I'm worried for the future Xbox...

[potato_hamster]

spemanig said:

potato_hamster said:

You actually don't know this. Microsoft could make their own version of the xbox, or they could certify third party manufacturers as being "xbox certified" which means all the hardware is supported for xbox games. They might literally follow the exact same model Steam followed, which would make far more sense if they're trying to make their console more like a PC.

I don't know anything. But I am adament that they wouldn't build the framework for a more closed PC platform, integrate that with their existing closed hardware playform, only to allow other manufacturers to do something that is counter intuitive to a closed platform.

So no, I don't know this. But I have enough faith in my ability to use common sense and deductive reasoning to guess be pretty sure they won't at all do what Steam did.

It could still be a closed platform, they would just be off-loading the responsibility of creating multiple configurations. If you want a more-open console that can have multiple hardware configurations, what exactly is the downside to allowing third parties to create their own versions, especially when you're advertising that the operating system of the Xbox is Windows 10, especially if you want to hammer home the concept that this is a "more open xbox"?