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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.