Phil Spencer, head of Xbox at Microsoft, said in an interview that he is confident in the Xbox Series X's hardware advantages against Sony's PS5. After witnessing PS5's reveal, Phil said that he "felt good after seeing their show. I think the hardware advantages that we have built are going to show up as we're talking more about our games and frame rates and other things." Being a good sport as he usually is, Phil Spencer also said that he felt Sony had done a good job with their PS5 announcement.

Of course, Xbox Series X's hardware advantage over PS5 is a hotly debated topic already, so there is not much to see there. However, some might say that Sony's show was much more impressive than Xbox's when it comes to the - well - platform-defining metric - games. PS5 showed some very interesting exclusives during its show, and Sony knows that this a field where they have an historic advantage against Xbox - generally speaking, Sony's exclusives are usually held in a much higher regard that Microsoft's.Microsoft has, however, invested heavily into its Microsoft Game Studios group in the last few years, shoring up their weak spot against Sony. But exclusives do sell platforms - that's just the way the world works - and the fact that Microsoft is planning on launching their Xbox games on PC as well means that many PC gamers won't be looking to buy Microsoft's hardware - they can just buy the game to play on their PC. Sony, however, keeps that exclusivity badge, and that might lead us towards a position where PC gamers own more PC+PS5 combos than PC+Xbox.Microsoft is looking to turn the tables on Sony's console exclusivity with its platform-exclusive titles across Xbox and PC, and will be hosting a July event that's dedicated exclusively to its - ahem - exclusives, including the next installment on Senua's Saga: Hellblade II and the Xbox posterchild (and, Microsoft hopes, Xbox Series X killer game) Halo Infinite.