Hudo
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Sounds like something Microsoft would do.PC with too many extra steps.
Sounds like something Microsoft would do.PC with too many extra steps.
Who is right???
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They're not going after the demo of people that "upgrade" their own pc. Obviously, those people are just going to build their own.
There are millions of young gamers out there who've grown up watching streamers and playing on pc is cool now. Problem is, most of these people have no clue about gpus and cpus and ram and all that. There are plenty of people out there who want the pc experience but just aren't tech savvy. There basically isn't even a major brand name in the prebuilt market.
If they can come up with a console that can run their own damn operating system they could really be onto something. Gaming device that doubles as computer is not the toughest sell to parents.
- Xbox COULD make online free if you are playing your Xbox games through Steam (huge revenue loss, seems like a stretch to me)
The core question that I can't wrap my head around is why an OEM would make Xbox hardware when the entire business is predicated on NOT making money on hardware...and making it back on games/services?
Like why would Asus make an Xbox PC device that goes in your living room, if it's Microsoft or Valve getting all the profit from games? It just doesn't make any sense to me.
Who is right???
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Good question. Like if Xbox is, directly or indirectly, giving up on hardware as their most prominent effort to garner an audience, then why are folks like ASUS partnering with them?The core question that I can't wrap my head around is why an OEM would make Xbox hardware when the entire business is predicated on NOT making money on hardware...and making it back on games/services?
Like why would Asus make an Xbox PC device that goes in your living room, if it's Microsoft or Valve getting all the profit from games? It just doesn't make any sense to me.
Its so niche it would be staggering how few it would sell but let 3rd party vendors take the risk and maybe just have it on an order basis only (which is 100% speculation)
Its something I said quite awhile ago that while at the round table within Xbox some felt IF they could get this together in time for GTA 6 and it be clearly the best place to play at launch it MIGHT help
Speaking personally if this were to happen I am in line to buy one of these things, if not I will play on the PS5 Pro day one
I had it, but thought the subscription part was just for certain features and browsing the web. I also thought you could bring your own ISP?
They partnered through AT&T I think, perhaps my family switched to them so I can have dreamcast online? Bill would have been around what other ISP's were at the time anyhow.
Could be misremembering
Yeah did lots of late night surfing lol good times for sureYeah, all I had to use was my ISP. I did not pay anything extra to pay Dreamcast games online. I am trying to remember if I had to purchase the web browser or not. I did have the mouse and keyboard for my Dreamcast, and used it to surf the web on my TV in my bedroom.
You know why and you also know how much worse it will get once this is announced.Why are some people threatened by this news?
Because they're selling it marked up to the gills.The core question that I can't wrap my head around is why an OEM would make Xbox hardware when the entire business is predicated on NOT making money on hardware...and making it back on games/services?
Like why would Asus make an Xbox PC device that goes in your living room, if it's Microsoft or Valve getting all the profit from games? It just doesn't make any sense to me.
Anyone else get the sense that the Xbox Series, X in particular is being quietly discontinued? I can barely find stock at any of the major retailers.
The entire business is essentially getting sunsetted and potentially replaced with something that defends Windows against Valve as opposed to a console model that takes on Sony.Anyone else get the sense that the Xbox Series, X in particular is being quietly discontinued? I can barely find stock at any of the major retailers.
If going by the price increases of their current lineup is any indication.You know what price point they're going to be asking for it? How?
This is exactly what will happen. Just like the BS "cross-play" savior PR when they were getting their shit kicked in, as well as "slimy platform things" when the tables turned as well. They've been playing this snake in the grass long game for some time.For anyone who has followed their involvement in the Epic vs Apple case and their comments it was obvious that they would go down this path if they continued on the tragectory that they were on at the time (the trajectory was down, and they have, far worse than anyone could have imagined).
This is the only hand they have left to play in this space if they have still any unfounded dreams of "domination".
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P.S. I'm definitely not Grubb.
Trump is clearly pointing at me