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• Xbox community member Magg allegedly has insight into Xbox's plans for the future, revealing that Xbox is still planning to release a next-gen console.
• The next-gen Xbox launch will reportedly include two SKUs: a traditional high-end console and a Switch-like dockable handheld.
• Phil Spencer previously stated that the Xbox console is at the heart of everything they do and will be moving forward.

A next-gen Xbox console is on track to launch in 2026 according to rumours. Apparently, Microsoft are planning to release two devices - a traditional high-end console and a dockable Switch-like handheld.​

It's been quite a week for Xbox fans. Rumours about games like Starfield , Hellblade 2 , Gears of War and even more going to other platforms like PlayStation 5 certainly did not sit well with the majority of the community, who are fearful that Xbox might leave the console business for good.
Microsoft Gaming boss Phil Spencer tried to ease those fears by tweeting that Xbox "are listening and hear" the concerns of the fans and will reveal more details next week in a "business update". It's not quite the wording that Xbox fans wanted to hear but I guess it's still better than dead silence.
Anyway, in the sea of these negative rumours, we also have some exciting details coming from Xbox community member Magg who allegedly has insight into Xbox's plans for the future.

Magg revealed that Xbox are still pretty much planning to release a next-gen console. The target release window is currently 2026 but obviously, plans can change and nothing is yet set in stone.

In addition, the next-gen Xbox will reportedly have two SKUs. One is a traditional high-end console akin to the Xbox Series X, while the second one is a bit more exciting. According to Magg, the second device will be a Switch-like dockable handheld.

Unfortunately, he did not delve into details so that's pretty much the only info we have regarding these products. Reliable Xbox journalist Jez Corden recently revealed that Microsoft greenlit a bunch of Xbox hardware, implying that they have no plans to leave the console space anytime soon.

Source:

source: https://www.altchar.com/game-news/n...switch-like-handheld-its-claimed-ayUnB9z6fJ6r

 

[midnightAI]

sorry, I meant...

 

[MisterXDTV]

Good luck selling any of these after going third party....

LOL

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

What is going on with all these rumors??

 

[Perrott]

I'd be all over that fucking handheld if it were to retain Series X's backwards compability enhancements (higher resolution likely downsampled to the handheld's output resolution, 60fps, 16x AF, no pop-in & fast load times).

Basically a Grand Theft Auto IV, Red Dead Redemption, Max Payne 3, Midnight Club, Bully and Table Tennis machine.

 

[dotnotbot]

This sounds even worse than Series S/X pair.

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

I'd be all over that fucking handheld if it were to retain Series X's backwards compability enhancements (higher resolution likely downsampled to the handheld's output resolution, 60fps, 16x AF, no pop-in & fast load times).

When they originally announced Series S it looked like a handheld form factor was the logical next step. But MS' strategy has been so all over the place it's hard to tell anymore. Sounds like there are competing visions for Xbox, internally.

This has become relevant again:

 

[ThisIsMyDog]

Basically a Grand Theft Auto IV, Red Dead Redemption, Max Payne 3, Midnight Club, Bully and Table Tennis machine.

Then just buy steamdeck

 

[jm89]

Keep throwing shit until it sticks.

 

[MisterXDTV]

People are not seeing the big picture here...

Once MS goes third party, they become COMPETITION for other publishers (EA, Take Two, Ubisoft, Capcom, Konami)

No other third-party publisher is supporting a MS console after this gen....

 

[Badlucktroll]

So are they switching gears and are going to copy Valve now? I bet they will liscence out that “xdeck” and try to get pc manufacturers to build them

 

[Jakk]

This sounds even worse than Series S/X pair.

Why? If devs aren't going to be forced to run everything natively on the handheld, which I doubt, it seems like a better idea to me than S/X. However, it's going to be weird if a new Xbox releases 2 years before PS6. And if they indeed go full 3rd party, I think PS will dominate them even more in sales.

 

[Perrott]

Then just buy steamdeck

Not available in my region.

Plus, last year I already bought a library of over 100 Xbox/X360 backwards compatible games without owning even a single Xbox console. So in order to access that library I'd eventually have to buy an Xbox console, and I'd like it to be a handheld rather than a home console if I had the choice.

 

[Bernoulli]

the handheld is a good idea if sony doesn't launch theirs and the switch 2 is inferior

 

[Operations66]

A handheld with two A buttons. That’s innovative!

