The Xbox Series X is a solid console, and it has a lot going for it. However, I also think that it would be at its most appealing for someone who only buys one console and doesn’t have a PC.
For the customer who wants to pick up an Xbox, have Gamepass, and play his old games, it’s probably perfection. Microsoft’s efforts towards improving old games is impressive, and they’ve obviously learned something from what people love about PCs. Gamepass only is also an entirely valid way of approaching a console.
The Series S/X has had a rough start, but it will definitely improve. Relative to Sony it looks even worse, because of what Sony did with their dev tools that let Sony look strong right out of the gate. But that is largely a temporary thing, and things will balance out in time.
I could see myself getting a Series X at some point both as a way into this gen and as a great way to play all of the games I missed out on from previous Xbox generations.
It’s a shame it doesn’t quite get the credit it deserves around here.