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[RetroGamingUK]

In my opinion, outside of some type of a miracle in the next few years, the answer is definitely "yes". Particularly with the news of every game coming to PS5 and Switch 2.

There's been some good/great exclusives, but just no where near the level of Microsoft’s past generations thus far.


Personally, I'd rank the generations as such:

1. Xbox (due to Sega exclusives)
2. Xbox 360 (great start until Kinect)
3. Xbox One (poor start but One X was great)
4. Xbox Series (dead)

 

[Rentahamster]

My pick is Xbox One since it was the start of many self-owns that got them to where they are today.

 

[LectureMaster]

Summoning my guy adamsapple to unleash the ultimate outrage on you!!!

 

[FIREKNIGHT2029]

Xbox Series generation is definitely the worst if we are going from a fan perspective. It's horrible, this is the gen Xbox got destroyed completely by MS.


XB1 gen was bad but this gen is something else.

 

[Maddoxswe]

Ofc

 

[LectureMaster]

To be frank, yes hardware performance doesn't really stand out compared to the rival.

As a publisher and developer, Xbox is really starting to pump out goodies. But that's for all platforms.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Xbox One still had great 3rd party exclusives. Titanfall alone makes it a better gen than series imo. Let alone better first party games as well. Series is easily the worst.

 

[Jacknapes]

It's close between Xbox Series and Xbox One. One, plenty of own goals starting with E3 2013. Gamepass was a good step in the right direction.

 

[Cakeboxer]

Noting can beat Xbox One.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Noting can beat Xbox One.

It had exclusives though, despite the hardware flaws

 

[ReBurn]

Xbox One was the worst Xbox generation for me. When the model without Kinect released I picked it up to play Sunset Overdrive, but outside of that I mostly ignored it until One X released. I did nearly all of my multiplat gaming on One X last gen with PS4 Pro for Sony exclusives. My primary console this gen is PS5, but I still game on my XSX quite a bit. From a technical perspective it's a much better experience than Xbox One was.

 

[intheinbetween]

Man you really have a problem with XBOX, so much hate is not good for health

 

[adamsapple]

Summoning my guy adamsapple to unleash the ultimate outrage on you!!!

 

[KyoZz]

It's toe to toe with the Xbox One but I'd say yes. Just like the PS5, this generation has been a shitshow IMHO.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

From a games standpoint I am very disappointed in this gens games from first party, thank goodness 3rd party has been on point at times

 

[ReyBrujo]

No way, Xbox One was the turning point, they had PlayStation groggy and they decided to go with "television", "television". They just had to do what Sony has always been doing, add more power and keep the same games and PlayStation would have been gone by now.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Man you really have a problem with XBOX, so much hate is not good for health

Pfft, I love this thing…

 

[El Muerto]

Xbox One 100%. OG Xbox was basically a Dreamcast 2. X360 was peak Xbox with plenty of great games. I've been enjoying my Series X and S more than my PS5 this gen. Xbone started out great but fizzled out.

 

[bender]

I could see an argument for it being the worst or at least the most nonessential with the majority of the library heading to other platforms and the excellent backwards compatibility being available on One X.

 

[Digital-Aftertaste]

No need to elaborate further.

 

[ReBurn]

Pfft, I love this thing…

That game and Controller S was a great time. I still have mine in storage. I should dig it out and play sometime. This and Jedi Outcast stole so much sleep from me on the OG Xbox.

 

[DeVeAn]

Xbox One was complete shit, no contest.

 

[Giallo Corsa]

It had exclusives though, despite the hardware flaws

This.
XONE had Quantum break, Ryse SOR, Sunset overdrive, Gears 4 & 5, Halo 5, Sea of thieves, Gears tactics, Killer instinct, Ori etc, meanwhile , the series consoles had...*crickets
Not only that but they fucked up so bad that the few (super mediocre) exclusives they had are now all going multiplatform...

XSX/XSS lose by default IMO

 

[Humdinger]

I have to give the prize to their current gen. Although Xbox One was undoubtedly bad, this gen is the one where they raised the white flag and sent their games to Playstation. Their big plans imploded, and they couldn't survive otherwise. Sending your exclusives - and not just your everyday exclusives, but your traditional, cornerstone franchises (Forza, Gears, Halo) - to the competition, that is a huge fail from the console standpoint. Also, this is the gen where their console sales have tanked the worst, and it's also the gen where they spent 80 billion dollars to boost GP, which caused them to send everything multiplatform. And Xbox fan morale is as low as I've ever seen it. At least during the Xbone era, they were hanging in there and putting on a good face. Not now.

It's cool that both PS and Xbox are having their worst generation ever. I feel privileged to witness this historic event.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Xbox Series generation is definitely the worst if we are going from a fan perspective. It's horrible, this is the gen Xbox got destroyed completely by MS.


XB1 gen was bad but this gen is something else.

From a PS fan perspective, Series is hands-down the best Xbox generation by far.

We now have access to all those Xbox games.

 

[reinking]

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

whats an Xbox?

 

[DenchDeckard]

It's the generation they went multi platform and sold the worst. Deffo 100% this gen so far.

