I'll be hooking up the Xbone again for Mass Effect Andromeda. I played the trilogy on PC, and for some reason thought it wouldn't feel right playing it on a PS4 with a Sony controller. That whole sentiment felt dumb to have, but got me thinking.
Microsoft used to have exclusives like the first Mass Effect and Bioshock that were dynamic, generation-defining games. Third-party titles that strengthened them as a brand and became associated with the platform.
I never owned an Xbox 360, and much of my enjoyment of the Xbox One has been based on looking backwards. I bought it for Rare Replay, and I've mainly only come back to it whenever new 360 BC games get added. I was ecstatic to finally play Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey.
There's been a few great exclusives over the years: Sunset Overdrive, Recore, Ori. Quantum Break was alright I guess, but I never went back to finish it once Uncharted 4 blew it out of the water.
Scorpio's on the horizon and I want Microsoft to tell me why I should care. Sony have Japanese exclusives coming out of their ears, the Switch is the best thing since sliced bread in a Gamecube lunchbox, and my Vita backlog is horrifying.
Scalebound was all they had to interest me. Sea of Thieves looks like No Man's Sea but I'm still mildly curious. Crackdown hasn't sold me yet (if it's ever coming out). What else do they have? Are we getting a blowout at E3? The silence is deafening.
Xbox only seems like a game-heavy platform going forward if you're not an enthusiast that owns all the other systems, and that saddens me.
Have I missed something, GAF? I love games and want to be hyped for them, but the monolith under my TV just sits there hungry.
TL;DR: Save us, Mistwalker.