The Xbox Series S has always lacked something Xbox Series X owners take for granted. It's not the extra 8 teraflops of processing power, or the true 4K resolution. It's the disc drive, which for Series X owners means you can play second-hand games you've been gifted or bought for yourself at a fraction of the digital retail cost.
So I have to admit that I'm a bit meh about the newly unveiled Xbox Series S 2023. It doubles the storage to 1TB and it comes in a nice-looking black finish. But there's still no disc drive.
