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Jazz2K on 27 July 2011
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ultraslick said:

It may allow Microsoft more profit in software sales if they were to somehow do this but it would essentially be them stepping out of the hardware race entirely.

Think about it, why would you ever buy a 720 if ALL of the games could easily play on your PC?
You wouldn't, you would just buy a PS4 or possibly a wii for exclusives. and then some XBOX only games... but never a 720.

stupid.
they need reasons for people to buy a game console, and no matter how good the network becomes, or how many bells and whistles Microsoft throws at the console itself, GAMES are what sell the console. Games you can find only on that console.

I know some of you may think, "isnt that how it is now with the 360"? but that is somewhat irrelevant because at the earlier stages of this gen, Microsoft sealed a lot of timed exclusives.
It being the only console for Bioshock, Fallout, and Mass Effect. Games.

Maybe not everyone thinks the way I do though.. personally I would love to not be enticed into buying all 3 machines next gen. I already have a PC- so I will essentially have the 720 already at home if what this thread is indicating comes true!


Imo MS goal is not to sell as many consoles as the other two but to have people subscribe to Xbox Live. Their next platform will be Windows. PC/Console/Phone/Tablet will only be another window to look at the same content. If you don't want to buy a console fine, play on PC, don't have time for PC then play on Tablets it doesn't matter all you need is Live.

I could see games for PC/Consoles as they could share the same control system with Kinect/Controller then Phones/Tablet as they both share touch/gyroscope/camera.

In the long run MS wouldn't need to make Xboxes, third parties could do that just like PC/Phones/Tablets. Subscribe to Live and play with whatever device you want.