Mission Success?
It’s honestly a very tough call. If the sole mission was to show what the console can do, then yeah, Microsoft certainly showed that today. Crackdown 3, Forza 7, and Anthem all look absolutely amazing. The promise of upgrading all games and making them shine even on standard HD monitors is exciting. Also, updating some of the Xbox One’s current blockbusters when the Xbox One X releases in November will give many a solid starting library right out of the gate.
However, I’d be hard pressed to say that the press conference really sold the console to those who were on the fence. If you, like me, already had it in your mind that you were going to get one, then this just gave that extra little push. But if you didn’t want one and were looking to be wowed, there wasn’t much there. Are games going to be much prettier? Definitely. But, like with the PS4 Pro, is that enough? I personally don’t believe so, and while this was a good conference, it wasn’t the great that it needed to be.
I’m happy to see what the Xbox One X can actually do, it’s dope. But the wow factor hasn’t hit me yet. We’ll see how it all plays out in the coming months, but for now Microsoft needs to get its conferences ready for Gamescom and TGS if they want to really get their message across.
