10 Hurt: Always On 

9 Saved: Xbox One S

8 Hurt: Xbox One X

7 Saved: Backwards Compatibility

6 Hurt: Launch Price

5 Saved: Xbox Game Pass

4 Hurt: The Dashboard

3 Saved: Xbox Play Anywhere

2 Hurt: Lacking Exclusives

1 Saved: Acquiring Studios

This may not have helped the Xbox One, but after the first few fumbling years of canceling games and studios, Microsoft started to look ahead. This console war may have been over for them from day one, but acquiring studios could help win the next war.

Some of these studios include Mojang, Double Fine, Ninja Theory, Obsidian Entertainment, and so much more. The future looks bright for the Xbox Series X.