360

and PS3 era and the debacle of all the

issues those had between red ring of

death yellow light of death just

overheating like crazy but yeah guys let

me know down below what you think about

this whole Costco Hall I actually think

it was a great deal if you want to buy a

console with an accessory and they have

such a great return policy as well so

kind of a no-brainer if you have a ccope

near you and you have a membership but

guys let me know down below what you

think thanks for watching and I'll see

you next time