The PlayStation 5 is one of the most talked-about new products of the year, and the PS5 isn\u2019t even official yet. The console will launch this holiday season alongside the Xbox Series X, and they\u2019re both likely to have similar features as well as matching price tags. Given the performance of its predecessor, the PS5 is already a favorite against the Series X. But it turns out that Microsoft has bigger worries in mind than beating the PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch in sales with the upcoming Xbox Series X. Microsoft is much more scared of two little companies called Amazon and Google, which could deliver games to billions of customers who wouldn\u2019t necessarily buy dedicated gaming hardware.<\/p>\n Microsoft\u2019s Xbox chief Phil Spencer told Protocol<\/em> that Sony and Nintendo aren\u2019t his main competitors anymore. That role has been taken by Amazon and Google, both huge cloud players, and both very interested in gaming. Google already launched its game streaming service called Stadia, and Amazon is expected to unveil one of its own this fall.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you talk about Nintendo and Sony, we have a ton of respect for them, but we see Amazon and Google as the main competitors going forward,\u201d Spencer said. \u201cThat\u2019s not to disrespect Nintendo and Sony, but the traditional gaming companies are somewhat out of position. I guess they could try to re-create Azure, but we\u2019ve invested tens of billions of dollars in cloud over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n Microsoft isn\u2019t only working on new Xbox Series X hardware. The company has also been developing its own game streaming platform, xCloud, that will launch later this year, and you can already try it out.<\/p>\n Interestingly enough, Microsoft and Sony already inked a partnership for Azure cloud services, prompting speculation that Sony might use Microsoft\u2019s cloud for future PS5 features. Spencer also confirmed he\u2019s looking forward to working with Sony when it comes to cross-platform gameplay. \u201cI don\u2019t want to be in a fight over format wars with those guys while Amazon and Google are focusing on how to get gaming to 7 billion people around the world. Ultimately, that\u2019s the goal,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n What Spencer didn\u2019t address, however, is the actual release date of the Xbox Series X, which remains a mystery.<\/p>\n \n\t\tChris Smith started writing about gadgets as a hobby, and before he knew it he was sharing his views on tech stuff with readers around the world. Whenever he’s not writing about gadgets he miserably fails to stay away from them, although he desperately tries. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing.\t<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n![](\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Massive-leak-says-PS5-is-better-than-the-Xbox-Series.jpg\")
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