So Who Wins?
Taking a look at everything that each company did in the first quarter of the year, it’s interesting to see how they’re approaching their plans for success. Sony is leveraging all the hardware pushes of last year by giving its fans all the great games it possibly can. Microsoft is silently building steam in the shadows, waiting to unleash everything on the industry in the coming months. And Nintendo? They’re doing their own thing as always, putting out fun, colorful games that you wouldn’t normally find elsewhere and making use of the Switch’s unique features.
As interesting as it may all be, though, right now Sony and the PS4 are clearly ahead of the curve. They’re no longer in a proving stage, which allows them to focus on just delivering great content to keep the momentum of the PS4 up. The Xbox One can potentially shift back into high gear depending on how Project Scorpio is received after its full reveal, but Q1 2017 was just the beginning of what remains to be a very long wait. The Switch is off to a good start, but not many are willing to forget the previous generation. The Wii U had an impressive start as well, but died off quickly. There was nothing that showed the Switch will have any major advantages, so until that’s seen, it’s just cautious optimism surrounding Nintendo’s latest.
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