10 Ways The Xbox One Is Secretly Beating PS4 & Nintendo Switch

This underdog has many hidden strengths.

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Everyone loves an underdog... right?

That doesn't seem to be the case with Microsoft in this console generation. After losing the initial launch battle to the much more popular PlayStation 4, the Xbox One has never been able to improve upon its infamously rocky launch.

With the recent success of the Nintendo Switch, Microsoft is at the bottom of the pecking order - a place they haven't been since the original Xbox.

The broken promises and constant plan switching, as well as a lack of any substantial exclusives, has really ruined the reputation of the Xbox One. Meanwhile, PlayStation and Nintendo are knocking out high quality exclusives left and right, which is starting to make it look like all hope is lost for the big black box.

Despite all of the admittedly big problems, the Xbox One is actually pulling ahead of it's competition in many subtle ways. If Microsoft can keep adding these sorts of things in the future, they can slowly win back the love of their fans, and hopefully pull in more people.

Here's hoping that the competition can start being more even soon.

10. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Exclusivity

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If we can just ignore Fortnite's rise to power for a second, let's remember why everyone got so hooked on the battle royale genre in the first place.

PUBG may not be as popular as it was last year, but it's still one of the most played and one of the most beloved games of this generation.

The fact that it was actually up for Game of the Year last year despite only being a multiplayer experience should remind you how popular PUBG truly is.

To this end, it's a pretty big win of Microsoft to have exclusivity on the title for the time being. Although there's no idea as to how long the exclusivity lasts, it seems like Microsoft have the upper hand when it comes to being the only console to have this title for at least the rest of 2018.

If Bluehole can manage to fix some of the problems that plague the current version of the game, they'll surely be able to recapture some of the PC release's attention.

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