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Five hopes for the PlayStation 5/Xbox Series X generation
12:24 PM ETArda OcalESPN Staff Writer FacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerPinterestEmailprintWe've now had a few days to digest all the new information about the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5. So far, Microsoft has a slight lead in the specs department, but PS5 is coming on strong with a record-setting presentation full of upcoming games and exclusives. The battle of the new console generation is only just beginning and with a tentative holiday 2020 release for both systems, there's still plenty of time for uppercuts, roundhouse kicks, hadoukens (only from the PS5) and gyroc rockets from a Hydra Launcher (only from the Xbox Series X) to be thrown. With the next several years of this next iteration of the "console wars" in mind, here are five things I want to see happen:1. Cross-play becomes the normLook, I know several games already have cross-play: Call of Duty and Fortnite are two shining examples. They even have cross-play with a PC (much to the chagrin of the "aim assist" audience), and mobile (much to the chagrin of the "mobile isn't esports" audience .