Microsoft had E3 to themselves this year with Sony choosing not to unveil the PS5. But the Xbox Scarlett reveal wasn't what many were expecting, and the same goes for games like Halo Infinite.
, one that was hyped up to great measure by pretty much the whole industry, but in practice, ended up being…quite a bit lighter than I was expecting. Pretty light on big games, light on details about Xbox Scarlett and the biggest moment of the show was the guest appearance of Keanu Reeves announcing theThe games side of things was a bit of a letdown for a few reasons.
As for Xbox Scarlett, this was Microsoft’s chance to one-up Sony, who hadn’t even shown up to E3, choosing instead to reveal early details about the PS5 separately a few weeks ago. Microsoft, though they had a bigger stage, shared almost the exact same details as Sony did, and almost nothing more. A new and custom SSD to reduce load times. Support for higher resolutions and framerates.
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