INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A decade is a long time in the games industry
nature.Xbox has faced bigger contrasting fortunes than its peers though
of the brand as the next-generation Xbox Series X looms on the horizon.A loss of Kinection(Image credit: Aiman Khair /
variety, while third-party games like GTA V boosted console sales
times, also backfired and led to Microsoft performing a U-turn after fierce criticism
The damage, though, had been done with gamers feeling betrayed over privacy concerns, game-lending, and primarily pushing the device as a TV
11 of its 23 launch titles were exclusives, but just two - Dead Rising 3 and Forza Motorsport 5 - broke the 2m sales barrier
the Xbox One has been unable to shift, with Minecraft: Xbox One Edition and Halo 5: Guardians being the only two first-party games to crack
Under its overarching Xbox Game Studios publishing brand, the acquisition of developers including Ninja Theory, Double Fine, Obsidian, and
Undead Labs should help to produce more and better exclusives, but time will tell if they have enough to win back fans that the Xbox brand
The gradual phasing out of the Kinect accessory, and its eventual discontinuation, underlined this fact further and showed that Microsoft
Gamers no longer needed to purchase already-owned titles on the digital store if they wanted to play Xbox or Xbox 360 games
The introduction of cross-platform play, which enables Xbox One owners to play with gamers on other consoles, computers, or smartphones, is
The Xbox App, which replaced SmartGlass, supports local game streaming from Xbox One console to PCs or tablets as long as an Xbox One
controller is used.Other Xbox One consoles - the Xbox One S, Xbox One S All-Digital Edition, and Xbox One X - have allowed Microsoft to
properly target other consumers too
The cheaper S models have enabled parents on a budget to buy a console for their kids, while the X lets gamers play in 4K thanks to its
The Xbox Elite Wireless and Xbox Adaptive controllers - targeting professional and disabled gamers - give people of all skill levels the
future looks bright for Microsoft
Its Xbox Game Pass subscription service, which grants users access to an ever-expanding gaming catalogue for a single monthly fee, will only
Project xCloud - currently in its preview phase - will let players stream games to their smartphones or tablets directly from the cloud over
confirmed Series X titles so far, but Microsoft will need a stellar launch day lineup to prevent another slow start
Expect Microsoft, then, to unveil its budget, mid-range, and top-line Series X consoles in the coming months.The Xbox brand has been
revitalized and, with Spencer at its helm, it could seriously compete with Sony and Nintendo in the next-generation console wars
continue to improve, the next decade can be more successful than the last for Xbox.ERmeP7t4vTdAp8e5fARSw7.jpg?#
