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

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Series S/X sales are pretty bad even with the S, and I don't think it's the S that's the issue (for example, I don't think Xbox has missed all that many games due to the S). In fact, the situation would probably be even worse without the S, so I'd say not having a completely dead platform can be largely attributed to the S. Is it good financially for Microsoft, all things considered? I'm not sure, but I think in hindsight it seems like the S was a good idea.