Xbox and PlayStation have been locked in a conflict known as a console war for two decades. Since the launch of the original Xbox in 2001, the war has raged through four console generations. Today I declare the war over. It ended over the weekend during the 2022 Xbox Bethesda showcase not with some climactic battle, but more of a nail in the coffin situation. Todd Howard did not strike the killing blow with Starfield, and neither did Atlus with the announcement of Persona coming to Xbox. Instead, it died with the utterance of one phrase:
