Consoles have always been about convenience. Not having to mess around with configurations. Not to mention a much more level playing field plus pricing.

While it’s nice not the pay for multiplayer, the flip side is you’ll pay a bigger expense up front.
If you play a lot of games then the investment can be worth it. But if you’re lucky to get only to a few then the investment really wouldn’t be worth it in the long run.

If it looks like a duck and it sounds like a duck....

It's a PC with Xbox branding.

thw no paywall is great, however, its the rest that is shit.

like whos gonna pay over 1k of money? especially in times like these.

According to Jez Cordon who lies about everything, every time their is some bad Xbox news he comes up with some fantastic new leak about some amazing hardware

and itll be probably over a thousand dollars... nope.

So just a PC with an Xbox logo?

the company that started paywalling for MP on console is ending it? k

As far as official statements & leaks are telling, PS6 is going to be the more sophisticated approach in hardware specs, as well as the Amethyst pipelines in close collab with AMD, with probably another powerful SSD inhouse tech and improved Tempest 3D audio.

Drilled for cost reduction and low power consumption.

Whereas Xbox Next is shaping up to be a power APU right from the catalogue of AMD, mixed with Windows and an Xbox environment to run Xbox games.

I can't imagine PS6 will cost more than 699 at maximum. Whereas Xbox Next is said to range from 1000-1500.

Just looking at "that paper", I personally am far more interested in what Sony's cooking. Even if Xbox Next should produce 30% higher frames.

You people are dense asf, Jezz leaks stuff whenever, it's not always in the face of bad news, he does it for upcoming shows, unannounced games, and sometimes just in general.

It's just that there HAS been a lot of negative press surrounding MS recently, so when he says something it's around already bad press going around lol.

Lay of the conspiracy theories people...there is no console wars anymore, MS lost, it's over, let it die. MS will survive and even be profitable in their new/forced endeavor of games on all platforms while having its own hardware.

So basicaly it's a PC....

There is zero chance a new Xbox supports multiple storefronts. Support for steam instantly kills the Microsoft/xbox store.

Also mass market devices simply cannot support older pc titles. Imagine ‘little jimmy’ downloading an older pc title for his shiny new Xbox on Xmas morning only to be met with keyboard and mouse button prompts that he can’t find on his controller.

Never going to happen.

Man… I might bite. I have a decent Steam library and not really wanting to spend the cheddar to upgrade. This might work better for me depending on cost.

If it can play my older PHYSICAL games, I would be interested.

Oh, it's Jez Corden article? Better take everything with a grain of salt from him. This guy's articles seem to pop when Microsoft is doing terrible with the Xbox brand.

Im looking foward to it. I hope they add some cool features like they did with series x. Please keep that quick resume for next gen.

Let's go!! Finally.

If Sony is smart they will stop porting Playstation games to PC. This is Microsofts backdoor to getting their games.

“Bold” isn’t the word I’d choose.

Boldness and stupidity are often differentiated with time, but I think we already know how this cookie will crumble.

Steam Sales will erode Game Pass’ value, and people still want a console for around $500, simple as that.

Our current console generation suffered massively due to the pandemic, it honestly feels like we're only like 2 - 3 years into even though it's been like 5.

I feel like we shouldn't even start hearing about another generation until like early 2027.

Sounds an awful lot like a PC

Many insiders say a $1200 dollars device. It could be more than that.
Since Rog Ally Xbox only did 1000 units sold in Spain first week, I would say this device would do less than 5 million in total lifetime.

No paywall for multiplayer is how it should have been ffs

I dont really get why i would get this Xbox pc instead of an ordinary pc. I have a hard time seeing this selling better than Xbox Serie X/S.

Might be alone here but I've always wished consoles had a more upgradeable aspect. Id have definitely stuck a better CPU to improve frame rates for instance. The issue is still keeping it the ease of use console system.

A non-upgradable PC running Windows. What could go wrong. It’s going to be pretty sad losing dedicated console optimization. Maybe SEGA will decide to return to the market once Microsoft abandons the space.

I don’t trust MS. Anything they touch turns into 💩.

And the next article is xbox head says consoles are antiquated

No paywall coming from Microsoft. Ok so what's the catch? Nothing is ever free with out the hidden strings. Especially when it comes to a big company that loves the smell of money.

If this future PC system that can play original OEM Xbox games is true and it is priced right it's going to be a fantastic opportunity for people to get into the PC market. Hopefully Microsoft does not screw this up

Windows pc confirmed,??

I swear, the ONLY competent department over at Xbox is the hardware engineers. The top brass, developers, marketing, et. al, all have their head up their ass and are high on their own farts.

There's an old meme of a Man Utd manager at his desk, smiling. A quote beneath reads "I have no idea what I'm doing".

I could easily replace that guy and logo with Microsoft

Just fire Phil Spencer already.

They always wanted you on Windows. That was the original goal. They never cared about consoles or video games. Xbox fans will eat it up

I wonder how tiktok is going to respond.. /s

Tell me again how the multiplatform strategy was supposed to fix everything. Look at your results and compare them to Nintendo, which keeps thriving with exclusives. Your loyal fans are gone. And let’s not forget the pile of IPs you purchased only to let them rot.

The worst thing is this is down from last years numbers/expectations which was down from the previous years numbers/expectations. You think about how long “down” has been a consistent part of the communication and you realize those subscriptions are what’s holding that boat together. The price cut of gamespass is still a price raise in a string of price raises. They are trying to use players to offset the missing revenue. Now call of duty is out of gamespass, which is literally WHY they bought the company. To draw people to the subscription. They realized they missed a boatload of money and that wasn’t sustainable. Now you pay for it like you would have if they never bought the company… so why buy the company? Mind you those billions still need to be paid back. Yeah it gives you a chance to say we make the biggest FPS… but the internal conversations must be brutal at high level on topics that really matter. Like revenue. Profitability. And ROI for the shopping spree.

Is this like the 10th quarter in a row they're down 33% on hardware how is that even mathematically possible. You would think their mediocrity would Plateau