We wanted an Xbox handheld and all we had were expensive consoles

For Xbox, hardware is an afterthought. If you were like us and spent almost two hours watching the Xbox showcaseyou were disappointed by the offer for 2024. We are receiving the Same Xbox console hardware First released in 2020, although now with more storage. We could have had a handheld. We could have had anything else. If it hadn’t been for Now, we’re stuck with the sneaking feeling that Microsoft is throwing everything against the wall to justify its Purchase of Activision Blizzard for $69 billion.

he rumored Xbox handheld He didn’t show up. So here is the real news: The $600 Xbox Series X Galaxy Black Edition will come with 2TB of storage. That one has a disk drive, but the El Robot White Series X with a 1TB SSD doesn’t cost $450. Finally, another white Xbox Series S with 1TB SSD does. available for $350. Galaxy Black is dotted with little green dots and you can get a matching controller. They should be available for pre-order “soon.” As if anyone honestly thought we’d be back to the hype that was the PS3.”$599 US dollars.”

But come on, what are we doing here? interview With IGN after the show, Xbox boss Phil Spencer said, “I think we should have a portable device.”

Spencer added that the development team is exploring “different form factors, different forms of gameplay.” He also mentioned that instead of using a cloud-based platform, it is important to be able to “play locally.” That’s all well and good, but as far as suggestions go, there’s not much to go on.

Are more storage options really a bad thing? No, of course not. You could install one ssd expansion on the console rather than buying an entirely new machine, but these new Series X and Series X editions are for those considering jumping on the Xbox bandwagon if they haven’t already. It’s a lame offering compared to competing consoles like the upcoming onenintendo switch 2. many leaks show that Sony is working on PlayStation 5 Pro. This could be a more powerful console with an overclocked CPU that supports better refresh rates at 4K, better ray tracing, and even some AI Enhancement. We don’t know the price yet, but we wouldn’t be surprised if the PS5 Pro is equivalent to the Black Galaxy Series X at $600.

Microsoft seems to be trying to beat the competition by being the first to announce any new hardware in 2024, even if it’s little to worry about. If the Redmond tech giant was serious about competing in the future of gaming, we should have seen a Hand. We should have finally seen Microsoft embrace its role in the burgeoning handheld console market with a new version of windows which works natively in portable form factor. Xbox recently surveys sent to people asking if they would buy an Xbox handheld. It is quite real that we are still in the survey phase, especially when steam cover and Asus ROG Ally They have sold very well.

Sony too the brand failed by refusing to create a new wearable device. PlayStation Portal It’s not what most players are looking for right now. The exhibit spent almost half of its running time reviewing all of Max’s new movement tricks. Payne-esque dives in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (I have to blink away the feeling of decrepitude knowing there are already five of these.) Of course, I would, especially since this is the first time Call of Duty is coming to Game Pass.

I’m not convinced that anything shown at the Xbox Showcase would make anyone jump out of their seats to hammer the “buy” button for a new console.

There was a new trailer for the next Indiana Jones game in first person. There’s a Gears of War prequela loud and proud trailer Doom: Dark Agesand another by the intriguingExpedition 33. Many of these trailers were accompanied by an “Available on Game Pass” label. If anything, that’s where Microsoft seems to be hedging its bets, while ignoring that one of the best places to use Game Pass is on a damn handheld console.