Microsoft
Game consoles · Last assessed Jun 9, 2026
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The letter is the published assessment. Missing factor evidence is labeled; it does not become a zero.
Why this grade
iFixit scored the Xbox Series X 7/10: all-standard T8 Torx fasteners (no security screws, unlike the PS5), a modular design allowing easy fan, optical-drive, PSU and wireless-board swaps, with the main deduction coming from software locks on some critical component repairs and an SSD that needs heavy disassembly. Edges out Sony on physical access (standard screws) and a more public corporate pro-repair posture (iFixit parts partnership on Surface, As-You-Sow repair commitment), but like Sony, Microsoft provides essentially no official Xbox parts or service manuals to consumers, so it still fails the right-to-repair axes despite good teardown hardware.
Sources
Methodology & scope
Five dimensions are scored 0–100 and weighted equally: parts availability, schematic access, repairability, OEM pricing and software freedom. The letter scale is A (90–100), B (80–89), C (70–79), D (60–69), F (below 60).
This assessment was last assessed Jun 9, 2026. Its assessment scope is Game consoles and is not a claim about every device the maker ships.
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Manufacturer response
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What makes up the grade
- Parts Availability
- 54 / 100
- Schematic Access
- 40 / 100
- Repairability
- 70 / 100
- OEM Pricing
- 58 / 100
- Software Freedom
- 60 / 100
Grade history
No grade changes are recorded.
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