No what it is, is some weird-ass cease fire agreement.I think this question was valid before the third party rumors, if you owned both.
It is shocking to the extent that Xbox does almost absolutely nothing to justify itself as a unique purchase.
It offers nothing more than the PS5 hardware-wise, and lacks a similar controller.
Exclusives either aren’t there or are meh.
Even GamePass, their former crown jewel has been matched on the PS5, and is experiencing a terrible run of content.
It’s as if Microsoft did the bare minimum to launch a console.
MS have BC/enhanced versions of games, MP/GaaS on tap, and streaming, but not AAA blockbuster games, arguably.
Whilst Sony have the games, but drag their feet on BC, nickle & dime ports/upgrades, lackluster MP support etc.