A year in review: Xbox`s 2021 has been one of its best years ever
(Windows Phone Central)

When you zoom out, Xbox has enjoyed one of its best years in platform history. We are officially one year into the 9th generation of home video game consoles, with Sony`s PS5 and Microsoft`s Xbox Series X and Series S struggling to match supply with demand. Indeed, the semiconductor shortage is affecting tech products the world over, but few seem to have hit the headlines as much as the 9th-gen consoles, which are heavy targets for scalpers in an era of scarcity. 2021 has proven one of Xbox`s greatest yet, and is only a glimpse of things to come. Microsoft launched its consoles against a backdrop of 2013`s disastrous Xbox One console launch. More expensive while being less powerful, thanks to a bundled peripheral nobody really asked for. Microsoft would gradually turn it around for Xbox One over the years, but it never quite saw the resurgence the PS3 saw towards the ends of its lifespan, perhaps in part to Xbox`s relatively anemic first-party games offering. The Xbox Serie...