I guess because since XBOX ONE is a no-piracy platform thus leading to the decline of players.

Then again, you can just subscribe to Game Pass Ultimate (GPU) to get 'free games' - and these games can range from quality AAA titles to indie titles. Now with the combination of EAPlay, GPU is really worth subscribing = better value than PS+ for sure.

I was a Playstation user from PSOne era until PS4 - only recently migrated to XBOX, no regrets at all.
Official or not, I don't think its really a big difference lol. Only a small marginal difference in terms of pricing that will fluctuate based on demand / supply.

In fact, I just pre-ordered my Series X with Gamers Hideout - they have both Series S and Series X ready for pre-order.