Microsoft Gaming Handheld Device 'Few Years' Away, Says Xbox Chief (yahoo.com)
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- News link: https://games.slashdot.org/story/24/11/13/1348200/microsoft-gaming-handheld-device-few-years-away-says-xbox-chief
- Source link: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/microsoft-gaming-chief-still-looking-120022548.html
The gaming unit wants to be "informed by learning and what's happening now" before introducing its own device, Spencer said. "Longer term, I love us building devices," Spencer said, adding that Microsoft's team "could do some real innovative work."
[1] https://finance.yahoo.com/news/microsoft-gaming-chief-still-looking-120022548.html
MS should just discontinue XBox (Score:2)
MS should just discontinue XBox as a division and just make "XBox" their primary Windows gaming brand. Then open it up to OEMs to make whatever "XBox" system they want (which will really just be a Windows machine with specialty controls or form factors).
There already isn't hardly any functional difference anymore between consoles and desktops that use TV's as their monitors.
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> MS should just discontinue XBox as a division and just make "XBox" their primary Windows gaming brand. Then open it up to OEMs to make whatever "XBox" system they want (which will really just be a Windows machine with specialty controls or form factors).
> There already isn't hardly any functional difference anymore between consoles and desktops that use TV's as their monitors.
Or just, now hear me out here, license their OS to PC manufacturers. I know that's a weird idea, but it just might work for them.
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There's a huge difference in how the games run on Xbox console compared to PCs. As fixed hardware specs allow developers to optimize their games for that specific hardware. Even doing some low level optimizations that won't be done for PCs. It's clear to see when you build a PC with comparable hardware as consoles. You'll need a higher level PC build just to match the consoles. This is why I recommend people who don't have or need high end PCs just to get the consoles.
Re: MS should just discontinue XBox (Score:2)
"There's a huge difference in how the games run on Xbox console compared to PCs"
True. For not that much more money you can build a PC that shits on the Xbox.
This whole idea that console games are carefully optimized is outdated. Some of them are, many of them aren't. I was just looking at some materials being produced for a Nintendo remake. I forget what game it was, something SMB related I think. The original had used a separate texture for different colored blocks that were otherwise identical. The remake
They're watching the Steam Deck (Score:2)
I'm sure they're watching the popularity of the [1]Steam Deck [steampowered.com] very carefully.
[1] https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck/
Prediction: (Score:2)
This will fail. Microsoft historically is very bad at entering existing markets with high competition, not without sinking in a lot of investment, losing a lot of money, and they historically fail unless they form the entire division as part of a central business strategy. The Xbox was a success. Surface was a success. But this ... this is just a single product.
Beyond just the Steamdeck there are plenty of deck clones out there. If MS releases *a product* it will be lost in the competition.
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How is this "just a single product", but "Xbox" is not?
Free Crab Tomorrow (Score:2)
I'll believe it when it actually arrives and remains on the market for more than a few months.