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[–] darkkite@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't really see a problem. ideally they offer products a various price ranges like apple products for various use cases. There of course can be implementation complexity with supporting tiered devices

[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Also from the Xbox perspective this is mostly Asus taking the risk hardware wise. Microsoft are just adding some bigger grips on the side.

[–] overload@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I would have thought Xbox/M$ would be subsidising the hardware cost somewhat.

[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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.

[–] overload@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Gamepass being operating system agnostic would be great. My Australian internet is too shit for cloud streaming though.