More Articles February 08, 2016 At the beginning of 2016, Xbox One is doing fine,’ which would be fantastic if only PlayStation 4 were to outsell it two to one. Microsoft doesn’t have much room to complain about console sales as the Xbox One outsells the Xbox 360 at this point in its lifespan. Still with Sony engulfing the lion’s share of console sales that rightly got to hurt? Being in a distant second place is never pleasant. That suggests that if Microsoft wants to catch up, it needs to make some big moves in 2016. Here’s what Microsoft and the Xbox One can do in 2016. Big exclusives
His roster of exclusive games is the best weapon any hardware maker has in a console War. Since Halo 5, Microsoft has already released several volleys: Guardians Forza Motorsport 6, and remastered Halo and Gears of War games. Clearly those t were enough to win the war. In 2016 we receive Xbox One flagship games such as War 4 Crackdown 3 Quantum Break and ReCore. Microsoft also has a slate of great Indie exclusives such as Cuphead Inside and Below. Will these be enough to surmount Sony’s deep 2016 PlayStation 4 lineup? Only time will tell, but by launching great-looking games, it’s nice to see both companies duking it out. More information about VR / AR
Virtual and augmented reality will be in the future if the buzz is to be believed to be a major component of the video games. A number of big-name headsets from the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive on PC to the PlayStation VR on PS4 are scheduled to be released in 2016. Microsoft is also expected to release the HoloLens Augmented Reality Headset this year but it won t tie in the Xbox One as closely as the other Headsets do to their respective platforms. The HoloLens headset has all its components built into it rather than depending on a Laptop or console. So how it’s going to tie in with Xbox One “or even if it’s going to be seen at all remains. The relationship between Microsoft and Oculus that culminated in each Oculus Rift coming bundled with an Xbox One controller is also worth mentioning. Whether the Xbox One is strong enough to push VR games on the Rift or whether the two companies are interested in using it that way but it’s likely is unknown.
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