Xbox is close to being a brilliant games platform, but it needs games to get it there

EG would say this, but Microsoft's decision to reveal the specs of Scorpio, its Xbox One hardware refresh, exclusively through Digital Foundry was a very smart move.

[FallenAngel1984]

It's already a worthwhile platform for the people who enjoy it

[Obscure_Observer]

@FallenAngel1984

Well, i can see a lot of Playstation only gamers making the jump to Xbox when and if MS show compeling new games and fair price for the Scorpio unlike the other way around with the Pro. I´m not saying they will leave Playstation though. But i do think that all that hate is just smoke and mirrors.

Even some N4G fanboys will do it as well. Just watch. ;)

[TheColbertinator]

Smoke and mirrors is a good way to describe this console generation.

[Gaming_Cousin]

All the hate is smoke and mirrors? Yeah lets just call it that and ignore the lack of Xbox One games. Its just smoke and mirrors

[kneon]

Not without real exclusives. I've already got at least 2 PCs that smoke the Scorpio, without worthwhile true exclusives it would be pointless for me to buy an xbox.

[Obscure_Observer]

@Gaming_Cousin

Calm down, man. Nobody is ignoring or denying the fact that Xbox One is lacking of exclusives, studios and new ips. MS is well aware of that too. I mean, come on, it´s a well known fact all across the internet.

MS will have their chance to show some positive advancements in this regard at E3 so lets just wait till the end of the show, shall we?

[Obscure_Observer]

@kneon

If you trully own 2 powerfull rigs, you don´t need to buy a Scorpio at all! At least, that´s what some people around here would advice you to do.

[xX-oldboy-Xx]

The title is a backhanded complement haha, true as it may be. Xbox is 3 1/2 generations old, if MS hasn't worked out by now that games sell consoles - will they ever?

[Obscure_Observer]

@xX-oldboy-Xx

To be completely honest, i hope they still in second this generation but giving Sony a run for its money. ALL companies become arrogant and complacent once they reach the top spot. MS was no different than Sony and Nintendo. They though gamers would eat it up everything they throw at them and now they are paying for it. After Mattrick, the time for reconstruction of the Xbox brand is will be completed this Sunday. After that, it will be all about Phil´s vision for Xbox. Xbox One S and Scorpio are his children and i think Xbox will be at good hands.

Time will tell. Until then, positive thoughs and fingers crossed.

[InTheZoneAC]

when you've been around for over 10 years and you continue to fail to bring in games I think it's time to wrap up

[ninsigma]

Agreed. It's becoming quite a nice platform and services wise, I think MS do well for their customers. However their game output is severely lacking. If they don't fix that it's going hurt Scorpios chances of success. E3 could be the turn around and the revamp the brand needs but then again, I feel like that's what we've been saying every e3.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

lol what a statement.

[Saijahn]

why do people keep making it seem like MS has no games? They might not have top tier games like Sony does at the moment but they've been releasing games. They have the games not the quality. Hopefully the quality picks up now with Scorpio.

[trooper_]

Games such as...

You know, aside from the ones we know already and the same Gears, Halo, Forza formula.

[jmetalhead77812]

Oh, those aren't considered games? How about Quantum Break, Recore, Sunset Overdrive, Ori, Ryse, Dead Rising 3, etc?

I agree this year has been bad, but up until this point I've had no issues with their lineup. Is Sony's better? Probably... But, this no games argument is just fanboy stupidity.

[trooper_]

Aside from those games.

And some of those aren't true exclusives.

[Saijahn]

They've released a bunch of indies over the last couple days. Like I said they have games just not the best quality of games.

[Razzer]

This paragraph:

"This is where Xbox has been really struggling recently - perhaps surprisingly so for a console division run by Spencer, the former head of Microsoft Game Studios and an avowed software guy. MGS' releases have been high-quality, polished games, but - with the notable exception of the joyful Forza Horizon 3 - they've also been desperately unexciting. Titanic gaming names like Halo and Gears of War are looking tired and uninspired after years of safe sequels; they're more like proficient cover bands than the original act. A promising collaboration with Osakan rock stars Platinum Games on Scalebound was cancelled. Forza Motorsport 7 will look beautiful in 4K, but it's not going to electrify E3 - not even close. Crackdown is a fan favourite, but it's another backwards glance. Rare's Sea of Thieves, at least, is original and ambitious, but it's easy to detect a lack of confidence in the way it's been shown so far. Where is Xbox's Horizon: Zero Dawn, or Breath of the Wild, or Bloodborne? Where is an exclusive Xbox game that's really going to get our blood pumping going to come from?"

Exactly. MS has a chance to change all this at E3.

[DivineAssault]

Im very curious what microsoft is going to do next gen.. Lets face it, they lost this gen but they didnt fail.. With the scorpio coming soon, i wonder if they're willing to spend the resources for R&D on a new system by 2018.. If they manage to stay releasing consoles mid gen, they have a great opportunity to remain relevant.. Say PS5 launches in 2019, the next box can launch in 2023.. If the companies continue releasing consoles of course.. They need to be different and find their own path.. Like SEGA, they can launch mid gen with more powerful hardware..

[uth11]

Pffft Minor detail

[trooper_]

Hopefully they put their efforts into real games they're not canceling a year later.

[Automatic79]

The games have been there since day one and will continue to come. The usual who oppose are the ones who believe all the lies they spill on this website.

[j15reed]

MS has released games every year I'm not sure where this narrative came from....

[Goldby]

yes that is true, but apart from a few games like Ori, SSO and some others, they ahve all been of the same style of games, shooters whether 1st or 3rd person, zombies, and dude bro racing.

Halo,l dude bro shooter 1st person
Gears dud bro shooter 3rd person
forza hroizon dude bro racer going 220km/h sideways in a lambo onb the beach (cuz everyone does that in $200,000 cars....

Ori was a nice change, and SSO was a fun game, they need more diversity in their lineup. aka not more crack down, state of decay and forza