I think the objective of the showcase is spot on - get as many subscribers to Xbox Game Pass however you can. Be it on Xbox One, Xbox Series X or Windows 10. For the sheer range of games that one could potentially play for as little as £1, I'm on board.
I think the title of this thread sums up the problem TBH. Unlike previous generations, "Series X" is a piece of hardware, not a platform. "Xbox" is the platform, and it appears across Series X, Xbox One (for now), PC, xCloud, and whatever they other hardware they may have planned.
It amazes me how people expect a dozen triple AAA games on day one........has any console ever had that? Perhaps SNES? That is a far better line up than just about any console launch I can remember, so I guess the issue is diminishing returns, and the fact that each new generation isn’t the huge jump that they use to be.
I'm not sure the Series X launch line-up
is that stellar. Ignoring updates to previous generation games, or games launching first on other platforms, the launch line-up appears to boil down to Halo, The Medium and CrossfireX (campaign).
By comparison, Xbox One had quite a good launch line-up, with Forza 5, Dead Rising 3, Killer Instinct, and Ryse, Crimson Dragon, Lococycle, and a bunch of other titles for launch. Not the best games, but a big selection.
But TBH I'm not sure it matters hugely. Is anyone going to be lacking stuff to play at the end of this year?