2017 Is All About Microsoft Scorpio Vs. Nintendo Switch

It's been a bit since we had a good console war. The definition of what makes a games console seems more fluid than ever, but the gaming industry still has a penchance for entering into the sort of old school, Nintendo vs. Sega-style throwdowns that have characterized the space for decades. For most, this means the big two: Microsoft with the Xbox, Sony with the Playstation. Nintendo has for a long time been sort of dancing around the periphery, making weird decisions about living room consoles and owning portables hands down. This year, however, that distinction disappears as Nintendo prepares to release the Switch, a hybrid living room/portable console that could never come from any other company.