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It’s common to see around 3 million people playing on Steam at the same time. If we had to choose one single gaming story that stood out this year, it’s the astounding success of PlayerUnknown ’ s Battlegrounds.Īs we recently noted, it’s “a buggy, half-done mess, horribly optimized, crashes frequently and, at present, has just one playable map.” Yet it’s attracting amazing numbers. They made pretty good games back in the ’90s. The retro console launched in the fall, and it has been a highly sought-after purchase ever since. The launch of Nintendo’s SNES Classic Edition demonstrated, once again, that gamers are just as enamored of the past as we are of the future. We still haven’t heard the boom of afterburners in the VR sector, but it’s been a steady, encouraging year. The current Rift received a price cut this year, to $399. Sony took its own risk late last year with PlayStation VR, which has proven to be a steady seller and is currently on offer at a highly attractive price.Įlsewhere on the VR front, Oculus announced a new stand-alone headset, due for launch next year. Microsoft has been reticent about sharing sales numbers, but it’s definitely well behind, and the Xbox One may never recover. The PS4 recently passed the 70 million sales mark. This generation, it has been outgunned by Sony. It is, of course, in Microsoft’s interest to take risks. (Then again, the cheaper Xbox One S has the same features, too.)

Unlike the PS4 Pro, the Xbox One X has extensive backward compatibility features and a UHD Blu-ray player. The PlayStation 4 Pro came out last year, but as we stated in our review, Microsoft has released a superior package, albeit with a more expensive price tag.

But it’s also a confirmation that the era of hard generational resets is being replaced by something more nuanced. The Xbox One X is undoubtedly a beast, something for the discerning, wealthy gamer. Another console arrived this year, touted as the “most powerful” the world has ever seen.