Want to see a dead body? I present to you the Xbox. After a subdued launch at the height of the COVID pandemic in 2020, the class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/xbox-series-x-review-microsoft-140045437-140045623.html” data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ data-ylk=”slk:Xbox Series X;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>Xbox Series X quickly lost the fight against the class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation-5-slim-review-131542271.html” data-i13n=”cpos:2;pos:1″ data-ylk=”slk:PlayStation 5;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>PlayStation 5. Microsoft simply couldn’t deliver enough compelling games, despite class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-buys-zenimax-bethesda-id-arkane-131006192.html” data-i13n=”cpos:3;pos:1″ data-ylk=”slk:some;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>some class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/activision-blizzard-now-officially-belongs-to-microsoft-125053787.html” data-i13n=”cpos:4;pos:1″ data-ylk=”slk:huge acquisitions;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>huge acquisitions, while Sony leaned on its goodwill from the PS4 era and a handful of desirable exclusives. As prices rose due to supply chain issues and the Trump administration’s volatile tariff scheme, there was even less of a reason to get an…