 

[AV]

Once MS goes third party, they become COMPETITION for other publishers

... They already were. Every game Microsoft has published for the last 23 years is money out of somebody's pocket who might have bought from a different publisher.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

The way they have no idea what to do next is...something.

And release this in 2026, just as PS internal studios are releasing games left and right and Switch 2 is everywhere will be interesting to see as well.

 

[FunkMiller]

LOOK OVER HERE!

DON'T LOOK OVER THERE!

*JINGLE JINGLE* LOOK AT THE PRETTY THINGS!

 

[DenchDeckard]

 

[MisterXDTV]

... They already were. Every game Microsoft has published for the last 23 years is money out of somebody's pocket who might have bought from a different publisher.

Not the same thing.

If they put their games on Sony and Nintendo consoles, it's game on...

And nobody buys games on Xbox anyway as users were trained to wait for a GamePass release...

Other third-party publishers will happily ditch Xbox as a platform

 

[H-I-M]

As if them going third party wouldn't be enough, now they want to further disrespect the 5 fans they have left by rush releasing a new gen.

Keep up the good work Philou.

 

[Spyxos]

That sounds completely made up.

 

[Daniel_Mallorca1985]

 

[Xion_Stellar]

Not available in my region.

Plus, last year I already bought a library of over 100 Xbox/X360 backwards compatible games without owning even a single Xbox console. So in order to access that library I'd eventually have to buy an Xbox console, and I'd like it to be a handheld rather than a home console if I had the choice.

I too think it's perfectly normal to claim to have bought over 100 games for a platform I have no access to.

 

[Punished Miku]

If it has steam and MS store it could be a nice addition. If its still a closed platform they can just cancel it now.

 

[IlGialloMondadori]

 

[IlGialloMondadori]

Not available in my region.

Plus, last year I already bought a library of over 100 Xbox/X360 backwards compatible games without owning even a single Xbox console. So in order to access that library I'd eventually have to buy an Xbox console, and I'd like it to be a handheld rather than a home console if I had the choice.

Why are you buying 100 games you cannot play? You got Scrooge McDuck money or something?

 

[Gaelyon]

So they'll compete with Steam and Nintendo as well. While putting their games in everyone's shop ?

 

[AV]

Not the same thing.

If they put their games on Sony and Nintendo consoles, it's game on...

And nobody buys games on Xbox anyway as users were trained to wait for a GamePass release...

Other third-party publishers will happily ditch Xbox as a platform

Other third party publishers gain absolutely nothing by not releasing on whatever Xbox hardware looks like in however many years. They don't make more money from being Playstation exclusives unless Sony hand them the bag, which they now have less and less reason to do.

The thing that will ultimately drive third parties away from future MS hardware is the need to continue to support weak SKUs. We've already heard numerous stories about how much of a pain in the ass it is to support Series S.

 

[kyussman]

A next gen console just two years from now......after what has come so far.......this will truly be the gen that time forgot.I picked the right one to sit out(if that actually happens,I'm torn right now thanks to Kojima,lol).

 

[Killjoy-NL]

So, after getting destroyed by PS5 and Switch, they supposedly plan to solve the issues by going 3rd party AND taking both Sony and Nintendo head-on, based on a dead-end sub service?

Sounds like smart business.

Edit:

I'm actually willing to believe they are this dumb.

 

[crazyjah2003]

My wet dream is they change their mind on VR cuz I love it... Would be such a huge boost to the VR industry...

 

[MayauMiao]

2 SKUs meaning one of it will be abandon.

 

[MisterXDTV]

Other third party publishers gain absolutely nothing by not releasing on whatever Xbox hardware looks like in however many years. They don't make more money from being Playstation exclusives unless Sony hand them the bag, which they now have less and less reason to do.

The thing that will ultimately drive third parties away from future MS hardware is the need to continue to support weak SKUs. We've already heard numerous stories about how much of a pain in the ass it is to support Series S.

Why should they support a platform where games don't sell anymore???

LOL

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Oh look, it's the normal throw shit on the wall since everyone else is rumor recycle.

Good journalism doesn't exist anymore. Now it's Twitter breathing scooter sniffing enthusiasts who know the janitors wife 3rd cousin that meet once every 6 months to have a manajaytwa (you know what I mean).

 

[Perrott]

I too think it's perfectly normal to claim to have bought over 100 games for a platform I have no access to.

Why are you buying 100 games you cannot play? You got Scrooge McDuck money or something?

