It’s confirmed: the next xbox will be a Windows PC box. It sounds very interesting that this will also be backwards compatible with Xbox games, including 360/One/Series games. I wonder if it’s just emulation, and how well that will work

  • circuitfarmer@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    the full power of Windows PC gaming

    It’s even better without the Windows.

    Something tells me that part of Microsoft’s public focus here is distraction from the fact that they are losing grip on two separate markets.

    • Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech
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      7 hours ago

      It’s not that. As far as the stock market is concerned Microsoft has succeeded and plateaued. There is no where else for them to grow in the first world.

      So they are not giving up on consoles. No, this marketing campaign wasn’t for us, not by a long shot. They’re going to Africa, to South America, Asia, they’re trying to lower the bar for entry so they are the first ones in everyone’s minds over there.

      Don’t have an Xbox? Here’s a handheld. Can’t afford that? Game streaming from the cloud. This is infinite growth capitalism and there simply aren’t enough people to sustain that, so they need more people.