![]() That starts with the packaging, which is attractive on the outside and does a nice job of presenting your new machine to you on the inside - a neatly wrapped console-sized parcel in the centre, accessories at the top: the same HDMI 2.1 spec display cable as Series X and a white version of the newly refined controller, plus a couple of AA batteries. It certainly has its drawbacks, but it achieves what it sets out to and it does it with genuine style. It's beautifully designed, irresistible in the flesh, and in a world of economic uncertainty and an increased drive towards sustainability, it's the most affordable and efficient next-generation machine. Series S delivers exactly what it sets out to achieve, but it's not an anti-DF machine, far from it. Combined with Xbox All-Access, or as a standalone purchase with the value-rific Xbox Game Pass, it's a machine designed to enable access to the games of today and tomorrow without having to wait a couple of years for the latest and greatest console hardware to drop in price - something that Microsoft says may not happen anyway. ![]() Instead, the pitch is something very different - to enable next-generation gaming without having to shell out $500/£450 to indulge your hobby. ![]() Out of the gate, its mission statement is specifically not to deliver the state of the art in its visual presentation. Some might say that Xbox Series S is the anti-Digital Foundry console.
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