Games were stupidly cheap on the Xbox Store here in Argentina (publishers forgetting to update their prices to where they should be given the inflation), so I bought north of 130 games for about... 50 or 60 bucks? I couldn't resist lol

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▪“Black”
《15/12 • [2.11GB] • $151,00》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge”
《11/05 • [4.67GB] • $37,75》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Conker: Live & Reloaded”
《15/12 • [5.17GB] • $149,00》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Dead or Alive 3”
《22/05 • [5.27GB] • $159,20》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Gunvalkyrie”
《15/12 • [1.52GB] • $142,00》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Jade Empire”
《11/05 • [6.74GB] • $37,75》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Ninja Gaiden Black”
《15/12 • [6.53GB] • $151,00》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Otogi: Myth of Demons”
《15/12 • [3.66GB] • $284,00》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors”
《15/12 • [3.42GB] • $284,00》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Panzer Dragoon Orta”
《15/12 • [3.63GB] • $129,00》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Psychonauts”
《11/05 • [4.43GB] • $30,20》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Star Wars: Battlefront”
《14/07 • [3.02GB] • $74,50》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Star Wars: Battlefront II”
《14/07 • [3.99GB] • $74,50》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic”
《14/07 • [4.37GB] • $74,50》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords”
《13/06 • [4.71GB] • $52,15》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Star Wars: Republic Commando”
《14/07 • [4.25GB] • $74,50》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Star Wars – Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith”
《15/12 • [3.08GB] • $149,00》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind”
《18/09 • [1.52GB] • $159,20》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory”
《30/04 • [6.38GB] • $79,60》• • • • • • • • • • • •
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■ XBOX 360 ■ [614.68GB] [$11.356,35 – 89]
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▪“Alan Wake”
《11/05 • [6.80GB] • $62,25》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Army of Two”
《15/12 • [5.82GB] • $299,00》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Assassin's Creed”
《22/05 • [7.19GB] • $59,70》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts”
《18/09 • [6.89GB] • $159,20》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Battlefield: Bad Company”
《26/04 • [5.55GB] • $199,00》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Battlefield: Bad Company 2”
《26/04 • [8.37GB] • $199,00》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Binary Domain”
《22/05 • [7.81GB] • $351,60》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Braid”
《28/08 • [631,37MB] • $18,15》• • • • • • • • • •
▪“Brütal Legend”
《11/05 • [6.55GB] • $59,70》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Bully: Scholarship Edition”
《05/09 • [3.52GB] • $149,40》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Call of Duty 2”
《29/07 • [5.81GB] • $124,50》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Call of Duty 3”
《28/05 • [6.66GB] • $124,50》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare”
《29/07 • [7.06GB] • $149,50》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Call of Duty: Black Ops”
《29/07 • [7.50GB] • $249,50》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Call of Duty: Black Ops II”
《29/07 • [15.78GB] • $239,70》• • • • • • • • • •
▪“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2”
《29/07 • [7.47GB] • $149,50》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3”
《29/07 • [10.79GB] • $249,50》• • • • • • • • • •
▪“Call of Duty: World at War”
《29/07 • [6.92GB] • $149,50》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Child of Eden”
《15/12 • [3.03GB] • $299,00》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Condemned: Criminal Origins”
《15/12 • [3.98GB] • $249,00》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Crackdown”
《21/04 • [6.87GB] • $0,00》• • • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Dead or Alive 4”
《22/05 • [7.32GB] • $186,75》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Dead Space”
《15/12 • [6.97GB] • $199,00》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Dead Space 2”
《22/05 • [13.46GB] • $59,80》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Dead Space 3”
《22/05 • [15.99GB] • $59,80》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Deadly Premonition”
《15/12 • [5.98GB] • $199,00》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Dragon Age: Origins”
《22/05 • [7.08GB] • $39,80》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Earth Defence Force 2017”
《29/08 • [2.32GB] • $65,67》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Enslaved: Odyssey to the West”
《15/12 • [5.55GB] • $199,00》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Fable II”
《13/06 • [8.41GB] • $62,25》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Fallout 3”
《13/06 • [6.13GB] • $42,60》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Fallout: New Vegas”
《13/06 • [5.65GB] • $42,60》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Far Cry 2”
《03/10 • [4.42GB] • $44,70》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Far Cry 3”
《22/05 • [6.57GB] • $59,70》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Fight Night Champion”
《01/08 • [6.14GB] • $124,75》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Final Fantasy XIII”
《15/12 • [30.62GB] • $249,00》• • • • • • • • • •
▪“From Dust”