I suppose there's an argument that the Xbox one generation killed the brand but I fully believe they could have turned it around this gen. They just totally botched it at every opportunity.

Stupid monster eating marketing
No launch titles
Weaker performing third party - wait for the tools etc
Buying abk and having your stupid dirty emails all over the Internet.

It's almost like a comedy sketch...lmao

 

[Chukhopops]

XBO felt way worse in terms of actually missing on games you'd have to play on other platforms, and there was a long stretch of very few new exclusive games.

XSX had a much stronger offering but the damage was done at this point - at least it helped people ascend to PC.

 

[Rockman33]

Worst hardware sales. But good hardware and game output.

 

[GHG]

The one that I haven't bothered to purchase.

In fact, it's the only modern console I haven't owned. Tells it's own story.

 

[HogIsland]

Xbox One was worse. Series X is a good console, it's just not as good as PS5.

 

[Cakeboxer]

It had exclusives though, despite the hardware flaws

I don't give a shit about exclusives. Overpriced weak ass hardware + Kinnect disaster + it killed the Xbox brand. Can't get much worse than that.

 

[Sebastian1295]

Let's put it this way. The xbox one generation was a disaster but could've been fixed if phil spencer wasn't terrible at his job once he took over. But the series x generation is so bad that it caused xbox to go third party and has single handedly killed xbox hardware sales and the brand image itself.

 

[cinnamonandgravy]

they all suck
OG xbox was interesting though and had some energy

x360 basically got lucky sony fumbled the ps3
x1 was super boring
series x also boring

x1 is the easiest to hate for whatever reason

 

[Fbh]

I'd say Xbox One.
This is the gen where they gave up and just went third party, true.
But it was the massive failure of the Xbox One that pushed them to this point

 

[Sebastian1295]

I don't give a shit about exclusives. Overpriced weak ass hardware + Kinnect disaster + it killed the Xbox brand. Can't get much worse than that.

Gamepass killed the brand by devaluing every single exclusive and being a subscriber service that has completely died in terms of growth. Gamepass forced them to buy bethesda and activision/blizzard to fuel it and it's been a disaster beyond belief.

 

[HogIsland]

they all suck
OG xbox was interesting though and had some energy

x360 basically got lucky sony fumbled the ps3
x1 was super boring
series x also boring

x1 is the easiest to hate for whatever reason

this is revisionism. xbox live was a breakthrough in the 2nd half of og and especially on 360. MS practically set the standard for all the features Sony only caught up to on ps4.

also xbox 360 didn't just benefit from sony fuckups, it had an incredible library in its first 3 years.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Lol, okay, this one I can get behind. I have literally only used my Series X to play Xbox One games with better visuals. From that standpoint, it's hit the mark for me. From an actual, original software standpoint? Categorically useless. There hasn't been even one game I've wanted for the Series X that isn't better played elsewhere, and that's absolutely astounding to me.

I feel like Xbox consoles have gotten progressively worse each time there's been a new one, particularly if you care about exclusive content. The OG was great, the 360 had some good stuff despite the performance issues with that gen... then they fell off pretty hard with the One and completely shit the bed with Series.

Edit: Wow, not a single vote for the Xbox or 360 as the worst gen. Good.

 

[Sanepar]

Xbox One by far. Ms has real good games this gen. Last they didn't have 5 great games.

 

[viveks86]

Finding it hard to decide. Xbox One put their console business in the coffin. The Series nailed it.

whats an Xbox?

 

[Killer8]

Xbox One is the worst. Hands down. No question. There's a reason Microsoft wanted to kill Xbox during that generation. Every problem that Xbox faces today can be traced back to that ill-fated moment.

 

[Dr.brain64]

I have not turned on my series x in over a year.

I love rare replay and halo mcc though.

 

[Synastry]

2005 - Owned XBOX but only ever had 1 game for it Forza 1

2007 - Owned a 360 and I had alot of games for it.

2013 - Never owned a XBOX One

2022 - Owned Series X for 7 days had 1 game for it FH5

My pick is XBOX One as the worst since I never cared about owning it.

 

[N0S]

Xbox One started with GP and BC. We PS now

 

[Hollowpoint5557]

Pathetic and embarrassing thread.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

I voted Xbox One, but if something like GTA6 gets delayed because of the XSS, then I would switch my answer to XBS.

 

[Ristifer]

The whole generation has been pretty forgettable. For me, at least. Definitely the worst in terms of exciting games. Again, that's me speaking personally. Don't come at me with your sales figures and whatnot. I don't care.

 

[clarky]

Noting can beat Xbox One.

Series X/S: Hold my beer.

 

[cinnamonandgravy]

this is revisionism. xbox live was a breakthrough in the 2nd half of og and especially on 360. MS practically set the standard for all the features Sony only caught up to on ps4.

also xbox 360 didn't just benefit from sony fuckups, it had an incredible library in its first 3 years.

live was great, and 3rd party titles were often best on x360 (performance/settings)
those were two major flubs from sony, esp. since sony framed ps3 as the premium option

if ps3 had superior performance in 3rd party titles, i dont think i wouldve ever bought an x360