Has Microsoft made a Mistake By not making XboxOS instead of a Game console?

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joeorc said:

ktay95 said:
I am so confued at what you are saying, if they wanted to go the PC route wouldnt using windows and then their own Steam like store would have been the best bet.
And the console was a direct attack on Sony of sorts.
http://au.ign.com/articles/2013/02/06/why-microsoft-got-into-the-console-business

What I'm saying, was picture design phase of the 1st Xbox, instead of making the Xbox as a physical Box, make a Game Box OS, and design the Api direct more to metal like DirectX 12 back than!,  I mean the SOC's were not as advanced as today no real level, but they would have a real big advantage.

I think trying to penetrate the living room market with a physical game console for Microsoft was not a bad idea, but I do think it was a Mistake, that has more long term problems for Microsoft than it would have if they would have made Xbox platform as Just an OS that is tailer made for Gaming.

What I think is Steam OS should really have been Microsoft's real direction for what is Xbox, Now There is other companies because of Microsoft going with a physical box has in effect getting a head start ahead of Microsoft.

Damn, imagine a direct to metal OS for a top spec gaming PC? With console-like optimisation games would be way ahead of what they are now. Oh well, maybe in another universe..