As someone who doesn’t own an Xbox I have no idea what the difference is and that’s a huge knock on their marketing and product teams.
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X is the flagship console, while S is the lower cost version. They’re both current gen.
Oh I thought the S was the refreshed last gen Xbox One?
No, that's the Xbox One S. This is the Xbox Series S.
That's hilarious. I'll never understand why they named these consoles in such a way
It becomes even more confusing when you think about the fact that the Xbox One is not the Xbox 1, which was just the Xbox. And that the Xbox One X, the souped up version of the Xbox One, can be abbreviated as the XBOX, which again, is not the original Xbox.
Don't forget they skipped 359 console gens on their second try.
These people are beyond stupid. Every single one of them needs to be fired.
They thought people would be confused by the Xbox 2 going up against the PlayStation 3 so they deliberately adotped even more confusing names.
Not really. If you were going to buy an xbox, you would either just buy the cheaper version, the more expensive version assuming its just better, or look up the difference.
Ehhh consumers will figure it out
lol
Consumers who were already going to buy an xbox will figure it out, the rest will just buy the cheap one
look up the difference
Sounds like too much effort
It makes sense. It may suprise a lot of people on here but their biggest market is not the people who demand 4k 60FPS in all games and will riot if they don't get it. Their main market is kids playing FIFA and Minecraft and other casual gamers who just enjoy fun games at a reasonable budget. For that they really got it right with the Series S.
Nintendo understanding this market is a big part of how they've been outselling MS and Sony in the Wii and Switch generations despite being behind on hardware power.
I mean, for a long time the Series S was all I saw in stores.
The “S” had a good two years lead in availability, so anyone who needed to replace their console got that. Anyone impatient got that.
Personally I gave up after two years not being able to get my kids X’s, and instead built gaming computers with them. No more xboxes
I've been waiting for a game that will be worth it, that I can only play on a new console, and so far I haven't seen one. I'm closer to upgrading my graphics card than getting a new console at this point.
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Well yeah, most people are still using 1080p TVs. Your average console gamer doesn't need 4K, nor do they care about framerates. They just want to play games*.
As an average gamer, i say you are right!
I own a Series X, but I also own a 4k TV. So, for me, it made sense to spend the extra $$$ and get a console that could truly utilize my TV's capabilities. If I had a 1080p TV, I probably would have gone with the Series S.
I always figured that was exactly why they had both consoles.
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I have both X and S and love the S. It's almost portable, small, slick and gives enough power to enjoy games when I'm not in front of huge tv.
I feel like that's like saying the MacBook air is more popular than the MacBook pro...
It's an absurd value. I have two that I just use as media centers and the house. You can also travel with it very easily. About the same size as my switch one you put a travel case on it.
I wouldn't buy one just for media. Even premium media players like NVIDIA SHIELD TV or Apple TV cost less than Xbox Series S.
And they don't also serve as a current gen console.
Well sure, but you said you just use them as media centers. Unless you count games as media too. But for just viewing streaming services there are cheaper options.
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Neither is very popular..lol
I know of 3 people in my life that have owned or do own an xbox.but almost everyonw i know own or have owned a playstation
Generally theyre not super popular outside of the US.
Especially in Asia, which is a shame. My country doesn't has a game pass and no official store. At least now we have a GP on PC, but not on the console yet
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