Amid widespread anticipation, Microsoft's latest generation Xbox product has finally made its grand debut. With powerful hardware performance, the Xbox One X immediately claimed the title of "the most powerful gaming console" upon its release. Everything seems rosy, but at this point, I have to pour cold water on it.



Microsoft Xbox One X Launch Faces Awkward Crisis Microsoft Xbox One X Launch Faces Awkward Crisis

As a gamer, do I care if it's the most powerful console or not!? Hardware performance is always evolving rapidly; only classic games can retain players. This point has been demonstrated by Nintendo's Mario and Zelda titles for over 30 years, no need to overemphasize. However, despite your Xbox's strong performance, only 4 of the top 50 Metacritic-rated games are Xbox One exclusives, and currently, very few support 4K. Isn't that sad?



Microsoft Xbox Head Phil Spencer Microsoft Xbox Head Phil Spencer

In fact, Microsoft itself understands this. During the Xbox One X launch period, Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft's Xbox division, rarely articulated a "prodigal son returns" viewpoint. He said, "Having the ability to create content for ourselves must become one of our strengths. In the past, Microsoft's investment was not on par with competitors, and this wavering is the main reason for the current awkward situation."



He referred to the recent turmoil in Microsoft's gaming camp: "ReCore" and "Quantum Break" did not achieve good results, the "Scalebound" project originally developed by PlatinumGames was canceled, and they also closed Lionhead Studios, which was developing a new "Fable" game, and Press Play Studios, which was working on "Knoxville." Now, Microsoft's next move is to make a 180-degree turn, re-establishing or acquiring game studios to be self-sufficient.