TL:DR
- Power edge
- Focus on games
- Game Pass
- Acquisitions/Exclusives
- Game Streaming
- Fable 4
Link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/insert...win-the-next-console-generation/#6a3b9c623a55
- Power edge
- Focus on games
- Game Pass
- Acquisitions/Exclusives
- Game Streaming
- Fable 4
Link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/insert...win-the-next-console-generation/#6a3b9c623a55
Unlike the previous generation, in which the PS3 and Xbox 360 ended things at roughly a draw, no matter your fanboy camp it is an inescapable fact that in terms of pure sales, Microsoft was indeed trounced by Sony in the Xbox One/PS4 era. Sony is about to hit 100 million PS4s sold. Microsoft stopped announcing official Xbox One figures a few years back, but estimates put it at probably not even half of what PS4 has done over the same time period.
While we are ending the current console generation with the Xbox One X as having the clear power advantage over PS4 Pro, things did not start that way. The original Xbox One wasn't far behind the PS4, but even the slight power disparity at launch created the narrative that the Xbox One was the less powerful console, something that lasted for years until the Xbox One X came along. Clearly, Microsoft now sees the advantage of claiming the title of the most powerful console on the market, and if PS5 and Xbox Two debut around the same time, it will be helpful to flip that narrative on Sony this time around if they can claim an edge, however slight.