Xbox Series X: 10 Worries Microsoft NEED To Address
6. What happens when PC hardware outclasses Series X hardware?
As any enthusiast of the "PC master race" knows, any beefed up rig can always be improved as new components are released.
The hobby of upgrading and switching out parts has been a key part of the platform for decades and is often the main difference between PC and console. Graphics cards, RAM size, memory units and cooling systems are just some of the components PC builders like to toy around with.
Consoles don't have the luxury of intermittent upgrades; they instead choose to give players one system that will last over a certain cycle.
Or more recently, we've seen incremental upgrades like the PS4 Pro integrate features like 4K resolution to keep pace with evolving technology. Microsoft's Xbox One X was no different
It may only be a few years until PC graphics cards can render better graphics than the static hardware of the Series X. When that happens, Microsoft's tactic of boasting the most powerful console with the highest fidelity will start to ring hollow. This could potentially drive more consumers towards PC instead; after all, every game on the Xbox Series X will appear on that platform and with potentially better graphics to boot.
Microsoft needs to figure out how to circumvent this issue.