alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-29 hours agoLeaked pricing suggests the ROG Xbox Ally X might be the most expensive Xbox console yet, which probably isn't the award Microsoft is aiming for [600~900$]www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up189arrow-down10
arrow-up189arrow-down1external-linkLeaked pricing suggests the ROG Xbox Ally X might be the most expensive Xbox console yet, which probably isn't the award Microsoft is aiming for [600~900$]www.pcgamer.comalessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-29 hours agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squaretempest@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·14 hours agoAlso from the Xbox perspective this is mostly Asus taking the risk hardware wise. Microsoft are just adding some bigger grips on the side.
minus-squareoverload@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 hours agoI would have thought Xbox/M$ would be subsidising the hardware cost somewhat.
minus-squaretempest@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·13 hours agoThey are desperately trying to be the Netflix of games. That is why they keep buying IP, studios and publishers. They are buying content for that service. Boutique hardware doesn’t help that. You need that service on every and anything.
minus-squareoverload@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-213 hours agoGamepass being operating system agnostic would be great. My Australian internet is too shit for cloud streaming though.
Also from the Xbox perspective this is mostly Asus taking the risk hardware wise. Microsoft are just adding some bigger grips on the side.
I would have thought Xbox/M$ would be subsidising the hardware cost somewhat.
They are desperately trying to be the Netflix of games. That is why they keep buying IP, studios and publishers. They are buying content for that service.
Boutique hardware doesn’t help that. You need that service on every and anything.
Gamepass being operating system agnostic would be great. My Australian internet is too shit for cloud streaming though.