Every negative narrative has been squashed.
Xbox One weaker: Series X stronger (and unlike Xbox X which came too late to make a difference, this is day 1).
Xbox more expensive: Series S $299 day 1. Almost impulse buy territory.
Non gaming direction: Kinect dropped, Phil Spencer adopting a “gamers first” approach
Value: Day One 1st party on Game Pass, plus the streaming and EA Play added for free. Cross gen free upgrades and save transfers
Backwards Compatibility: Goes back to OG Xbox. Series X optimizes old games resolution/FPS/load times without dev input.
1st Party: Went from 7 to 23 studios in 2 years. Crazy commitment to 1st party content with more studios to come.
The only negative narratives left that I can think of are that “the games aren’t out yet” and “Game Pass is not sustainable”. To me if these are the best people can think of then Xbox gonna go great next gen. Once things get going Xbox will have more exclusives per year then Sony, this is a mathematical certainty. Not like 2021 is lacking with heavy hitters like Halo Infinite and rumoured Starfield. As for Game Pass, people being “armchair economists” is just not a good argument. It’s false concern. If you can’t argue the value proposition, act like the business will go bankrupt any day now lol.
Xbox: Best hardware, Game Pass best value, best BC, more 1st party genres and multiplayer titles.
