Microsoft has discontinued all Xbox One consoles
Xbox Series X / S consoles were the main focus for 2021.
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They don't care for higher sales numbers I guess. It's crazy to me that the PlayStation 2 was still being sold just a year or two before the PlayStation 4 came out.
Hostile_18
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I'm sure it's a big matchmatical equation that will make sense. From fabrication costs, software support etc plus the series S having a lower price point anyways. Also the new naming frankly sucks as long as there also selling such similar alternate skus to confuse the customer base. Narrowing the offering strengthens the key lines.
lock2k
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The Series S seems to be moving a lot of units and it's cheap, it's also essentially a new gen Xbox One, I think this is the right move.
They better be discontiuing them. I bet for average Joe these console names are confusing as fuck.
That was a testament to the power of continued software support and developing markets.
teezzy
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lock2k
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While the new consoles are really cool Microsoft's console names are whack as fuck.
You joke, but If there is mid gen upgrades this go around I can see MS keeping the "Series" moniker and adding something like "Extreme" or whatever the 202? buzz word for that is.
lock2k
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I prefer Series Fluid so the player can define what series they identify as when gaming.
Interesting given Sony are ramping PS4 production back up to try and take some pressure off the demand for PS5's. At least this might mean a PS4 price cut is more likely now, I they're the only ones buying these chips.
Supply of the XSS has already exceeded demand, as they're basically in stock everywhere all the time, so there's no way of knowing whether it would be selling as many units if the XSX was actually available to buy more often.
It's less that its moving a LOT of units, and more that there's been a larger number of them made compared to the XSX's, so is the better selling of the two. We have no idea if it's actually selling well.
Supply of the XSS has already exceeded demand, as they're basically in stock everywhere all the time, so there's no way of knowing whether it would be selling as many units if the XSX was actually available to buy more often.
Imagine those calls to Gamestop asking if a new game is coming out on Xbox Attack Chopper and getting mad if the employee deadnames you with the old name you used to have for your Xbox model before you realized you were a two-spirit.
I'm honestly not sure what MS are going to do in this regard. Theres already rumours of Sony preparing the PS5Pro, and there's been speculation on some of the design and patents on the PS5 that look a lot like they're built to make such an upgrade super easy to implement.
The XSS and XSX launching in unison though really makes any new series mid gen upgrade a bit of a pickle, both from the perspective of how they'd market it and what it could really accomplish that the XSX doesn't already.
The PS5Pro at least would be an upgrade to true 4K, and would be a huge benefit for VR. An XSX-X could maybe shoot for 8K, but basically no one has an 8K TV, and it definitely wouldn't be actually hitting that in any games that matter.
But then again, are they really going to want to concede the console power crown to Sony? Would they push out an XSX-X just to one up their competitor? Could they actually make enough of them if they wanted too? They're already struggling to meet demand for the XSX, and Sony definitely have more purchasing power to get first dibs on console chips from what we know of sale numbers.
At the start of the Gen I'd have been interested in an Xbox handheld, but with Steam Deck I've basically already got that, especially if MS follow through with the rumoured Gamepass on Steam hints.
It just feels that by going high and low power from day one, they've painted themselves into a corner.
Makes sense. Series S for cheap asses is enough, no need for One consoles anymore. Would be interested in the BoM of the One consoles compared to the Series S. Sometimes, there are issues with parts of old consoles because they get more rare and prices can actually go up, making it not worth it to keep producing them. Especially during times with supply chain issues, all resources are being shifted to the new products.