The Xbox One X probably isn’t for you
As product pitches go, “the world’s most powerful console” is pretty straightforward. And in the case of the Xbox One X, it’s unambiguously true. Microsoft has built a potent powerhouse of a machine that outstrips its predecessors and competitors in capability.
The Xbox One X is playable for the first time at this week’s Gamescom trade show in Cologne, Germany, and I’ve gotten to know it a little better in person. So, is the world’s most powerful console a slam dunk? Who wouldn’t want the world’s most powerful console?
…It’s complicated.
The Xbox One X is nothing if not an impressive engineering achievement. While the original Xbox One saw Microsoft out-designed by Sony, which turned in a smaller and more powerful console with the…