A LOT happened last week but perhaps the biggest item in the news was Microsoft’s Series X First-Look Gameplay Reveal – or complete lack thereof.
What exactly went wrong? Did Microsoft honestly not expect a backlash? How do you mess up something as simple as a gameplay reveal? To make matters worse, many standout titles – such as The Medium, SCORN, and The Ascent – were drowned out by all the controversy. What could have easily been a moment to further push the Series X into the spotlight now has Microsoft in full damage control when it could have easily been avoided.
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