Microsoft lost the console war with the Xbox One all the way back in 2013 because they originally announced it would be online only and mostly digital games before backtracking and promoting Phil Spencer.

They were recovering until the launch of the Xbox Series S and X. The problem with the S is that it’s just a high end Xbox One that can play ninth generation games, and because developers have to optimize their games for the lowest common denominator, they have to develop for games on the XSS to function properly.