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

[joeorc]

ArchangelMadzz said:

joeorc said:

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..

Well that is what both the Windows Api and SteamOS with OpenGL is what they are doing on an OS level, but if Microsoft would have done that say 12 years ago, what the evolution of the OS would have been today with 12 extra years key point for close to metal OS designed for Gaming.

It i think would have been better, For Microsoft to slow the chance for Adoption of another OS for Gaming, and if you look at whats transpired now, SteamOS and Android OS has a Target for just as much game Development as windows now its starting to  already get games that would have only been made for windows only!