Nintendo vs. Microsoft: Who Could Win 2017?

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Mircosoft started 2017 off on a rather sour note with the cancelation of the hotly anticipated Scalebound. However, one shouldn’t count the Xbox One out just yet. Microsoft has a pretty good change of delivering a solid year of titles and hardware this year, especially with the release of the upcoming Scorpio sometime during the holiday season. This will be their biggest game changer for 2017, as the Scorpio (Microsoft’s answer to the PS4 Pro) has been highly anticipated by players for over a year now. Given that Nintendo’s Switch is an entirely new console, Microsoft has the benefit of riding the Xbox One’s name in order to sell these units. This is already an established console in the next generation market, so unlike the Switch, it will be easier to push these onto undecided consumers.

There’s also the heavy third-party support that is available on the Xbox One, which is still an unknown factor when it comes to the Nintendo Switch. Yes, we know what companies have signed on to work alongside Nintendo, but not to what capacity and how many brand new releases that could mean. Consumers will always know what they’re getting when it comes to Xbox One since it has fully established itself in the market. There’s a rather large library of games for people to choose from while the Switch is still quite small since it was only just revealed. This means that one system is currently offering less games than the other, which could be a rather important factor for which system players are going to choose to purchase or support.

However, Nintendo is currently taking the lead when it comes to exclusives between these two as Microsoft’s numbers are dwindling. While Xbox’s head Phil Spencer has come out and praised the yet to be released Crackdown 3, the last time we heard anything new about this title was over seven months ago. Sure, players can enjoy Halo Wars 2 and Sea of Thieves, but there is no doubt that Nintendo will be offering far stronger titles. There is also more faith given in the Switch’s exclusives, considering that they are not only coming from established franchises but Nintendo has also always been more transparent, thanks to their Nintendo Direct events which spotlight entire exclusives for upwards of a half hour.

Looking forward, Microsoft desperately needs to have a strong showing at E3 if it hopes to take the crown this year. Not only does the Scorpio need to release without a hitch, but players also need to know that there are more exclusives set to release this year. Microsoft has a very strong chance of delivering a plethora of great and memorable experiences, but they need to deliver some truly quality titles.


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