(Business Perspective) Does MS really need Xbox Hardware?

[Conina]

Azzanation said:

The casual gamer and average parent who cannot afford consoles make up a large audience. Kids at school play Fortnite on their phones, they wont care of a little lag. I've played WoW since 2005 where I average 1000ms playing on a US server, i still played and enjoyed the game. 

Casual gamer and average parent who cannot afford consoles?
A $300 console like the Series S can be used for ~7 years, that's $3.60 per month... and still has better image quality that most streaming solutions.
A $500 console can be used for ~7 years, that's $6 per month. 

But tens of millions of them (who aren't already in the Xbox eco system) will pay GamePass Ultimate to get xCloud access for $15 per month?

For a worse gaming experience?

Last edited by Conina - on 04 June 2023