Six years ago, the Xbox One and PS4 were released; however, the PS4 quickly began to outsell the Xbox One. With Xbox recently revealing the Xbox Series X at the Game Awards, fans have become curious to see which company’s next generation console will dominate the years to come. Although the PlayStation brand has been more significant in pop culture over the last few years, I believe the Xbox Series X will push the company back to the top of the console wars.
Although Xbox stumbled out of the gate when the Xbox One was released back in 2013, it is important to note that the leadership has changed. In his time as the head of Xbox, Phil Spencer has flipped what it means to be an Xbox gamer. When the Xbox One was first announced, it was marketed as an “all in one” entertainment system. Now, the company prides itself on having the most powerful console ever.
Heading into the next generation, Xbox has removed everything that damaged the reputation of the Xbox One at launch, and has worked to become the best place to play games. Gone are the days of the lackluster Kinect and always needing to be online. In recent years, Xbox has implemented GamePass (a Netflix-like service for downloading games) and backwards compatibility with games. Spencer has even announced that current generation controllers will work on the Xbox Series X. Also, Xbox has been buying up studios which will pay off in the long run.
