Similarly, multiplayer designer David Mickner of Call of Duty's Infinity Ward said that, while the Xbox Series S is an incredible value, "[Microsoft is] releasing a lower spec console that will serve as a bottleneck". Mickner's comments were posted on September 8, on the back of the Series S leak but before the official spec reveal, but this argument is still reasonable. He also added that the "transition into next-gen is always bottlenecked by last gen for a while," which is especially relevant given how the Xbox Series S compares to the now-discontinued Xbox One X.
...