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EpicRandy on 28 August 2023
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twintail said:
Imaginedvl said:

The Series S is the cheapest entry into this generation of gaming + with access to GamePass + Xbox exclusives. Simple as that, saying that it is just a "potential" entry point is irrelevant, IT IS an entry point. And that's value right there; you may not be interested in it, but there is no denying that it is a thing.

For the majority of buyers, it gave them:

- Ability to subscribe to GamePass and play the games (that's not a potential, it is an entry point to that).

- Access to this gen. games (even with less FPS, lower resolution, or some features disabled)

- And Xbox exclusives.

And it is still 100% true today for new buyers, so again, the value of the Series S is there for sure.

Look, what you've written here is not even remotely what you originally replied to me with.

I agree almost entirely with this current message of yours .

But, as true as this might all be, sales don't seem to suggest that being the cheapest entry point into this gen really means anything considering just how much better the PS5 is selling over the current Xbox.

So yeah, I think MS could retire the selling of Series S and focus entirely on the X, allowing for a more unified console push for the remainder of the gen. I don't think it'll hurt that much, if at all. 

I mean, is the Series S still outselling the X?  I honestly don't know so if you know then send me a link.

Series S does not have to constitute the majority of sales to be useful to MS, just the fact that millions of owners actually exist and bring revenue to MS on a recurrent basis is quite enough to justify supporting the S.

If series S was in such a state that it could not be salvaged, they wouldn't be introducing a new version of it.

As far as the price point goes, a cheaper entry certainly helps but it can only do as much for the overall appeal, and considering the past 18-20 months Xbox release schedule there's not much even a lower still entry point could have achieved there. Comparing sales to the PS5 doesn't mean anything as you only compare Xbox console appeals to Sony ones, not Series S appeal with Series X and it also doesn't consider the implication of PC as an integral part of MS offering which of course reduces the need for player to even own an Xbox.