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Certainly possible.
I'm still sort of wondering that they've dropped near 100B and all that time could have had a major loss leading push hardware wise with some pretty extreme specs at an irrestible price.
Instant install base and without the need for exclusives while being another channel for this publisher strategy.
They have lots of avenues and clearly are intent on supporting new console hardware so I'm hoping it's not just a hat in the ring entry and goes one/some of a few ways -
- Specs beyond what other platforms can reasonably support financially
- Unique features only their hardware can support
- Lower price point massively loss lead
- Multiple SKUs more extreme than S vs X of current gen, give us a real performance option
- Hybrid handheld model similar to Switch e.g. dockable, upgradeable, docked = higher perf etc.
- AR/VR/handheld revolution
- AI perf out the ass, leveraging all those years of Azure AI investment
All I know is they have to have come up with something different than what they have been doing. I'm still thinking hybrid PC/console with a handheld to come later. My guess it will be expensive. It very well could be one the more interesting hardware reveals in console history.