Xbox has revealed its approach to the next generation console.
In an interview with Mashable about the recently released ROG Xbox ally And Xbox Ally X laptop computers, Xbox President Sarah Bond asked about the company's broader plans for next-generation hardware. Of course, Bond noted that she couldn't say much right now, but she did tease a little.
“The next generation console will be very premium and high-end, carefully designed,” Bond responded. “You start to understand what we have in this portable device. [the Xbox Ally devices]but I don’t want to give it all away.”
Bond is likely referring to the fact that Xbox Ally devices are a combination of the respective Asus and Windows PC frameworks, with integration of Xbox icons and game libraries. This hybrid approach has influenced a lot of what Microsoft has done in recent years. On the Xbox side, the company has downplayed the need for a console, bringing its games to a variety of platforms, from PC and mobile devices to cloud gaming and even PlayStation. This led to the adoption “This is Xbox” marketing campaign in which all types of the above-mentioned devices are called “Xbox”.
And earlier this year the company teased that it wanted to focus on bringing “the best of Xbox and Windows” together into portable gaming PCs. Xbox Ally devices running Windows 11 and equipped with Xbox buttons, user interface and game catalogs are part of this process. Another one of them major partnership with AMD Earlier this year, Bond announced “collaborative chip development for a range of devices, including our next-generation Xbox consoles.” All of this is to say that the next-gen Xbox will likely be more PC-like than Microsoft's previous consoles.
However, this broader, platform-agnostic approach has also caused many people to question why they should buy an Xbox console in the first place. Additionally, Xbox hardware prices have doubled this year (the most recent of which did not affect Canada), there is much less incentive to purchase one of Microsoft's consoles since much of what they offer is available elsewhere.
In particular, almost every Xbox game made by in-house developers, e.g. Gears War, Forza And Microsoft Flight Simulator, has already made its way (or is making its way) to PlayStation. according to rumors Halo: Combat Evolved It is expected that the remake will be released on PS5. And while non-streaming Game Pass options are only available on Xbox and PC, constantly growing cost of the service scared a lot of people away. All this led to sales of the Xbox Series X/S. Reportedly tens of millions behind PS5.
Given all this, it will be interesting to see how many people will still want to buy the next-gen Xbox, even if it is as “premium” as Bond suggests. After all, Sony is clearly working on a PS6, and They even recently hinted that they're excited to bring it to fans “in a few years.”
In the meantime, an idea of what Xbox is likely planning for its next hardware can be found in Xbox Ally for $799 And Xbox Ally X for $1,300.
Source: Mashable
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