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JamesJones44 I think maybe she meant, supporting Microsoft by getting them production ready SoCs in 2027 for a 2028 launch. Xbox has always launched in November and I doubt they move off of the holiday ticket. For that reason it's hard to believe Microsoft would be a full year ahead of their own internal roadmap, but you never know. Reply
hotaru251 i forsee the next gen consoles failing to sell well (at corpo level desires) current price of tech is insanely bloated & few people are goign to want to pay what they will ask (as we are no longer selling consoles ta a loss) Reply
bigdragon I find this news surprising. The collapse in XBox hardware sales we've seen in the past year means that they won't hit the profit margins that Microsoft wants to see. A lot of commentary around XBox has been focused on licensing the brand out to companies like Asus and MSI to create XBox-certified devices, and Microsoft transitioning to a SEGA-like multiplatform publisher and developer role. I can't see Microsoft developing enough in-house IP to support another generation of first-party XBox hardware. Maybe we have to see the Steam Machine transition from paper product to actual production consumer device before Microsoft officially steps away from a next-generation XBox hardware though. Reply
thestryker bigdragon said: The collapse in XBox hardware sales we've seen in the past year means that they won't hit the profit margins that Microsoft wants to see. It's hard to really make a prediction off of this because Microsoft has flagrantly neglected the hardware side. I picked up a series x for ~$350 a few years ago during holiday sales and since then they've had multiple price hikes without any annual sales. It's pretty clear that they have no interest in really moving the hardware that they've got now which leads me to believe they don't want to build more than their existing contracts. Reply
blppt I miss the days when consoles would have custom exotic hardware other than just being just basically mini PCs. Boring from a hardware perspective, though it makes a lot of sense from a business one. Reply
blppt bigdragon said: Microsoft transitioning to a SEGA-like multiplatform publisher and developer role. Sega has gone from a highly influential company that controlled the hearts and minds of basically one third of the gaming industry and being part of mainstream pop culture, to just a publisher that barely anybody thinks about anymore. Granted, Microsoft is far bigger than Sega ever was, and Xbox is just a small portion of their overall business, but in terms of gaming it would just be Sony vs Nintendo again, as it was for a short time after the Dreamcast was abandoned. Reply
call101010 umeng2002_2 said: With 8 GB of DDR2 RAM not really , I think they will use 32GB HBM in it. Reply
hotaru251 blppt said: to just a publisher that barely anybody thinks about anymore. yet still has one of the most iconic mascots Reply
helper800 call101010 said: not really , I think they will use 32GB HBM in it. For the low, low, price of 2400 dollars. Reply
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