I really didn't think I would care for Xbox anymore, I was getting burned by the lackluster lineup, and Phil and Sarah's continuous confusing and weak messaging around the brand, with less and less focus on the console itself. Project Latitude was the final nail in the coffin for me personally. Xbox One was my preferred console the past gen but was moving on to PS5.
But now things have changed quickly. The planned end of physical for PlayStation, in contrast with Xbox' Disc-to-digital, as well as the return of Xbox console exclusives (with Gears of War E Day actually looking incredible)... all were pushing the needle back towards Xbox. And then, the green translucent Xbox Series X25 console was shown, and that was like the activation of the Xbox sleeper agent in me, and I just had to Jump back in (I actually did manage to get it pre-ordered).