pokoko on 18 February 2016
| Intrinsic said: pretty on point. why make a new box when you can turn xbox into a service licensed to all oems? |
Because without a home console as a beachhead, 'Xbox' would just be another footnote in the history of Value. Better than GFWL, certainly, but about as relevant as Zune. Sure, they can bundle 'Xbox' with Windows, right there beside whatever Microsoft calls their browser now, but people will still download Chrome, go to google, and type in "steam". And why not? What would 'Xbox' offer? Without a console, it's doubtful they'd still be churning out AAA titles, much less funding third-party efforts. It would be another generic Windows online store that no one cares that much about. What would that get them, besides the loss of Xbox Gold revenue?
