Microsoft
Game consoles · Last assessed 6/9/2026
Score breakdown
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.
Methodology & version
Five dimensions — parts availability, schematic access, repairability, OEM pricing, and software freedom — are scored 0–100 and weighted equally; the letter grade is the average (A 90–100, B 80–89, C 70–79, D 60–69, F below 60). This assessment is current as of 6/9/2026 and cites its sources below. It covers the Game consoles category and is not a claim about every device the maker ships.