Xbox has always been the trailing game console. Ever since it began, Playstation and Nintendo have held their place. Even though their was some excitement from rival funs of the Japanese companies for the possibility of an American corporation dominating gaming, these silly hopes were soon dashed by the end of Xbox’s first generation.Â
By the second generation, Xbox was left for dead. If it wasn’t for Sony’s stupid idea to price the PS3 at $600 (unheard of at that time), a price very different from the near-perfect $399, Xbox would not be here. In fact, the second generation of Xbox was their time to shine because of the psychologically shocking price. However, they failed to use that to their advantage.
With the PS4, Xbox was left cold, and the PS5 all but cemented their defeat.Â
So it makes sense that Xbox (or Microsoft) began to see the writing on the wall that was already there to begin with and decided to start publishing their games outside of Xbox’s walled garden.
This was quite a shock to the gaming community but also welcomed by PS players who have always wanted to play an Xbox game but could never stomach the action of purchasing an Xbox.
After Xbox released a couple of games, they actually saw improved sales of their own games! One of the upcoming games from Xbox is the Indiana Jones game that was an exclusive. Now this highly anticipated game can be played by the hundreds of millions of gamers under Sony’s wing.
When Playstation came out, Sega tried to battle back with Sega Saturn and Dreamcast. Both consoles performed poorly next to PS1 and PS2. Nintendo survived because Nintendo has always built its own lane.
With Sega’s console in the dumps, Sega made the smart decision to become a publisher instead. Ever since then, Sega has been more successful than when it had a console. If Sega had tried one more time, who knows what would have happened to Sega and its IP?
Is Xbox taking a page of advice from Sega to save itself as well? Let us know what you think.