What should MS have done differently with Xbox Series X/S (and how much of a difference would it make)

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curl-6 said:

Yeah they definitely should have been more hands-on with their developers rather than just letting them do whatever. They needed system sellers and they needed them in 2020-2022.

Halo Infinite and Starfield missed the mark. Both were still good games, but didn't come close to the hype. Forza Horizon is the only series to have hit it big this gen for Xbox. Grounded did better than expected given it was made by 13 people, but that is a smaller title and not a system seller. 

If things lineup Elder Scrolls 6 could be a launch title for Project Helix or come out the following holiday. Sure, the game will most certainly be cross-gen and playable on the Xbox Series. I am also fully expecting Halo 2 and 3 remakes, which given the new CEO will likely be Xbox/PC only. Only reason Halo remake and Fable are still coming to PS5 is due to those versions were already announced.

IMO Xbox needs to make every single-player focused game of theirs Xbox console exclusive. Even if we are talking timed exclusive.