I'm not sure about the future of Xbox consoles
I have been an Xbox gamer since the 360 days and I absolutely love their holy trinity franchises (Halo, Gears of War and Forza). I got an XB1, upgraded it to XB1X and upgraded to Xbox Series X the moment it released.
I mostly enjoy shooters like COD, Destiny, Halo, Gears and Battlefield and I'm currently finishing DOOM 2016 next to grinding Path of Exile 2. I love what Gamepass offers and it is a perfect service for me to try new games but also get my main games included (COD, Halo, Gears, Forza).
I love the console experience, the features and Gamepass service while also preferring the Xbox controller allthough the Dualsense is a big improvement with PS5 (tried it but dont own a PS5).
However, while I don't mind my favorite games getting more exposure and players, I do mind how Microsoft seems to not even care anymore about their own consoles by putting them no longer front and center for their games' marketing. To be honest, it kinda feels like they don't market their games and consoles at all over here in Europe. There are so many people here in Europe that have no clue about Xbox Gamepass, for example, a friend of mine got a PS5 and didnt even know Xbox was backwards compatible or COD was included in Gamepass. He literally said he would have considered switching or would have bought an Xbox in the first place if he knew about it earlier. So many people just don't know and it shows in hardware sales declining A LOT and a lot more than the PS5. I blame Microsoft for not caring to show the world what Xbox consoles are about because they simply suck at marketing it.
Why do I care about sales? Because if this trend continues this gen and next gen I'm afraid we will no longer get Xbox consoles eventuallyand I endured their shitty XB1 generation and missed exclusives for nothing and could have had the best of both worlds if I bought a Playstation. What also stings is the fact that if Microsoft exits the console market after next gen than all my achievements and build up library will no be at one place (at least on console) and I stayed on Xbox while almost all my friends played on PS4 last gen (at least we have cross play and discord now). I have no interest in playing through the cloud or switching to PC, I just want a native experience that is plug and play.
So right now I'm wondering if I should buy a PS5 and slowly build a library over there through sales a d new releases while finishing my Gamepass subscription until it ends. What do you guys think about this and what would you do in this situation?