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I think the consoles will very obviously still get support as why drop support for a device that still has 30ish million owners.Do not come in here & say " Florida" then leave there is an actual discussion to be had here.
Console generations last a lot longer nowadays and even in the 12th year we are still getting games for PS4/Xbox One which means Xbox Series should still be getting games in 2032. So what's Microsoft plans for the hardware? They barely responded to PlayStation Holiday discounts so if there is a real PlayStation 5 price drop coming soon will they react or just let Xbox Series sales continue to fade ? Will they even boost production for the arrival of Grand Theft Auto VI?
I definitely think they will have new hardware, but who knows what it will be.They said loud and clear that they have new hardware, I'm not sure if it will be mass produced though
I think the backlash of effectively shutting down GamePass would be the actual final nail in the coffin of Xbox.Microsoft have a slew of games coming out that are 1st party. Here's a thought- cancel your day 1 sub service for these games, make people BUY the games and, most importantly, MAKE THEM EXCLUSIVES TO XBOX CONSOLES! That might help sales of their consoles.
I think this is actually the smartest way but whether or not they will do it is another question. A PC with a Xbox-like front end similar to how SteamOS works.Im assuming, from all the rumours…
- Windows based compact gaming PC
- Windows based desktop gaming PC
- Windows based gaming handheld
…will be the 3 variants. As they're PC based it's a much lower risk to Microsoft. Their competitors will be Asus and Lenovo, not Sony and Nintendo.
I think it's hard to separate the state of Xbox and the state of the current consoles unfortunately.Not state of Xbox I said State of Xbox Series
I don't think there is an optimistic way to explain it.Can any of the optimistics here explain why is almost impossible to buy an Xbox in certain Europe countries?
The Series consoles will obviously continue to see support for years to come, but it's clear that MS are full steam ahead on their next phase of what Xbox will represent. The consoles will simply be one pillar of their umbrella, not the central focal point. This will very likely be the case even when they release their handheld, and PC-console hybrid.
Imperfection.The Series consoles will obviously continue to see support for years to come, but it's clear that MS are full steam ahead on their next phase of what Xbox will represent. The consoles will simply be one pillar of their umbrella, not the central focal point. This will very likely be the case even when they release their handheld, and PC-console hybrid.
And the 51st state, and the Panama Canal.Greenland
Will they at least take advantage of the boost in the market that will come from the release of GTAVI?
They'll be reliant on Xbox Series to take advantage of it. Rockstar won't make a PC version until years later.Will they at least take advantage of the boost in the market that will come from the release of GTAVI?
Bumping my old post as it's even more relevant nowI think people may be reading too much to the talk that they are developing a new console, a handheld, that there are SDKs out there.
I worked for a bit at Microsoft, and if I have ever seen a company that doesn't hesitate to pull the trigger for a headshot, that's them. It doesn't matter if there is work done, companies acquired or costs incurred, with a single email and Teams call, it can all go away.
The way things are going, it will be an extremely hard sell-in to the board to get them give a greenlight to launch another hardware generation. There will be a board meeting where they need to make the case, and if they miss, the plug will come out very very fast.
If you noticed so far the hardware team didn't get trimmedNew hardware is probably why they are trimming the fat.