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[kitler53]

you can take this however you want but what i'm taking from this is:

1. xbox has exited the console business

2. MS instead is investing in PC/windows being able to play xbox games

3. They will put an xbox sticker on any device capable of running windows and call it an xbox like they did with the ROG

[Legend]

Yeah xbox is dead.

Only real question I have is if they will still have a dedicated console sdk. Or if the next box they make will literally just run pc games, like the steam deck.

[kitler53]

i dunno how you can have "multiple storefronts" and not just be a pc with windows dressing (pun intended).   



i hear about them investing in getting legacy xbox games playable on pc.  so i assume the long term vision is to merge their xbox and window games storefronts together on windows.   MS moves peoples xbox purchases to this new PC store front and tells them they already own several xboxs so "we're cool guys".  MS has a few hardware partnerships to maintain the illusion of a console continuity.

[Legend]

Xbox branded vr?

An image of the Xbox Meta Quest 3S seemingly leaked online...

If this is actually legit, this is a bizarre partnership... pic.twitter.com/gJyjyOitqb

— JayWood2010 (@JayWood2010) June 20, 2025

[the-pi-guy]

Xbox branded vr?

An image of the Xbox Meta Quest 3S seemingly leaked online...

If this is actually legit, this is a bizarre partnership... pic.twitter.com/gJyjyOitqb

— JayWood2010 (@JayWood2010) June 20, 2025

Do you follow Jay Wood?

[Legend]

Do you follow Jay Wood?

I believe so. And I was too lazy to search for the source. But I found it.

https://insider-gaming.com/first-image-of-the-xbox-quest-3-leaks/

[kitler53]

Xbox branded vr?

From what i read it is just coat of paint on a quest with a gamepass free trial coupon. 

[Legend]

From what i read it is just coat of paint on a quest with a gamepass free trial coupon.

Yeah, but xbox doesn't have any vr games. So it's odd, at least to me.

[kitler53]

Yeah, but xbox doesn't have any vr games. So it's odd, at least to me.

right.  but quest has "big picture mode" and what I read is meta added the ability to use Xbox cloud streaming a few years ago.  this collaboration is to highlight that I guess.

this is exactly why I don't trust MSs announcement a bit ago about Xbox committed to a next gen console.  slapping a sticker on a Rog or Quest is not an Xbox but they are marketing it as such.  

if they have a "console" it's just going to be a green tinted PC.