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The OG Xbox made Microsoft relevant in the console space. Xbox Series made them irrelevant.

It really is easy to answer. Answering Xbox Series is just crazy talk. Sure you can look at just revenue number and number of consoles sold, but that’s just ignoring all the other circumstances. Besides Series X has had almost 50 % longer life than the original Xbox, so the fact that it has only managed to sell about 50 % more, really isn’t that impressive. When the original Xbox launched, Microsoft had to build a brand, attract consumers, convince users of the extremely successful Playstation that they could get a better experience elsewhere.
When the Series X launched they had market presence and a strong brand already, and had acquired a lot of new studios. Still they messed up so much that barely anybody care about their ecosystem anymore.