It leaked and Microsoft has confirmed about another version of the Xbox Series X. The Series S, which sites like The Verge have discussed, could be the way people get into the new generation and the tech giant trying whatever they can to win customers back. Come November 10th, which is the supposed date of release (Could be for Series X as well), it will get its share of praise and criticism.
First, the price is one of the only positives that I'm seeing out of it. Starting at 300 dollars, it's not a bad entry for people who want their system on day one. But the drawbacks expose it. Two crucial parts that could lead to buyer's remorse. One is being just over 500 gigabytes on a solid state drive. For 300 dollars, I can get an Xbox One S with 1 terabyte. Maybe 200 this Thanksgiving, which I did two years ago. That's not a lot. It might have been in 2013, but games have gotten much bigger in these last seven years. I hope people do their research.
Two is that it's an all digital system. Microsoft experimented last year with the One, and I don't think anyone bought into it. That was discontinued earlier this year along with the Xbox One X. As I said, 500 gigs is not a lot today. I can't imagine millions of people over the next year or two going for this. It doesn't justify the price tag.. A couple other things include less powerful chips compared to Series X and less graphical power potential.
Xbox is still looking for ways to get back into the mix. That being said, I'm not sure this is the way to reinvent themselves.
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