Now that we're nearly 5 years in, was Series S a good or a bad idea?

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DekutheEvilClown said:

Some people really hate the Series S for no obvious reason, like its mere existence just seems to irk people. I think it was a great idea, implemented well, that had the misfortune of launching during the generation in which Xbox hardware imploded.

If MS had went with just a Series X and a Series X Digital edition then they would be even further behind this gen, I’m very confident of that.

For consumers it’s great. A very cheap console that lets you actually play all next gen games(regardless of the resolution or FPS, some people are just happy to have that opportunity to play at all.)

I do suspect MS made quite a large loss per model though, especially at the start of the generation.

That is the way I see it as well. 

I do not think worse performing versions of games hurt this gen's Xbox reputation more than it being a cheap, and quite competent for the price, entry point helped it.

But it also isn't enough on its own to counteract MS missteps this gen.