Microsoft very a lot would really like you to know that there shall be one other Xbox console, as lately rumours have been circulating that there won’t be. However not solely, that, it’s apparently going to be a “very premium and high-end curated expertise”.
That’s in accordance with Xbox president Sarah Bond , who lately sat down with Mashable to reply a number of questions.
The interviewer requested Bond concerning the rumours and leaks which counsel that the following Xbox goes to be extra akin to PC than a standard console, or one thing of a hybrid.
“Nicely, I can inform you you’re proper that the following gen console goes to be a really premium, very high-end curated expertise,” Bond replied.
“You’re beginning to see among the considering that we’ve got on this handheld, however I don’t wish to give all of it away,” she continued, gesturing towards the ROG Xbox Ally X.
Precisely what she is referring to is rarely addressed. My guess, although, is that she’s referring particularly to the customized model of Home windows that runs on the Xbox Ally X, a streamlined model of the OS that was designed to be higher for gaming, with blended outcomes. In that case, that’s an admission that the following Xbox console shall be nearer to a PC than ever.
A few of the rumours have said that the following Xbox could even have the ability to run Steam. There was additionally a hearsay final yr that Xbox was contemplating permitting third events to create Xbox-branded {hardware}. This has led to some hypothesis a couple of Steam/Xbox hybrid, since Valve has even be rumoured to be returning to the {hardware} house.
However that’s all hypothesis. All we are able to safely say for now could be that Xbox appears to be intending on making its subsequent machine “premium”, a really scary prospect for our financial institution accounts. In spite of everything, the Xbox Sequence X is at the moment $800, following two value hikes this yr alone.
All in all, it’s nonetheless troublesome to get a way of what Microsoft’s plan for Xbox is. They’ve massively elevated the price of Recreation Move, shifted to being the world’s greatest writer of video games and in addition determined to bump up the value of Xbox growth kits.
Maybe the aim is to market the following Xbox towards the wealthiest players, those that need high-end PC efficiency but additionally the sofa gaming expertise?
Nowadays, although, who actually is aware of what Xbox is as much as.
