Xbox Series S review: A different type of next-gen console

When the Xbox Series S review unit was delivered at my doorstep last week, I had the least expectations from Microsoft’s smallest Xbox console. Now, after using the disc-less console for a few days, I realise how wrong I was. It makes me wonder why the Xbox Series S is not dominating the conversation as the flagship Series X, even though the former console is Microsoft’s best bet at regaining the lost ground to PlayStation in markets such as India.

The Series S is designed to be a Game Pass machine, and that decides the fate of the brand Xbox in the near future. It’s okay if the Series S has no disc drive, and it can’t play games in 4K.