The best Original Xbox Box Mini device would actually just be a Xbox One S (or X)

[Mr Puggsly]

zorg1000 said:

Mr Puggsly said:

These are not just impulse purchase items. I mean $80-$100 is a good chunk of change to play old games. So they need to have appealing games to justify it.

You seem to think a X1S should be priced competitively with low spec box that just plays some built in retro games? Not gonna happen. Again, I am really suggesting a special edition X1S.

Sub-$100 is absolutely impulse purchase range for the average working adult in first world countries.

I do not think that and I have no idea how you came to that conclusion. I'm saying your idea will not work for the people that these classic systems cater to, which is nostalgic lapsed gamers.

Lapsed gamers are people who played games growing up but for one reason or another very seldomly play games (or quit altogether) as an adult. Many of these people still have a soft spot for the games of their childhood/teen years and will buy a cheap device to play a dozen or so of these old games they loved.

Since these people are not gamers anymore, the ability to play current generation games does not really do much, if anything, to add value so a $200 X1S that plays today's $60 games will not be as enticing as a $100 Xbox Classic with 20 pre-installed games.

 

With that said, I dont think a special edition X1S like you suggest is a bad idea, just that it shouldn't be used to replace classic consoles. Both options would be ideal.

I disagree, it has to be an impressive product to even justify $60. The NES classic did well because it had definitive games of that platform. A lesser library would not have succeeded in nearly the same way.

An OG Xbox device wouldn't be very impressive with lesser specs than a X1S. Especially if you wanted online features like accessing a store, improved resolutions, improved performance, etc. With that said, just push the current console for nostalgia reasons. Also, if you wanna play some classic Halo games online then Halo MCC.

Youre assuming many people buying these classic gaming devices are not gamers. Im sure thats some of the audience, but not an assumption I would make.

Also, the audience that grew up with OG Xbox is not the same as those who grew up with NES or SNES per se. Bear in mind the market grew and the average age of gamers became older.