Xbox’s 2020 Was Less About This Year and More About the Next Decade
Of the three major first-parties, Xbox is the one that feels like it’s changed the most when you compare it at the beginning of 2020 to the end. Xbox Series X was finally fully revealed and released, alongside its more economical partner in the Series S. Game Pass and xCloud are attempting to redefine the entire way we interact with our games. The most anticipated Xbox game of 2020 became the most anticipated Xbox game of 2021. The gap between Xbox and Sony’s first-party games was as wide as ever, but it’s clear that that’s going to change soon thanks to Microsoft’s unprecedented studio acquisitions. In fact, Xbox’s 2020 was less about what was contained in the year itself and more of a mission statement for the entire decade to come.