You might have seen us talking about it just a little bit over the past year, but Microsoft has two brand-new consoles (the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S) coming out this November, and we're very excited.
The Xbox One still has plenty of life ahead of it even seven years after its initial launch, but it'll be eclipsed by its more powerful siblings beginning next month, marking the beginning of the end for the current generation of consoles.
It's a system that has endured its fair share of lows and plenty of highs since its initial debut back in 2013, from its botched pre-launch campaign to the advent of the Xbox One X, backwards compatibility and Xbox Game Pass.
It's a bit mean of us to ask you to sum up all of that in just three words, but we don't always play nice! So, what are you going for? Tell us your picks and give us your reasoning in the comments section below.
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For me, it's simple:
Xbox Game Pass
Disasterous launch fiasco
My first xbox 💖
Evolve or Die
A little disappointing
Road to redemption
What’s Xbox One?
(Embracing for hate....excited for Series X though)
Hard Lesson Learned...
Finished with Promise...
Turned it around....
Spencer saved disaster...
I could think of more but if I had to pick one, I think Hard Lesson Learned is probably the best. A poor E3, comparatively weak console (or should that be 'media device') that didn't connect with gamers. Almost seemed MS were not committed to 'gamers' or gaming. But then Phil came in, showed a commitment to the preservation of old games, then showed they were 'serious' with gaming hardware with the X - even the S was great redesign and more 'console' like than the VCR Player OG XB1 and external power brick, and built up Xbox Studios. That alone shows the commitment to gaming - and Game Pass shows a commitment to Gamers. The Series X seems to show they learned their lesson - even with all the dialogue since it was revealed and even the Series S seems to show more consumer awareness. Therefore, I think Hard Lesson Learned would probably be my pick...
Too few exclusives.
well done, Phil.
Slow to start....
As has already been well documented, the launch was an absolute disaster. I personally switched to ps4 and have absolutely engaged with Sonys first party exclusives in a way that I was never able to with Gears and Halo ( Forza is an exception, other racing games feel lacking in comparison, unless they are purposefully trying to do something different). However, I think next gen is going to be very different. MS now have a lot more studios, and I am excited to see what studios like Obsidian ( who I have loved since the Black Isle Studios days), Id ( again, loved their games since playing the very first Doom back in 93) and Playground Games come out with now they have a bigger budget.
Starting the next gen with the Series S for Game Pass, and the PS5 to play the 4k stuff. I will eventually sell my Series S and One X for the Series X once availability of next gen consoles improves.
I have a couple:
Complacency kills progression.
Good exclusives matter.
Absolutely laughably bad.
or
Waste of time.
or!
Xbox on PC!
Better frame rates
Train wreck...shift....hopeful
Back to life.
I though they were done for. Even though the launch titles were decent this focus on being the center of entertainment, Kinect, weak system spec and always online did not work for the masses. All of these have been fixed and they went even further with game pass and backwards compatibility. I honestly believe if MS had not done BC the PS5 would not have it.
Live service games
Easy for me:
I skipped it.
Forza Horizon Four
My first xbox 😍
4K is simply ace!
Windows 10 PC
Needed more Conker.
@BAMozzy That's spot on mate. I was gonna comment but you've taken everything I wanted to say haha
It’s not a big deal for many but...
Very Indie Friendy.
The Creators’ Program’s low barrier of entry ($19, Visual Studio, and an engine that supports UWP being all that’s needed to bring a game over) automatically makes Xbox One the winner in my eyes.
2013-2016
Four Ninety Nine
Digital Rights Management
Mid Gen Upgrade
TV Football TV
Call of Doggy
X Box Done
Pi Es Four
2016-Present
Highest Quality Pixels
Four Ninety Nine
Project Scorpio Edition
XBox Game Pass
Mid Gen Upgrade
Crack Down Three
Unexpected Big Comeback
XBox Back Compat
XBox Game Pass
Mid Gen Upgrade
XBox Back Compat
Free Enhancement Patches
also
XBox Back Compat
Phil gets it.
Obligatory character limit.
@Luigia The funny thing about that is the xbox one x version of 4k was largely a waste. Most games running at the lowest qualty settings (or frequently even lower than the lowest) and still getting 24fps.
