在游戏行业变迁的浪潮中，曾是初代Xbox设计师的Seamus Blackley在VideoGamer播客节目的发言引发了广泛关注。他指出，过去的主机战争逐渐演变，性能不再是吸引玩家的唯一卖点，体验和创新才是游戏的真正灵魂。就像多年以前，2001年推出的初代Xbox，在当时以其强大的性能与创新设计颇受青睐，成为了改变游戏行业格局的里程碑。

他承认图形处理能力处于停滞期，不再对性能感到兴奋。他解释说，主机战争已经转向需要创造引人入胜的体验。他指着任天堂Switch，说用NS玩了三、四次《塞尔达传说：旷野之息》。

随着Switch 2的传闻不断，原Xbox设计师Seamus Blackley在接受VideoGamer采访时，对主机性能的重要性提出质疑，并认为微软近年来过于注重硬件性能的策略值得商榷。

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他表示，早在2001年时，最初代Xbox就在以性能优先，因为当时的画面还没有现在这么精致。而当时的Xbox是唯一带有内置硬盘的游戏机，可以玩《上古卷轴3》、《神鬼寓言》、《莎木2》、《光环：战斗进化》等。Blackley称，如果他还在微软，就不会打造以性能为核心的Xbox品牌。

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