I can't believe I'm STILL reading people talking about how the Series S Lockhart will hold back games, or that its slower than an xbox one X. Lockhart will have the same CPU (slightly slower but that's ok due to decreased workload), the same SSD speed (though size may be smaller), same memory speed (though smaller size, again ok due to decreased memory footprint of not hitting 4k resolution as that takes up a large whack of vram) and 4tf RDNA 2 GPU (which is more than enough to handle a 4k game at 1080p or a 1440p game at checker board).
The fact I'm still seeing people say "its only 4tf? But the One X was 6tf, this thing is shit!" shows just how little people know not just about how development processes work, but also how hardware configurations work. The hardware inside the Lockhart is leaps and bounds better than the One X, its a full generation ahead.
If MS release this as a 1080p equivalent of the Series X, maybe with a few bells and whistles turned off (likely ray tracing but hey, we have no idea), and give this a decent price... This thing WILL sell stupidly good. A lot of people don't have a 4k TV set, and this year money has hit them hard. The choice of a $400/$450/$500 console OR a machine that does the same stuff at the max res their TV supports for nearly half the price...? That's an utterly INSANE deal.
I'm likely going to pick one up just for the bedroom to replace my One X, and my Series X will go alongside my Switch/PS5 in the living room.
And I'm telling you now... If the actual final design some how ends up being that damn white cube that's been floating around... I may even pick up another one just for the damn sheer sexiness of it.
Sorry but there are few people in the world I would listen to less than Jason Schreier. The guy bleeds Playstation, and is about as biased as they come, its bad.