Gears Of War
We got some amazing GOW games this gen..
Mattrick's Long Shadow
Never underplay the massive damage that one dude did to the Xbox brand, with real recovery only coming of late. Phil has had to put in a colossal effort to stop Xbox being nothing but a joke, and for that I salute him.
Lessons were learnt.
?!&$ Don Mattrick.
Better with time.
Very Nice Recovery
Pass to Gamepass
Honestly the Xbox One and Switch are pretty much the only thing that redeemed this generation for me. I also got a PS4 but despite how it's got the most fans I was always very disappointed in that console and outside of GT Sport it had nothing that really appealed to me. IMO the Xbox One was always a very underrated console and the Xbox One X is easily my favorite way to play video games these days. For me that all comes down to backwards compatibility and the X enhanced classics. Overall I think I struggled to really enjoy a lot of games this generation and I found myself looking back when it came to a lot of genres that I enjoy. Forza is easily one of the best things that this generation had going for it IMO and I still love to play those games all the time, heck racing sims in general seem like they managed to do the best this gen. I think I really grew out of online gaming for the most part and single player has been my thing.
Honestly overall I am so disappointed with how this generation went when it comes to the games and online scene that I have no real desire to get a next gen console right now. I am sure I will get one eventually but for now I think the Xbox One X is the perfect console. It's got loads of games that I want to play, I can play them all off a massive 4TB external drive that I have hooked up to it, and it's at the point where most of what I want is available and I have no need to be getting into a new platform where I will be buying loads of new games. I have a massive backlog as it is and I think I will enjoy simply playing through that for while. Plus the One X is easily going to be the best aging console of this gen thanks to Microsoft extending their support for it with lots of next gen games working on it. So in short I guess like I am very happy with my One X and it's become the ideal home console for me. As for the Switch that is simply the ideal handheld for me, especially my Switch Lite which is the perfect handheld IMO. With the two I seem to be very satisfied and I am at the point where I don't really want anything more right now.
Lots of remasters.
Skippable Gaming Console
They never had enough exclusives in the first place. In previous generations. They lost epic and bungie and 343 and coalition were not on their level. 360 was a multiplayer focused console and their 2 system multiplayer sellers did not convince enough people. Battle Royale and Hero shooter took the multiplayer spot. Was still a successful gen for them.
PlayStation exclusives reaching Nintendo level of quality causing less sales for MS.
I can see gamepass as a win.
Created mistrust with their attempts of always online, which would still cause an uproar today.
Series X prediction in 3 words
Potential and Comeback
Xbox Game Pass was the only way Microsoft was able to redeem themselves after a super disappointing console generation.
@Menchi I bought my XBOX ONE X for Forza Horizon 4 and Red Dead Redemption 2, which I still play on to the day, and the 4K really made a difference on my 55inch 4K TV.
@JayJ couldn’t agree more and spending over £500 on a machine when the XBOX ONE X already delivers 4K gaming and will do for years to come, makes Microsoft’s new machine a hard sell.
Disaster to triumph
Previous gen I played a lot more 360 at the start of the gen before getting a PS3 later and loving the exclusives.
Got both PS4 and Xbox one at the start of the gen but honestly barely played the Xbox for the first few years, the first console I regretted buying... until game pass. Since then I’ve played far more here. Series X is going to be a big step up. Looking forward to it and the day the first party games start to come
I mean, literally the first guy nailed it
Buggy system updates
Past 5 years has mostly been a constant battle of "[insert game] took too long to start" and other similar errors all because Microsoft focused on adding lots of features to the XB1 OS instead of focusing on what's most important, speed.
Still think Switch has the best OS of any console out there because you turn on your console and in seconds your playing a game. Then when a system update comes along it's really fast installing and restarting allowing you to go back to your games extremely soon afterwards. Main improvement needed would be eshop overhaul.
@Ben7982
See the PS Pony’s have showed up
Learning from mistakes
Earned respect back
Slowly a favorite
It was outstanding.
Hitman was here.
Bought it late
Love it still
Maybe next time.
A rocky start.
No Red Ring...... I was burned by the 360 so the quality of the hardware has been great this gen.
Winter is coming
Very bad start
No Bacon Grill
Many Games Cancelled
Disaster to master.
Difficult to Love.
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