Honestly, I think this game was a massive wake-up call to the Xbox fanbase. They were so ready to beat the "Movie Game" war drum that the drum already had a hole in it before reality set in that God of War 4 is actually damn-near open world.
You can tell, in a very literal sense, that their hopes and dreams hinged around God of War 4 being the standard Point A -> Point B action game that it escaped them that much more could and ultimately would be on the plate here.
God of War 4 was the game the Xbox loyalist needed to happen. Not because owning their faces off for the umpteenth time this generation would bring joy to the world, but because it has exposed all of the comfortable little sound bites and narratives that have made them toxic as shit for gaming.
With Sea of Thieves being an obvious smash and grab on a level with No Mans Sky when that game launched, the time has finally come for the Xbox loyal to face some music that has been playing for years now. Sure, it makes for lols on System Wars but if you peel it deeper than that, it's a sign to the non brainwashed that there is (And should be) a problem with how Microsoft has been on Coast all over their fanbase.
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