《28/08 • [1.71GB] • $20,62》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Gears of War”
《18/09 • [7.21GB] • $383,20》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Gears of War 2”
《18/09 • [6.96GB] • $383,20》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Gears of War 3”
《18/09 • [8.10GB] • $383,20》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Gears of War: Judgment”
《18/09 • [7.72GB] • $383,20》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Grand Theft Auto IV”
《05/09 • [7.02GB] • $87,15》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Hydrophobia”
《30/04 • [1.76GB] • $26,82》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“I Am Alive”
《22/05 • [2.44GB] • $24,75》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Ikaruga”
《21/04 • [549,88MB] • $0,00》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Infinite Undiscovery”
《15/12 • [11.48GB] • $249,00》• • • • • • • • • •
▪“Kameo”
《18/09 • [6.09GB] • $119,20》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Killer Is Dead”
《22/05 • [5.12GB] • $37,35》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Trilogy”
《$16/07 • [4.05GB] • $62,25》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues”
《$16/07 • [6.25GB] • $62,25》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean”
《$16/07 • [7.02GB] • $62,25》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga”
《$16/07 • [6.28GB] • $62,25》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars”
《$16/07 • [6.62GB] • $49,75》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Lost Odyssey”
《15/04 • [22.34GB] • $69,75》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Mass Effect”
《11/05 • [7.43GB] • $49,80》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Mass Effect 2”
《22/05 • [13.12GB] • $59,80》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Mass Effect 3”
《22/05 • [15.42GB] • $59,80》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance”
《15/12 • [8.29GB] • $149,40》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Midnight Club: Los Angeles”
《16/09 • [10.92GB] • $166,83》• • • • • • • • • •
▪“Mirror's Edge”
《15/12 • [6.12GB] • $279,00》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Ninja Gaiden II”
《15/12 • [7.51GB] • $299,00》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD”
《15/12 • [2.27GB] • $284,00》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Pac-Man Championship Edition DX+”
《15/12 • [715,93MB] • $55,00》• • • • • • • • • •
▪“Peggle”
《15/12 • [640,86MB] • $99,00》• • • • • • • • • •
▪“Perfect Dark”
《18/09 • [784,68MB] • $44,00》• • • • • • • • • •
▪“Perfect Dark Zero”
《18/09 • [6.18GB] • $159,20》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Plants vs Zombies”
《15/12 • [591,25MB] • $144,00》• • • • • • • • •
▪“Portal: Still Alive”
《11/05 • [1.37GB] • $20,62》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Radiant Silvergun”
《30/04 • [1.14GB] • $41,25》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Rage”
《13/06 • [22.54GB] • $49,75》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Red Dead Redemption”
《03/08 • [7.40GB] • $399,00》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Shadow Complex”
《28/08 • [1.39GB] • $27.22》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Sine Mora”
《22/05 • [1.45GB] • $24,75》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Skate 3”
《22/05 • [6.70GB] • $39,80》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Split/Second”
《14/07 • [7.32GB] • $62,25》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Star Wars: The Force Unleashed”
《14/07 • [7.04GB] • $49,75》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II”
《14/07 • [6.25GB] • $49,75》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Super Meat Boy”
《11/05 • [590,94MB] • $20,62》• • • • • • • • • •
▪“Table Tennis”
《05/09 • [3.95GB] • $159,60》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2”
《30/04 • [7.62GB] • $74,50》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas”
《30/04 • [7.27GB] • $37,25》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2”
《22/05 • [7.15GB] • $37,25》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist”
《22/05 • [17.59GB] • $119,70》• • • • • • • • • •
▪“Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction”
《19/12 • [7.52GB] • $249,00》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent”
《28/08 • [7.57GB] • $119,70》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Tomb Raider: Legend”
《27/05 • [7.31GB] • $31,00》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Too Human”
《17/04 • [6.88GB] • $0,00》• • • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Trials HD”
《11/05 • [709,42MB] • $13,75》• • • • • • • • • •
▪“Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise”
《18/09 • [5.57GB] • $159,20》• • • • • • • • • • •
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▪“Below”
《27/08 • [5.34GB] • $74,70》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Crimson Dragon”
《13/06 • [6.83GB] • $49,17》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Dead Rising”
《28/05 • [8.09GB] • $164,70》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die”
《13/06 • [8.81GB] • $49,17》• • • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Gears of War 4”
《13/06 • [133.74GB] • Pack II • $0,00》• • • •
▪“Halo 5: Guardians”
《13/06 • [100.97GB] • Pack II • $399,00》• •
▪“Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice”
《13/06 • [19.16GB] • $89,75》• • • • • • • • • • •
▪“Need for Speed”
《31/05 • [20.15GB] • Pack I • $0,00》• • • • • •
▪“Peggle 2”
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▪“Sunset Overdrive Deluxe Edition”
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[Zuzu]

In one way I like the idea of a handheld more than the Series S but that will make development even more difficult for the high end console.

