Prediction: MS won't subsidize 10th Gen Xbox & it will cost $650 or more.

[Kyuu]

Hardstuck-Platinum said:

Manlytears said:

Based on leaks, next Xbox is likely going to be +$700 Overglorified "onboard PC".

Imho, It Will only have BWC with "playanywhere" titles. It will also have ALL the big "optimisation" problems of common PCs.

It will Flop Hard, perhaps below WiiU Sales.

It will sell below Wii U for sure but because it won't be a closed platform like the XBSS/X, it means that big sales aren't required for success. Steamdeck has been a huge success even though it sold a tiny fraction of Switch. Different business models entirely.  

It won't necessarily mean success in Xbox's context. Valve has a major platform in Steam that is actually assisted by the SteamDeck. Whereas Xbox going PC could end Xbox as a distinct platform and have the majority of its users move to Steam.

I wouldn't call SteamDeck a "huge" success. But both it and "Xbox-PC" increase the popularity of Steam. For Xbox-PC to be successful, it'll need to retain a large userbase and generate a ton of money from platform fees.