Xbox One X Presentation Falls Flat, Sony Is Still The Winner

Without a doubt, the E3 reveal of the Xbox One X was Microsoft’s biggest gambit in an effort to finally even things out with the Sony PlayStation 4. The Japanese console has been absolutely dominating the market since 2014 and has shown no sign of letting up. Unfortunately, most publishers agree that while the souped-up game box might be impressive on its own, it fails to make a big enough impact to make Sony shiver.

As Kotaku notes, the Xbox One X is indeed a powerful gaming console and one that hardcore fans might absolutely love. However, it’s more of an optional product than an essential one for gaming, especially for casual consumers. It does offer impressive 4K gaming and it does sport some huge muscles that can even give PCs a run for their money, but it is still an expensive hardware with few practical advantages.

Much of the problem related to the Microsoft presentation had to do with how confusing the pitch had been. In order to showcase the power of the new Xbox One X, the company had to use games. Unfortunately, these games only served to highlight the console’s biggest problem in that, they don’t actually require the new game box. They are either playable on the normal Xbox One or both the PC and PS4.

This issue is laid out by Forbes quite well by noting how Sony’s response to the new reveal by the Xbox team is to simply show some more games. The Japanese video game company has been riding high on its numerous, high-quality exclusives for years and it is set to reveal more. More than a new console, games are what really allow a platform to sell.

If Sony really wanted to make things difficult for Microsoft, it could always drop the price for the PS4 Pro. Even if it doesn’t, the console is still expected to perform well largely due to the overwhelming difference in its library of games.