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Doctor_MG on 25 August 2025
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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.

I think there are obvious reasons to not like the Series S. One obvious example is that it has been a hassle for developers to port games to *sometimes*. Which means that some games take longer to come to Xbox or, worst case, don't come at all which affects Series X owners too. 

That said, the people that don't like the Series S often don't have a Series X...which I feel like the Series X owners are the only ones with a legitimate reason to not like the console. In addition, I think there is the very real point that people don't think about: how many games are coming to the Series consoles BECAUSE of the Series S? That number isn't known. You reference how without the Series S that MS would be even further behind this generation. I believe that's true. Which means that Series S could be the reason that some developers have a reason to port their game to the Series consoles to begin with from a profit standpoint. In which case, it could very well be a wash. Series S causes some hardship for developers, but it also creates opportunities for others. 

In addition, I think Series S development is great for Switch 2 owners. Switch 2 isn't on the level of Series S from a raw hardware perspective, but doing the work to port a game to the Series S means that the Switch 2 is a hop, skip, and a jump away instead of this dumbfounding and impossible seeming leap