I like Xbox and 360. That said. MS never felt like they contributed to being in the console space. We had online services with SEGANET before XBL. SEGA pushed SEGANET really hard. Every DC had a modem out of the box which was a first and the first console with an MMO in PSO. NFL2k you could play online. They pushed the hell out of it. The first time a console seriously pushed for online. Xbox from the API to the concept was really just a continuation and improved Dreamcast. XBL improved on it sure but XBL is no longer that great service it once was. Achievements are not a real contribution. It's a sticker.
Thier first party has mainly been PC like genres. These days it's just Halo a series in decline and a yearly racing series that is pretty much the same game from the previous year. Sony and MS offer very similar hardware but Sony offers more variety in a library. The Switch is something actually unique to this gen of consoles while quickly building an interesting library. MS is stuck in the middle without a paddle. Ok, so they released the X. The library is the same middling nowhere in exclusives. X is a diamond ring in a pig's snout. I truly don't know where Xbox goes from here but I have felt since late 360 eras they should just turn Xbox into a PC gaming service and drop the console space. 7th gen as the exception, gaming typically never has room for a 3rd console. One of them typically gets left in the dust. Atari 7800, TG16, Saturn, Gamecube, Wii U and while Switch is new, it is selling much better than Xbox. I just feel the brand doesn't bring anything to the table anymore and questionable if it really ever did.
Last edited by SegataSanshiro - on 28 November 2017
