It was a brilliant idea.
1) Cheapest console whilst consoles have never been more expensive and have CONSTANTLY risen in price. $500 AUD makes it a cheaper console for Minecraft/Roblox/Fornite and other titles than even the Switch 2 ($650 AUD)
2) Low-power consumption, low-noise, compact, great for those who are space/power limited.
3) Best selling model out of the entire Xbox Series Lineup.
4) Added a low-barrier entry that has benefited other low-power, low-performing devices like the Switch 2, Steamdeck, Rog Ally, Lenovo Legion, MSI Claw and more.
5) less impacted by commodity supply constraints of RAM, NAND and Silicon wafers due to using less, cheaper and smaller chips.
Good backwards compatibility with Xbox One with extended backwards compatibility to Xbox 360 and an insignificant number of Original Xbox games.
Although, seems sales or manufacturing has imploded recently... Not even EB Games is carrying the Xbox Series X or S consoles for sale, brand new... Now.
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