Yep, that’s a box all right (pic: Metro)

GameCentral unboxes its new Xbox Series X and sees how it and its new controller compares to the PlayStation 5 in a home environment.

Console launches are often deeply disappointing experiences. It’s rare that a truly top-class game will be released right at the start of a console’s lifetime but the fact that it does occasionally happen makes it all the more frustrating when it doesn’t. On that point though Microsoft has nothing to fear, as they’ve made it perfectly clear that there will be no major exclusives to accompany the launch of the Xbox Series X.