According to him, Microsoft has released a good console, however it feels like “a small step forward, not a traditional huge jump“. The case is not helped by the interface shared with the Xbox One, the lack of games optimized for the Series and the small technical leap from the Xbox One X.
«The console just feels like the best Xbox One X ever».
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The author notes that perhaps the owners of the PlayStation 5 may have similar feelings. Gardner himself doesn’t seem to have a new Sony console yet. According to him, he saw the launch of four console generations, and most often it was the beginning of the path of new systems that was most remembered.
«However, in 2020, the concept of console generations is simply dead.».
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The Medium will be the first Xbox Series game not to be released on Xbox One. Its release is scheduled for January.
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At the same time, the critic notes that the Xbox Series has some cool innovations like Quick Resume, which allows you to freeze and switch between several games. But nowadays the function cannot be relied upon – it too often does not work.
«But when she works she is incredible».
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In addition, the Share button was finally added to the gamepad. For the rest, however, this is literally the same controller as 7 years ago – with a better, but painfully loud D-pad and a Type-C port.
At the same time, the Forbes author notes that Microsoft there are very few major games with at least a year of release, while already in 2021 Sony announced a huge line of projects with flagships in the face of sequels Horizon Zero Dawn and God of War, as well as Gran Turismo 7.
This year Microsoft announced several high-profile projects for Xbox Series like new Fable, State of Decay and Forza Motorsport, as well as temporary exclusives like S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 and new RPG by Obsidian… However, we haven’t seen one in action, and none of them have a release date.-
Halo Infinite transferring also doesn’t help the current Xbox Series position
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At the same time, you can already play thousands of games on the Xbox Series X, but they are also available on the Xbox One – there is not a single real exclusive from the Xbox Series yet.
However, Matt Gardner does not exclude that he has already become too old – he is over 30 years old. He can no longer simply rejoice at new devices that do not give fresh emotions. Now the purchase of the Xbox Series X, he said, feels more inevitable than necessary.
«However, with just one spark off the line and something on the horizon, the future doesn’t look too exciting for the Xbox. Just one disappointment. After many years of dominating my gaming life, I can say one thing – in 2021, Xbox Series X may not be my main gaming device.».
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In general, the article boils down to the fact that Xbox Series X does not give new emotions. Owners of nextgen consoles Sony and Microsoft can share their impressions of the new products in the comments – do you agree or disagree with the author’s point of view?
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