Phil Spencer: this is Xbox's best generation so far

[SpaceLegends]

Miguel_Zorro said:

SpaceLegends said:
I agree with Ka-pi96 a bit about the 7th gen having some superiority to the 8th gen (I'm working on an article about it, but not sure if I'll ever finish it), namely in original IPs. That said, in terms of a console offering, I find the Xbox One superior to the 360 in virtually every way. The controller is better, there's more power under the hood, its features and capabilities are more plentiful, and game selection is solid, especially with 360 backwards compatibility. I'm still hoping for some more improvements/features, and games, but I don't see how the 360 is superior as a console.  You could argue it had a better game lineup (I'd make that same argument with PS4), but that's subjective, and subject to change in time.        

I've been thinking about the original IP thing a bit myself.  It seems like Gen 7 was much better for the introduction of new IPs.  I wasn't sure if that was real, or if I just wasn't aware of some of the new gen 8 IPs.

I think it is a legit deficiency, but I wonder if I'm glossing over some stuff as well.  Even if I don't love them all, we had the introduction of series such as Assassin's Creed, Gears of War, Uncharted, Crackdown, The Last of Us, and I'm sure plenty more.  Also, some older IPs were revitalized and effectively made new again.  It seems this generation has moreso tried to ride the momentum of those series; though there have been some very good new IPs, something feels off.  It seems like the pace of new, quality IPs isn't as good as it was in the 7th gen; at the very least, it hasn't surpassed the pace of the 7th gen.   Most of the best games to play on any of the modern 3 consoles are sequels or remasters of older IPs in my opinion.  Switch seems to be poised to have the same problem, which is very concerning because they don't have nearly the library from their previous generation as Xbox and Playstation did/do, primarily because of the lack of 3rd party support; though obviously Nintendo itself has an incredible history to draw from to provide quality entertainment, particularly via a well executed Virtual Console.