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Otter on 15 July 2025
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IcaroRibeiro said:
Otter said:

I feel like people forgotten that the Series S exists and helped MS actually sell well during the chip shortage. At one point the majority of Xbox systems sold were S'. There will be a low-end and high end machine, based on the same principle. And SerieX can't function as the "low-end" entry point because it doesn't have the AI/Deeplearning capacity that will shape the future systems. 

The only reason the Series S sold well was because it was the only current-gen option available that wasn't out of stock. Microsoft's decision to prioritize the Series S was out of necessity, as they couldn't manufacture enough Series X units to meet demand

Once the supply shortage of PS5 ended, Series S sales dropped off quickly. This isn't to say that offering both high-end and budget models is a bad strategy, but being a "budget version" is clearly not a strong selling point, as both the Switch Lite and Series S are currently demonstrating. People who can afford new gaming released, can easily afford extra hardware cost

The real barrier to gaming today isn't the 100-150 USD price difference in hardware, but the high cost of software. With most popular games requiring paid online services, the hard truth is that if someone can't afford modern gaming, it's usually because new game releases are simply too expensive not because of lack of budgeted hardware. It's no surprise that only 15% of the Steam user base has played games released in 2024

I feel to respond in more detail here but I think the main point is that you're over thinking it. A cheaper entry point device will continue to be pushed when available which is something I think people are missing in estimating the price of the next Xbox