New Year’s Resolutions For Xbox
Xbox has been making strides in 2018 by bolstering their services and shelling out a pool of great games. Forza Horizon 4 was definitely one of their biggest highlights in 2018, improving the Forza formula with tons of other interesting qualities. Meanwhile, State of Decay 2 was another decent foray into the apocalyptic zombie universe.
And who could forget their stunning E3 presentation where they revealed tons of other first-party studios joining their team? Obsidian Entertainment, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs are only a few members of the Xbox’s growing family. Not to mention they also opened their doors cross-play, which opened up more opportunities for players on different platforms.
While Xbox will definitely be keeping up their momentum in 2019, here are a few new year’s resolutions they should still keep.
Grab More Exclusivity Deals
One big reason why people choose a certain console over others lies mainly with exclusivity. Xbox falls a bit short in that regard, although they’ve been trying hard to nab a few deals here and there.
The Fallout 76 beta was exclusive to Xbox users first before it launched across all platforms. In the same sense, they should target these exclusive pre-release access deals for other popular games launching soon. There’s no shortage of multiplayer games, and those are titles that Xbox can focus on when it comes to pre-launch testing.
Moving forward, Xbox should definitely build up and bring back some of their more dormant franchises for both the Xbox One and next gen. Announcing Halo was a step in the right direction, but what about games like Fable and other series fans would be happy to see resurface?
Use the New Studios
There’s no real point in collecting all those first-party studios if Xbox won’t end up using them, after all. These teams are known for their creative works, such as Pillars of Eternity and Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice.
If Xbox can manage to deliver completely new IPs with the same quality as those games, then chalk that up for exclusivity. These new studios can pave the way for better, exclusive franchises that’ll have fans lining up for the Xbox consoles.
2019 is the perfect time to announce some new projects spearheaded by their studios. This will no doubt keep their momentum going while they plan for their next-gen projects behind the scenes.
