That's Series S and X all over again!

If you think repeating the same losing strategy next generation is a good idea then you are out of your mind.

Xbox needs a bold new direction and create a new market.  I truely beleive they can do this with a premium console.  If they Made a high end Game Pass/Steam console and then market it as PC gaming but without that nonsense; they could be on to a winner.

But repeating the same mistakes that has lead then to last place is stupid.

The jump is because of the Activision buyout and game pass price hike, not becuase they suddenly sold more consoles or games on the platform.

Source: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/xbox-q2-hardware-sales-down-29-as-game-pass-experiences-record-growth

I’m not sure about the price being that high but if Microsoft continues to make hardware then I do see it being released at higher profit margins. If you can’t win marketshare then you need to make sure your hardware is profitable.

However, I don’t see hardware being the main focus for Microsoft going forward. Between pushing Game Pass, purchasing Activision & Bethesda, releasing their games on Sony/Nintendo devices and “This is an Xbox” marketing, it’s pretty clear that they are transitioning to a future not dependent on hardware and instead getting their software & services on as many devices as possible.

They can and likely will continue to make hardware but it has to be profitable and act as an extra revenue stream rather than being the main focus of the division. Games & services is going to be the focus.

This is pretty much the key point.

This was the starting point and I just went in my own direction with this.

I did state the differences from the current generation.  No longer selling hardware for a loss.  They don't have a handheld device this generation.  They don't have a proper entry level device with proper minimum specks.  They don't have a high end device this generation.  The only thing the same would be the mid level entry device on par with a PS6.  The other major difference if it is implemented would be the duel Steam/Xbox OS.  

If you think I mentioned them repeating the same strategy, then you are out of your mind. 

Great, so they can sell a lower powered device for more money than Sony will sell the PS6 for.

I'm sure people will jump at that bargin!

They don't care about Sony, other than putting their games on as many devices as they can. You appear to be under the belief that Xbox will try to compete with Sony's hardware division.  Xbox themselves already stated that is no longer their strategy.  

edit:  If the next boxes have the duel OS, then there is a reason to pay more money. 

edit #2: I'm also not sure why you think the Xbox entry level device would cost more than the PS6.

At this point I would agree with you Xbox is now like a console steam at this rate.

I've complied all my thoughts into 6 minutes.

I don't expect anyone to agree with me, and that's fine.

But in 2027 I can come back and show I was right....again.

Currently, given the shitshow that is PC GPU market, $1000 XBOX console that can run Steam with reasonably high settings sounds like quite a good deal.

But then again, PC has one key advantage over consoles and that is upgradability, so I'm not so sure how many PC gamers would buy system that is not upgradable.