Console war: Xbox focuses full on Next

After the release of the Xbox Series X | S, Microsoft has adopted silently and secretly from the load gene consoles — and thus pursues a completely different strategy compared to the large competitor PlayStation.

Microsoft has completed the previous console generation without highly lifting. How the company has announced in a statement No more Xbox One consoles are produced — neither the original Xbox One (Digital or Disc drive) nor the improved Xbox One X. In contrast, this was Week known that Sony will continue to hold on the PS4.

Xbox: Full focus on next gene

With the Xbox Series X | S, Microsoft has strengthened its own place in the console industry after could not keep up the previous generation with competition . No wonder so that the production of Xbox One has not been continued longer than necessary: ​​Microsoft has confirmed in an official statement to Magazine The Verge that the production of the Xbox One consoles has already been set at the end of 2020. (Source: The Verge)

The decision to take a new beginning with the Next-Gen consoles has has been rewarded for Xbox despite console sadness : The Xbox Series X | S has sold better than all previous Xbox consoles at this time and According to industry insiders already deposed around 12 million copies.

PS4 & PS5: Sony continues twice

In contrast to Microsoft, Sony wants to manage the semiconductor crisis and resource scarcity differently and, according to a recent report, continues the production of the PS4 — although a production stop was originally intended. But because the PlayStation 5 is still only available in extremely limited extent, should create your predecessor at least temporarily something remedy . However, such an honorary round of PS4 is also significantly easier to justify the console's huge success overall than the years of weak Xbox One at the years.

OB XBOX or PS5: We show you in the video eight games, which will hopefully be released this year:

Microsoft has adopted from the Xbox One — the load gene console is no longer established, instead, all resources of the Xbox Series X | S are dedicated. Interestingly, Sony pursues a contrasting strategy in comparison and continues to build on the PS4.