Plugging your TV or game console into a surge protector just seems like the sensible thing to do. You wouldn’t want a power cut or lightning storm to destroy hundreds of dollars worth of equipment. It turns out though, that in the case of an Xbox One S or Xbox One X, you shouldn’t.
The Xbox Support twitter account revealed that the Xbox One is in fact designed to be plugged directly into a wall outlet, with the official Xbox support pages providing more light on the matter.
Did you know that your Xbox One is designed to be plugged directly into a wall outlet? Check out our console power guide here: https://t.co/lGymrPOQEV
— Xbox Support (@XboxSupport) November 17, 2017
Apparently both the Xbox One S and Xbox One X have built-in surge protectors, and as such, should not be connected to yet another surge protector. It may work totally fine if you do but there is a chance that your console won’t be receiving all the power needed to fulfill its potential.
