The Globes may not be deemed quite as influential these days as they used to be, but a surprise
winner (particularly in a category with no
obvious frontrunner) can still throw a real spanner in the Academy's works --- as we saw a
few years back, when a seemingly random win for Rachel Weisz rapidly built into Oscar - lock status.
However, with this console generation becoming increasingly fractured, with the Xbox One S, PS4 Pro, and Xbox One X entering the fray over the past
few years, it is becoming increasingly difficult to recommend an
obvious winner, with each console arguably suitable to specific setups, budgets and tastes.