I’m totally with you on the devs not pulling enough weight by failing to make versions designed to be compatible with the specific consoles. They could probably make more money and get away with charging slightly more making games for the XSX like a Blu-ray version and XSS like an HD version.

It seems like every AAA studio took a huge step back when everything stood still during Covid. I got an XSS originally in 2020 because the XSX was so difficult to get after selling out everywhere. I have no complaints about it, it’s still very much a next-gen system. That said, I don’t regret upgrading to the Series X. Although I do wish that studios would put the time and effort into justifying the big price/supply gap. Microsoft gave them the hardware for it, so it’s on them for failing to take advantage of it.