DrUsmanSaleemit would be equivalent to a $2,000- $3,000 high-end gaming PC.

the Helix console will use a custom AMC SoC

GrimlingI never heard of AMC.
Can someone explain to me who this is, and why i have never heard of them before?

FR3D1Xbox is DEAD!

Aside from that, an open system if implemented could help save Windows. After all, Ms. Sharma didn't lie regarding things like the Gaming Copilot on Xbox. She was first renamed and then ultimately removed!

Regards,
Fred.

TheinsanegamerNThis strategy has been tried before, and failed before. Having multiple SKUs just makes it harder for developers to eek out sufficient performance, and the whole ecosystem will be beholden to the lowest common denominator.

Gooigi's ExThey have been dead for over 10 years now....😒


Its ok for Nintendo to do it and for Playtstation to do it but Xbox does it, it's bad LOL. Developers have to make their games run on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. That's already the lowest bar they can go and what's funny, Nintendo get praises for making developers be mindful of performance for their devices. Again Xbox does it? Oh it holds back the gaming performance of the Xbox ecosystem but then performance doesn't matter right? ONLY when Xbox is invovled, suddenly performance matters. Series S console is stronger than the Switch 2, only thing that holds it back is the CPU. GPU, not even a discussion.

Bigshrimp

Gooigi's ExSo Xbox is Microslop.. GOT IT

Gooigi's ExIts ok for Nintendo to do it and for Playtstation to do it but Xbox does it, it's bad LOL.

• Edge: the Chrome competitror they messed up so bad they had no choice but to switch to Chromium.
• Cortana: people actually liked Siri and Google Assistant despite the issues and MS could no be left behind so they went and ruined the name Cortana for all of us by integrating it into the core of Windows so for years you could not uninstall or disable it without breaking the OS.
• Bing: not much commentary required here. If AI had arrived a decade later there is a small chance Bing might have licked Google's toes and that's accounting for MS forcing whomever they could to use it by not offering the option to change the search engine in places like the start menu, something IIRC MS got sued into allowing later.
• Windows Phone. Another "brilliant" example of "if Google did it we can too" that failed misserably and in the process took Motorola down so hard they went from being one of the most recognizable phone brands in the world to a bottom feeder in the crowded Android marketthat few notice or even remember today.

sephiroth117Whatever is the plan for the new management team at Xbox it will take a lot of time before we can see the results, regardless if they are good or bad.

Helix, whatever it will be, it either needs Steam compat and/or a big backlog of quality exclusives.

If it's a 1000-1,400EUR custom AMD PC with RDNA 5/UDNA + Zen 6 SoC it can have a strong performance/prix ratio

But they are going to need crazy titles like a new TES VI, Forza Horizon 7 in few years, things like that

AGlezBFirst you need to understand gaming consoles like PS and Xbox are usually sold at a loss because the company expects to recover the cost from taxing the games via licensing, i.e. pay me if you want your game in my store/platform. If they sold the consoles at cost they'd be too expensive and no one would buy them because you can do more with a PC of the same specs. That's why they will find ways to offset the cost.

Second you need to understand MS has a long, and I mean long history of trying to imitate other companies and failing misserably. Here are some examples:

• Edge: the Chrome competitror they messed up so bad they had no choice but to switch to Chromium.
• Cortana: people actually liked Siri and Google Assistant despite the issues and MS could no be left behind so they went and ruined the name Cortana for all of us by integrating it into the core of Windows so for years you could not uninstall or disable it without breaking the OS.
• Bing: not much commentary required here. If AI had arrived a decade later there is a small chance Bing might have licked Google's toes and that's accounting for MS forcing whomever they could to use it by not offering the option to change the search engine in places like the start menu, something IIRC MS got sued into allowing later.
• Windows Phone. Another "brilliant" example of "if Google did it we can too" that failed misserably and in the process took Motorola down so hard they went from being one of the most recognizable phone brands in the world to a bottom feeder in the crowded Android marketthat few notice or even remember today.

AFAIK MS has had way more failures than successes when copying other companies because their objective isn't to innovate but to claim a piece of the pie.

What we are expecting is MS being MS they will find a way to try to milk every cent from their users and do it so poorly it will doom Xbox into oblivion. I will be surprised if they don't do something like having forced advertisements in the cheap version or something of that sort to maximize their profits. Who knows, maybe this time Copilot gives them a way to make money without pissing their whole userbase off.

Gooigi's ExRight but I said Xbox, not Microsoft. All the negatives from Microsoft doesn’t translate to Xbox and if it did, Sony would be more hated than they are now. You don’t need to educate me on the long history of Microsoft. Been around the block a lot longer than most on here.

Also the fact that you’re mad that Microsoft try COMPETE with others and failed but some how it’s imitating? Like it get it that people hate Microsoft but hot damn it’s with personal feeling behind it and not with facts. That’s my problem with this damn website and Steam enthusiasts. NOT customers(“consumers”) but ENTHUSIASTS. Edge was and still bad, Cortana was annoying and ruined her name, Bing is honestly decent imo, it’s away from Google and Google is MUCH worse than Microsoft, and Windows Phone had the potential to be absolutely excellent as Windows Mobile back in the day was amazing. But then they bought out Nokia and put them to extinction. Not everything Microsoft does is bad and dare I say had good moments that’s can be pointed out.

BigshrimpWho cares, lol. Xbox sucks and no matter what you argue about them in the positive, they still suck. Let me put them in capital letters for emphasis. XBOX STILL SUCKS! :P

Gooigi's ExYES YES! I love it! Xbox sucks Xbox sucks 😂 l love dumbass Valve fanboys 😂 Comments like these are the reason why I love making positive comments about Xbox. For some odd reason it’s just trigger yall with positive facts about Microsoft/ Xbox 😂😂

BigshrimpLol, the trolls never get enough. Thanks for passing the test, as always. :P

Gooigi's ExRight but I said Xbox, not Microsoft. All the negatives from Microsoft doesn’t translate to Xbox and if it did, Sony would be more hated than they are now. You don’t need to educate me on the long history of Microsoft. Been around the block a lot longer than most on here.

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