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

[joeorc]

Landguy said:

joeorc said:

That's the key, the main point is its really not about a "steam machine"  as a single piece of hardware ; it really is about a 

OS for Gaming ! made by a Game company, Which can be Designed to be loaded on any smart TV, smartphone, Tablet ; and PC hardware! That's completely free, but also has one of the best well known Gaming companies in PC making a Game OS!

And the OS is free, and the support from Valve in PC is top tier by many gamers Opinion.

Your argument fails in that Windows 7 was already considered to be a great gaming OS.  

Now, Win10 is planning to be multitudes better than Win7 for gaming.  THe projected cost of Win10 is very low, as M$ is doing exactly what you are asking them to do.  Create a cheaper OS that has lower level access to the hardware.  It will also have compatibility with basically all devices(tablets/smartphones/gaming systems/PCs/laptops/kitchen sink/Car/refrigerator/TV sets/smart watches/you get the point).

I will agree that windows 7 does gaming Good, I am pointing out that , what MS is doing now is not the problem, as a matter of fact I think what they are doing is in fact a good thing, I am not saying otherwise, i am simply pointing out , that the Time of splitting resources from PC and Xbox , Microsoft could have made the move years ago to what Microsoft is doing Now. Making the Xbox as a one single machine platform, I think was in fact the wrong choice. 

My Opinion What Microsoft would have been better off is making Windows Game OS called XboxOS loadable on any hardware with direct to metal Api as Microsoft's evolution since the creation of Xbox.

 

Why I said it was a mistake was the move , that Microsoft did, which is to late to change what has happened already, but the Adoption of other OS's for gaming has increased more than I think would have been is if Microsoft would not have really ignored making windows OS , over making a Windows Game OS over made to be not just a single hardware platform, but agnostic. We know with Microsoft's recent moves that they could have done this right from the start.

Not saying the Xbox is a bad platform, not at all, I am pointing out other OS's have grown more viable for 3rd part development choice for another OS besides windows Only as the only platform for gaming for not just PC now but in other markets.