Are the Xbox Series X's only two deficits (lack of VR and SSD speed) easily fixable?...

Given that Sony demonstrated that the CUs can be clocked at 2.2ghz without issue, what is stopping Microsoft from overclocking their gpu to 2ghz or more at times instead of keeping them locked at 1.8ghz? They could advertise a 15TF console if they allow for overclocking.

The Series X has a very fast SSD, but it's about half as fast as the PS5's SSD and the Gen4 SSDs that are on the market today. This will lead to longer load times compared to the PS5 as the one area where the Series X underperforms the PS5. Sony will be aiming for near instantanous loading, instantanous fast travel and instantanous game switching, and the Series X would not be able to achieve that. If Microsoft opts to include a Gen4 SSD in the Series X leaving the rest of the console identical, would that prevent this one area of weakness?

The other weakness is lack of VR. Microsoft seems to be completely neglecting VR while Sony literally devoted half their reveal yesterday to the VR concept of Presence. Sony seems to realize that creating revolutionary and truly immersive experiences is the next evolution of gaming. Presence will be a more beloved leap than the jump from 2D to 3D was, once it is achieved and Sony is likely to pull it off while Microsoft is left behind for the following reasons...

1. 25 MBPS is enough to reliably stream 4k content at 30fps. Wifi Direct allows streaming speeds of 250 MBPS! Thats enough bandwidth to reliably stream to two different 4K displays at 120 fps with an extra 50 MBPS of headroom as well. Wifi Direct will allow PS VR 2 to be completely wireless, akin to the Oculus Quest.
2. Rumors state that the PS5 has a custom dual band quad antenna wifi direct chip inside that will wirelessly output to the PSVR2's dual 4K resolution RGB stripe OLED displays (one per each eye to completely eliminate the screendoor effect) at 120hz and with extremely low latency that uses predictive algorithms to decrease latency further. As a result, PS VR 2 will be a completely wireless experience akin to the Oculus Quest but it will have far superior graphics than the Oculus Quest as long as you have a PS5 in the same room as the PS VR 2 headset.
3. Rumors also state that the PS VR2 has custom hardware inside the headset (eye tracking cameras and inside out tracking) that enable foveated rendering so that 9TFs and wifi direct bandwidth is sufficient to generate lifelike graphics (since they only have to be rendered in full resolution in the area of the display that lies exactly opposite to the person's fovea).
4. Haptics is a big feature of the PS5 controller and the PS VR2 is also rumored to feature haptic feedback glove VR controllers that use microfilaments specially designed such that it can perfectly and indistinguishably simulate the feel of touching real human skin.

Remember how excited the world was by the Nintendo Wii. PS VR 2 and it's Haptic Glove Controllers are going to make the Wii look like a typewriter in the age of computers.

But Microsoft could easily match and even surpass Sony in the VR front by making an external dual band quad antenna wifi direct chip that can plug into the back of the Series X to allow it to broadcast the games to dual 4k displays.

Microsoft could then either manufacture it's own VR headset, or it could partner with either Oculus, HTC or Valve to make their cutting edge 4K VR headsets compatible with the Series X.

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