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goopy20 on 26 February 2020
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LudicrousSpeed said:
goopy20 said:

Handhelds haven't exactly been something new before the Switch came along. The difference is that handhelds are still dedicated systems designed to play games on. Cloud gaming like MS envisions, and them focusing on becoming the Netflix of gaming with Xcloud and GP, is more about bringing a controller along and play full blown next gen console games on a phone or stream on tv's. It is kinda cool but I just don't agree that it's really a future people want. Unless, of course, it really becomes a big improvement over traditional consoles and pc where we can tap into the power of a Nasa super computer without any issues like connectivity problems and lag.  

MS: consoles aren't going anywhere for a decade+ minimum, streaming is merely a convenience and will always be inferior to local hardware

goopy: well clearly MS doesnt care about consoles and are going all in on Xcloud

MS: hey here's this fucking beast of a console, enjoy

goopy: well clearly MS is not interested in releasing dedicated systems designed to play games on

Of course MS has the Series X and it's a beastly console. I'm just saying that MS doesn't care if it will sell more boxes than Sony because they're already looking past next gen, where they see a future without the need for consoles/gaming pc's, just like we don't need Blu-ray or DVD players anymore. A future where MS becomes the Netflix of gaming with Xcloud and GP and you play their games whenever, and on whatever you want. For them, this gen will all be about winning subscribers, not selling Series X boxes. 

They're even planning on selling the Series X through a subscription model (obviously bundled with GP) like we're seeing with mobiles. We will see, but I'm expecting it to be the most expensive console in history with a $699 price tag. I know that sounds insane but so did $1200 phones a couple of years ago. My theory is that they aren't sure how people will react to it and that's why they are saying all MS exclusives will be cross-gen for the coming years and on GP from day one. Because even if the Series X bombs, it will still be a win for them if they can build GP subscribers in the mean time. They're putting all their eggs in the Xcloud/GP basket and I'm just here checking to see if that's really something gamers want.