Update: Polygon Source Info in OP - Kotaku: Xbox Slim This Year, More Powerful Xbox One In 2017, Future Titles to Release on XB/PC, Iterative boxes from now on

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kowenicki said:

CosmicSex said:

Oh, I'm sure it is.  The one thing Microsoft is gonna want to do is stay competitive technically.  I fully expect them to make a Windows 10 Xbox Branded machine that plays PC and Xbox One games.  Think 'Xbox 10'.  It will probably support 4k but not 4k gameing per say (at risk of being too damn expensive... so a more powerful console, about 4-5 TFlops), backwards compatibility and VR support with Oculus.  It will be just a powerful as the Neo and it will have direct compatibility with UWP.    It would be nice if the system was upgradable, but at that point, its just a PC.  Then again, if all games work with PC anyway... I'm not sure where this leaves the Xbox unless its provides easy upgradability for the masses which is a cool idea. 

"the Xbox"  There wouldnt be an xbox.  Or rather, there would be lots of them.  Why do consoles need to continue on this path any longer?  They can become iterative and evolve much quicker. They are baiscally PC's now anyway, so boost streaming services to cater for lower spec machines, make the flagship device of decent power and keep bringing them more frequently.

Streaming will mean the end of the current types of consoles anyway soon enough so may as well get on with it.  I simply cant fathom why people cant see and accept this as obvious and inevitable.  Its like they are emotionally invested in the next iteration of a particlar hardware makers device or something.... surely not?

Soon enough... Im hearing this rhetoric for more then a decade now, and there is still no serious choice regarding this. Hell MS can go this way, they need to, as the current console race looks more like a slaughter then a race IMO.

Anyways, it could go either way. MS might get an early foothold and set up a strong market, Sony might turn to a more classic approach and set up a seriouys brand loyalty. Never the less, the upcoming 2-3 E3's will probably set the path of where we are going with this for the next 10 years at least. Good times.