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In case you didn\u2019t notice, the console wars<\/a>\u2014the decades-long battle<\/a> between mulitple companies and their plastic game boxes\u2014ended a few years ago. And while Sony continues to fight on with its PlayStation despite the war being over, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer recently confirmed that, yeah, it\u2019s all over, and the company is\u2026<\/p>\n

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In case you didn\u2019t notice, the console wars\u2014the decades-long battle between mulitple companies and their plastic game boxes\u2014ended a few years ago. 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