> So consoles have entirely given up on the market and just become branded PCs? In a way yes. Last generation you had "1/2 step" consoles, The PS4Pro and Xbox

> So consoles have entirely given up on the market and just become branded PCs? In a way yes. Last generation you had "1/2 step" consoles, The PS4Pro and Xbox One X, which were mid generation upgrades. This generation is shifting even further towards bringing console gaming to what PC gaming is via Windows and Steam. I have PC Games I own on steam, and as upgrade my PC components over time, I still own and play my library of steam based games. There is no concept of "backwards compatibility." The belief is this is the last hard console generation, and instead overtime, their will be revisions to hardware that take advantage of leaps in technology. As games come out that require more powerful hardware, those with "Xbox Series X" will have to opt to play games via streaming service. So you can think of Xbox being the brand of a PC-like gaming experience created wholly by Microsoft. That is what their branding is trying to evoke.