| Oneeee-Chan!!! said: Meanwhile ,there are multiple next-generation Xbox rumors now. |
Yes, and it's not contradictory IMO.
Xbox deciding to go multiplate or not does not impact the fact that there's a market for under-the-TV and/or handheld devices facilitating couch/anywhere play and does not remove the ability for MS to tap that market.
What it does however is make the subsidized closed hardware with exclusive play strategy a nonviable one because this approach requires mass appeal and high volumes.
Right now a new console market is appearing that of open platform PC handheld and there is a throve of new players in that market. Why because this market :
- does not use a subsidized strategy (they are priced for profit)
- does not require or use exclusivity
- can be profitable with much less units sold.
So one way both rumors can be true at the same time is simply with MS opening up Xbox Os/hardware either for future hardware or both current and future.