Given the current news I don't see the point of the high end console. With Xbox games becoming available on the PS5 Pro (assumedly) then most people will likely be content to stay with the Pro or wait for the PS6 which will also assumedly have Xbox game. Therefore the high end machine offers a bit better way to experience Xbox games for 2 years before the PS6 arrives. What's the point?

 

[AV]

Why should they support a platform where games don't sell anymore???

LOL

They do. 15 of the top 20 best-selling Xbox games of 2023 were third-party multiplats. They might not sell nearly as well as on Playstation, but they still shift millions, and nobody's going to pass that up if it's there.

 

[MisterXDTV]

They do. 15 of the top 20 best-selling Xbox games of 2023 were third-party multiplats. They might not sell nearly as well as on Playstation, but they still shift millions, and nobody's going to pass that up if it's there.

I'm talking about the future when MS goes third party and the Xbox ships sinks.

Not what happened in the last 20 years

 

[fatmarco]

I mean I wouldn't mind a mobile Series S device. That seems somewhat achievable right?

 

[GHG]

Ah yes, more SKU's, just what they need.

 

[AV]

I'm talking about the future when MS goes third party and the Xbox ships sinks.

Not what happened in the last 20 years

If they continue to make hardware, other publishers will still publish on it. There won't be an industry-wide agreement/movement to push them completely out of the space because all those publishers also enjoy money.

 

[MisterXDTV]

Ah yes, more SKU's, just what they need.

More hardware than games it's their motto

 

[MisterXDTV]

If they continue to make hardware, other publishers will still publish on it. There won't be an industry-wide agreement/movement to push them completely out of the space because all those publishers also enjoy money.

What? If they continue to make hardware, nobody will buy it and they will pull the plug sooner or later....

They don't sell hardware with PS5/Switch locked out of their games....

What do you think it's gonna happen when you can buy their games on PS Store/Nintendo Store without ever needing an Xbox???

 

[Killjoy-NL]

If they continue to make hardware, other publishers will still publish on it. There won't be an industry-wide agreement/movement to push them completely out of the space because all those publishers also enjoy money.

That goes for MS as well. Going down the road they're currently on is going to bleed them money.

If this is truly their plan, they are dumb as hell.
It might even die faster than this gen.
Especially with no physical presence in stores since they're shutting down that department.

 

[Xion_Stellar]

Games were stupidly cheap on the Xbox Store here in Argentina (publishers forgetting to update their prices to where they should be given the inflation), so I bought north of 130 games for about... 50 or 60 bucks? I couldn't resist lol

The games could have cost half a cent it still doesn't stop this from looking like a weird thing to do it's just not something someone would define as normal behavior.

Kudos on you for getting the deal don't get me wrong it's just a weird thing to do if you ask me.

 

[TrebleShot]

Sounds cool actually, Id like to see this from Sony also, even better the PS6 to be a dockable console with something like a plug in GPU like the ROG ally but in a much more domestic user-friendly configuration.

OLED is a must and a 120hz screen.

In fact a device like that but more bespoke and based around a console experience would be incredible.

Steam Deck, Switch and Portal success could push them in that direction.

 

[Astray]

These plans are all over the fucking place. There's no strategy happening anymore in Microsoft Gaming.

Good luck selling those new SKUs when Xbox mindshare is at its very lowest. Good luck convincing Developers and Publishers to have their games meet two completely different specs yet again, all while you are taking %30 of whatever they sell on those devices and putting it towards competition with them on other platforms.

 

[Shubh_C63]

So Steamdeck vs XboxHH-withGP

I can see XboxHH working with Gamepass.

 

[MisterXDTV]

These plans are all over the fucking place. There's no strategy happening anymore in Microsoft Gaming.

Good luck selling those new SKUs when Xbox mindshare is at its very lowest. Good luck convincing Developers and Publishers to have their games meet two completely different specs yet again, all while you are taking %30 of whatever they sell on those devices and putting it towards competition with them on other platforms.

THIS, you can't be first party and third party at the same time