Picked up a series S from GameStop online because it was the only thing in stock. Thing is, I love really powerful hardware in small form factors, but the series S really shows the cracks in Microsoft's plans IMO. It's very clear the series S is supposed to be the gamepass console, problem is gamepass quality has been steadily dropping over time and Microsoft buying up companies makes a ton of sense since they haven't had any major releases other than Forza.
I haven't touched the series S in probably months. My kids have been playing it quite a bit for games like the Sims and super Lucky's tale. Everything else can be played on PC, my ps5 or my stream deck so I have no need of it anymore. Not to mention the streaming quality for me on PS5 is just better than XCloud, and that's just a bonus.
I've said it before, Jim Ryan was correct when he said publishers don't like gamepass and it's bad for the industry. When I look at the quality of ps plus vs gamepass, it's clear PlayStation really thinks of it as a supplemental service than a major revenue stream, but doing it that way drives the need to have more quality features and games vs just letting every and any game on your service.