Meta Critic 36 Hour wait time makes sense.

It's unfair to devs/publishers if users reviews a game they haven't played.

The launch weekend is where games get most of their revenue; some may cancel their pre-order last minute based on review scores.

Discontinuing Xbox One X and Xbox One S All-Digital Edition is a good move.

Naming /nomenclature of models is already all over the place. Still predicting casual consumers are going to confused like the Wii U launch as MS introduces more models to their family of consoles.

On Xbox Games Showcase:

Better than the 'MS Gameplay Reveal' presentation they had in May.

None of the games shown displayed the 4 teraflops of power in my opinion. Maybe the 120fps patch for 'Ori will of the wisps' and Froza (not surprised since graphics are easier to render on racing games than other genres)

Halo Infinite demo looks like a current gen game. Probably to cater to the launch Xbox One (2013)

A lot of new interesting IP, most are just cinematic trailers.

No solid release date or release window on trailers. Makes it seem that they're not going to be launch window games and are early in development

Is it just me or is MS strategy is to focus on quantity for Game Pass service than focus on technical achievement next gen?

Okay presentation. Still leaning towards the PS5 this holiday season