The Xbox Series X was a blip on the radar of The Game Awards, not a showstopper at a show like E3. Will that harm the console going into next-gen, or does Microsoft have other ideas?
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It's been almost non-stop talk about the XSX since then when people aren't arguing about Death Stranding. I wouldn't call that a blip on the radar.
A blip on the radar would mean nobody was talking about it. When quite a few were talking about it. A MS event would of been bigger definitely than the VGA's that's for sure. I think MS just wanted to get the announcement out the way for competition reasons. Sony is rumored for a PS5 announcement at CES, hopefully they'll have a full event their instead of MS drive by reveal like at the VGA's.
**Simply put, the focus hasn’t been on the console for quite a while, and it probably won’t change in the new year.**
That better change going into next gen. Do those other things. But focus on what matters. Don't just dabble in HD DVD or Kinect or MR, etc. Focus on the console. Go all in or go home. Console Gamers can tell when there's no focus. PC is different because it does so many other things than just games.
Microsoft is getting their 15 minutes though. No doubting that. They felt that showing something first will get a leg up on Sony who did that to them in 2013. Because Microsoft no longer has a first mover advantage. It's a nice looking console. But I still don't like offset analog sticks. Also, a less powerful and cheaper alternative next gen Xbox is a bad idea. Just keep Xbox one x as the cheaper model going forward if that's the case. And possibly stream next gen games to one x for a fee. Native players would buy Series X for direct playing.
The only problem is, Sony has outsold Microsoft with less power, more power, being on the market first, being on the market second, launching at the same time, at a higher price, harder to program for and with an even more powerful competing product on the market with the X. They had no choice but to say something sooner or get left behind when Sony announces theirs.
**We’re entering a new era of gaming, where wars between console and PC fade into the background**
There was never a war between the two article writer. PC has had and will have the advantage because of its multi use, amount of software and modification ability. If there was a war, the peace treaty would have been signed in the first 10 minutes. Because the battle would have been over with Sony being the last man going down fighting. But boy would that have been a hellava fight. Because Sony has a good right jab, a left hook and a roundhouse kick. And Nintendo is that small, scrappy fighter that just keeps punching. Microsoft would have went to the bookies to bet on PC before the fight started.