https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/05/review-the-xbox-series-x-is-ahead-of-its-time/

Arriving seven years after the Xbox One first launched, the new Microsoft Xbox Series X console lands in a different world and a very different Xbox ecosystem. Microsoft is embracing subscription bundling with its Game Pass service and cloud-streaming with xCloud, nevertheless they are still committed to building huge metal boxes with tremendous power designed to carry new boundary-pushing gaming titles into consumers’ homes.

Right off the bat, I will say that the $499 Series X and $299 Series S were tough systems to review. Launch lineups for brand spanking new consoles always leave a little to be desired, but this generation has been particularly prone to launch title delays and a handful of the launch day Series X titles weren’t even available to reviewers ahead of launch. The former can be pinned on COVID-19 related delays impacting already aggressive timelines, but the latter seemed to be a bit of an unnecessary limit placed on reviewers.