Xbox Could Have a Crucial Turnaround Year if Its Upcoming Developer Direct Sticks the Landing
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Fri, Jan 10, 2025
2024 may not have been the year for the Xbox, sure. But, if this Developer Direct does what it needs to? The Xbox might be back, baby! In some ways, I deeply relate to the Xbox. Even as far back as the OG console, the Xbox held the status of “third place.” After the 360 era and heading into the One, though, the Xbox had a hell of an identity crisis. Originally meant to be a multimedia machine, the Xbox One was sent to be executed by players who rejected the mere idea of it. Now, with Microsoft’s “Everything is an Xbox” push, the ghost of the One looms over the console’s future. But, with a new Developer Direct coming at the end of January? Maybe Microsoft will show players that we were actually the fools the entire time!
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