Five years ago, Microsoft launched the Xbox One to a mixed reception. Dogged by bad publicity leading up to launch day, the console gave gamers plenty of reason to be skeptical. But the big, black box had a lot to offer consumers willing to take a chance on the next-gen system; you just had to be prepared to play the waiting game.
Five years later, the Xbox One has evolved into two forms: the affordable Xbox One S and the Xbox One X, the latter of which is billed as the "world's most powerful console." And behind the eye-catching descriptor lies a console that's more than just another fancy gaming box. Capable of 4K gaming, with backward compatibility and cross-play for a laptop or desktop, the Xbox One and all its iterations constitute a love letter to evolution.
But with a dearth of first-party titles, the Xbox One constantly falls behind its main competitors. Here's where Microsoft nailed it and missed the mark over the past five years.
SEGA and Lizardcube reveal stunning Neo City gameplay footage for their upcoming action platformer, SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance, launching August 29 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam, and Switch.
Pretty excited for this the art style I wish was slightly more distinct that Streets of rage but I'd be lying if I said I didn't love some Shinobi.
Really feeling It's the year of retro revivals for me
Shinobi
Terminator
Gex
Croc
Tomb raider IV -vi
Thps 3+4
Oblivion
It's a good year to be an old dude stuck in the past.
There's even a video of wallrunning enabled in Black Ops 6 by messing with the game's files.
Id rather have wallrunning than this omni-movement crap where people are sliding backwards upstairs.
Just go back to normal human stuff wall running and that omni stuff is too much lol. I was good back in the day but this is too much
Wallrunning is dirt in FPS games. I can only stand it in action games like Prince of Persia at best.
Sea of Stars has gotten a new DLC adventure with the Throes of the Watchmaker. Travel to the clockwork world as you learn some of the secrets of the Watchmaker.
We really need another article explaining the lack of first-party exclusives? I think anybody on this site understands that. Maybe we can stop arguing about it at the very least...
Yeah it's this one thing that's mildly important to a gaming console.......GAMES
Games and it will continue. I would almost bet that they double down on "games as a service" next gen.
It's been a hard journey for Xbox.
They overspent over the generations, had major faults in hardware, lack of independence with gaming in certain points of it's timeline.
They deserve respect for taking the rough with the smooth.