

The next generation so far is a vague release window, the Xbox Series X and controller, and the DualSense. Yet it has created a vacuum for both companies that neither have filled yet. The effect this would have had on their plans is obvious and understandable. And, to be fair, neither Sony nor Microsoft would have imagined that their build-up to the new consoles would land in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sony, on the other hand, has been much quieter, with the internet rumour machine's latest guess of a PS5 reveal event being June 4. While that doesn't necessarily make up for the mix of CGI trailers and actually gameplay last week, fans at least know when they can expect to see it. At the start of the Inside Xbox show and in their announcement of the Xbox 20/20 series of events, it confirmed we'll be seeing first party games such as Halo Infinite in July. Now to be fair to Microsoft, it has at least been clear about when it'll debut first party games. This is why the online mood is getting fervent when it comes to the PS5 and Xbox Series X. That's because, traditionally at least, these studios will have had greater access to resources, dev units and support, not to mention the ability to focus on what one console can do, rather than having to think about developing for different platforms. While we can expect some third-party titles to take advantage of the new console features at launch, it's the first-party studios that can offer us the greatest glimpse of them in action. But understanding how these new features could work in a game allows us to start contextualising all the tech talk.
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Did every PS4 game use the DualShock 4's in-built speaker and trackpad like Killzone: Shadow Fall did at launch? No, of course not. They're a statement of intent, a window into the possibilities of what your fancy new console can do.
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While this talk gave us an idea of what to expect from the upcoming console – its SSD drive should help make level loading a thing of the past for instance – it also split opinion due to its tech heavy focus (it was a talk intended for game developers after all) and its distinct lack of games. A surprise announcement quickly followed by a tempering of expectations that it would be the GDC talk Mark Cerny planned to give at the cancelled show. Sony ran into a similar problem earlier this year, when they announced their Road to PS5 event. You Are Reading : Xbox Series X and PS5 firstparty games need to be shown if expectations are going to be met The sentiment online has been so mixed that Aaron Greenberg, the Xbox general manager of Xbox Games Marketing, tweeted that the publisher had "set some wrong expectations" in the run up to the show. Some were excited to see next-gen games in action for the first time, while others argued we didn't get a whole lot of gameplay. May's Inside Xbox episode might have been our first real look at next-gen gaming, but it has undoubtedly split opinion. Xbox Series X and PS5 firstparty games need to be shown if expectations are going to be met
