scarlet0pimp
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I think this is pure bollocks,
However I have often thought to myself why cant xbox license out the OS to other manufacturers in a similar way to how they did with Windows Phone.
With phone MIcrosoft specified a certain chipset for each generation and minimum amount of RAM, then different manufacturers made different hardware to suit different budgets with things like camera quality, screen size/resolution, storage amount and RAM amount to fit into the different price points. The budget Lumia 520 for example used the same snap dragon chip as the Lumia 920 only with half the RAM and a lower clock speed, worse screen and camera to make it fit the budget.
This approach in the console space could work with how the Xbox uses virtual OS. The only issue I would say would be getting partners to sign up since consoles tend to not make much profit themselves its all the software. So Samsung might be reluctant to make Xboxes when they only get a cut of the original sale.
This approach could also mean we get some unique console designs like a Laptop form factor Xbox made by Samsung.
However I have often thought to myself why cant xbox license out the OS to other manufacturers in a similar way to how they did with Windows Phone.
With phone MIcrosoft specified a certain chipset for each generation and minimum amount of RAM, then different manufacturers made different hardware to suit different budgets with things like camera quality, screen size/resolution, storage amount and RAM amount to fit into the different price points. The budget Lumia 520 for example used the same snap dragon chip as the Lumia 920 only with half the RAM and a lower clock speed, worse screen and camera to make it fit the budget.
This approach in the console space could work with how the Xbox uses virtual OS. The only issue I would say would be getting partners to sign up since consoles tend to not make much profit themselves its all the software. So Samsung might be reluctant to make Xboxes when they only get a cut of the original sale.
This approach could also mean we get some unique console designs like a Laptop form factor Xbox made by Samsung.