I have to go with 2021. I feel like 2022 is going to be too late to shift the generation in their favor. 2020 seems too early for most of their acquisitions to hear fruit tho, and on top of that, I expect Xbox Scarlett to launch at the end of that year. So I'm saying 2021. Scarlett's first full year has to be a big deal for the sake of the Xbox brand, and I think MS knows this. We also can't forget the streaming box, rumored to be in development and make the streaming experience from XCloud (entering Beta this year) better. If they can deliver on that, while also releasing kickass exclusives, it could be a massive deal, and being Xbox games to th masses for cheap (that have good enough internet). Again, I expect that to launch end of 2020 alongside Scarlett, so 2021 is where I expect MS's best efforts to happen. I think that is "the year of the Xbox" potentially.
Secondly, and obviously I can't speak for everyone here, but as an "Xbox owner", I have no intention of picking up a PS5 instead. I would miss out on the exclusives MS will bring to bear if I did so (again, no Gaming PC here). Instead, I will simply buy both Consoles, and have the best of both worlds, like I did this gen with my X and Pro. Now, most people will only get one for financial reasons obviously, and I totally get that, but even then, a current Xbox only owner would lose their library if migrating over to PlayStation, and also miss out on Xbox exclusives (I personally think MS will deliver here in a big way next gen, honestly). BC is a big reason to stay put if you can only afford one Console.
Well, first off, if we're talking about this gen, I personally bought an X1X for the best Console hardware (I prefer Console to PC), and for their phenomenal efforts with BC (they are the only Console to offer it this gen). Also for their Console exclusives (yes, everyone here will say that Xbox has no games, but there are absolutely great games there that can't get on PS4 or Switch Imo). Oh, and Gamepass is a ridiculous value, and the Console doesn't rev up like a hair dryer when I play anything even remotely demanding of the hardware. Those are five reasons why Xbox appealed to me.
Secondly, and obviously I can't speak for everyone here, but as an "Xbox owner", I have no intention of picking up a PS5 instead. I would miss out on the exclusives MS will bring to bear if I did so (again, no Gaming PC here). Instead, I will simply buy both Consoles, and have the best of both worlds, like I did this gen with my X and Pro. Now, most people will only get one for financial reasons obviously, and I totally get that, but even then, a current Xbox only owner would lose their library if migrating over to PlayStation, and also miss out on Xbox exclusives (I personally think MS will deliver here in a big way next gen, honestly). BC is a big reason to stay put if you can only afford one Console.
