I’ve had an XBox Series S for one week. Here’s my review.

Costco has a knack for convincing me to buy things I don’t need.

I had been thinking for a while about getting the new XBox, especially with games looming over the horizon like Halo Infinite, Avowed, Starfield, and Elder Scrolls 6 (eventually). But I had told myself that in recent months I haven’t been in a financial position to buy a new console. Besides, they never sell for the list price. They’re always resold by greedy price gougers.

That’s when I went to Costco to buy dried mangos and...