The price is right where I expected. This is a premium device in the Xbox brand of the Windows ecosystem. It does not have to sell well because the cost of R&D and development is spread through the entire company, thanks to Microsofts new business stratagy. Due to great business stratagy, the XOX should still cut a profit for Microsoft even if it only ever moves 3 - 5 Million units.
The XBOS, Surface devices, and other Windows based hardware are what gives Microsoft its mass market reach, this is built for the hardcore gamer, and shows a growing respect for gaming hardware, which I absolutely applaud.
Audio equipment, video equipment, displays, speakers, when it comes to electronics and media, every other sector has had respectable, unnecessary high end equipment for decades. I could not be happier, that we are finally getting the option to buy high end consoles.
I will be buying an XBX, and I hope that it and the PS4 Pro lead to a future where I can buy a $1,000+ consoles to hook up to my $10K TV, $3K Reciever, and $5K worth the spearkers, and get the absolute best expereince possible.
Stop hate, let others live the life they were given. Everyone has their problems, and no one should have to feel ashamed for the way they were born. Be proud of who you are, encourage others to be proud of themselves. Learn, research, absorb everything around you. Nothing is meaningless, a purpose is placed on everything no matter how you perceive it. Discover how to love, and share that love with everything that you encounter. Help make existence a beautiful thing.
Kevyn B Grams
10/03/2010
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