In previous console generations, support for past consoles ended much earlier. The Xbox Series X and Series S released nearly three years ago at this point; it's pretty uncommon for a console to get strong first-party support that many years after its successor's release! Of course, this console generation was a little more complicated, as Microsoft and rival Sony both struggled to make their new consoles readily available. As the global chip shortage has basically ended, it makes sense for Xbox to move away from the previous generation.
Moving exclusively towards the Xbox Series X|S also allows Microsoft to further take advantage over their technical strengths. As Axios notes, there's already been some concern that the Xbox Series S might be holding developers back. Microsoft requires that all Xbox Series X games be compatible with the Xbox Series S, which is somewhat less powerful. Booty notes that this is "more work," but the company's internal teams are getting a better idea of how much the Xbox Series S is capable of, especially those that are on their second game for the platform.
Hopefully a good portion of the Xbox One audience has already moved on to the Xbox Series X or Series S! While purchasing a new console can be pretty expensive, the Series S has given fans a cheaper option, and the upcoming Carbon Black model will offer more space, at a price that's still $150 less than an Xbox Series X. With games like Starfield and Forza Motorsport dropping this year, that timing couldn't be better.
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