2017 was solid year for Xbox One sales in spite of exclusvies.

[Mr Puggsly]

UltimateGamer1982 said:
Here’s my personal problem with the X1. To me so far, the console still doesn’t have that one stand out exclusive ppl will remember the console for in the years to follow. Everyone knows ps2 for several, ps1 for FF7, n64 for Mario 64, 360 for halo 3, Dreamcast for soul calibur, OG Xbox had halo and ninja gaiden etc. For the most part the One relies mostly on third parties as opposed to exclusives.

My favorite X1 game is probably still Forza 5 as it was my first X1 game and it looked amazing at launch. But you get my point right? So far I still don’t think X1 has that ONE game yet.

I think its incredibly difficult to make games that feel like ground breaking experiences because so much has been done already.

I don't think any modern games right now have the "wow factor" as the titles you've mentioned. That's probably because we've also become jaded and creating ground breaking experiences is difficult at this point.

Although, I do credit Sony for raising the bar on cinematic experiences in gaming. But from a gameplay perspective, I don't find their games particularly fresh either.

 

At launch I felt like Dead Rising 3 was the most impressive launch title because the assets, lighting, and other effects were very high quality for an open world game compared to what we had seen before. On top of that, there were many zombies in the city. It was dragged down by frame rate issues, 720p, poor AA, and pop in but it still felt like something well beyond last gen. Fun game as well, looks fantastic on PC and could benefit greatly from an X1X patch.

Forza 5 is an impressive looking game, still looks good thanks to high quality assets, visual polish and 60 fps. But it didn't feel like a far cry from Forza 4. I did play a lot of Forza 5 though because there wasn't much to play at launch and I had a lot of free time.