| The way I see it is that every new gaming console is going to do gaming better than the generation before it. Shouldn't that be a given? Microsoft's job, as far as the Xbox, is the following...
1) Go lobby for components from various manufactures to meet the next-gen specs (whatever that may be)
2) Create tools and APIs for developers to understand the platform for which they are building
3) Improve existing services so that gamers have a consistent and enhanced experience Its a lot of work, but its no rocket science either. Every console does this. Which goes to my point...
When it comes to the games, these consoles are basically the same thing (especially the ps4 and xboxOne). Sure, some platforms may have an exclusive here and a different game there. Overall, the ps4 and the xboxOne will be matching one-for-one the basic gameplay mechanics. What Microsoft did was say "alright, lets not focus on the redundant, but lets take a look at what separates this console from the other one (ps4)". This is just an unveiling of what the console is. Don't worry, the games are still here. They will always be here. They could've made a presentation with nothing but demos. Sure, gamers would be delighted. But, if you think of it, it doesn't make sense to do so. Especially that E3 will be coming in only a couple of weeks. There will be plenty of games there. |
My limited circle of friends who game have moved back to PC gaming and given up on consoles. We all own them, but they became glorified Netflix boxes. That was until MS decided to charge $59.99 a year for Xbox Live. Then we all bought Roku devices instead.