Xbox handheld coming this year; Xbox prebuilt PC in 2027

[Citizen Cook]

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/xbox-hardware-report-project-keenan-next-gen-xbox-2027

I assume this means we’ll finally see Microsoft’s answer to SteamOS.

I’m particularly interested in the potential of a ‘relatively’ cheap prebuilt gaming PC (assuming Microsoft price aggressively like they do with consoles) that can offer a console-like user experience for the living room environment.

Update #1 https://www.theverge.com/news/633478/microsoft-xbox-steam-games-support-ui

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Hmm, Microsoft actually put all games from their console into Windows with Xbox Play Anywhere - When you own a game that supports Xbox Play Anywhere, it's yours to play across the Xbox ecosystem on PC and Xbox console at no additional cost.

Some Microsoft games are on Steam, also they did massive sale previous years but will this handled better than Nintendo Switch/NVIDIA Shield? Back in days of Shadow of Tomb Raider not stable with <30 FPS (frame per second) and on PC was so good - TechSpot. Oh and Cyberpunk 2077 release may not really good framerate.

Original XBOX was Pentium III and NVIDIA NV2A, then later Xbox 360 with PowerPC Xenon and ATI Xenos. Now they choose AMD, of course for performance and compete with others in AMD playground.

This handled may just better version of recent Xbox but it may delay also when everything almost equal come from both PC and console there will be no changes much at all.<=This may be? IDK

[The_Abortionator]

Originally posted by Quint:

I hope they don't have an answer for SteamOS, honestly.

If it runs Windows based software they don't.

[Chaosolous]

Xbox said a long time ago in an interview I don't remember where from, that the future of gaming is server based services. Cloud gaming. They 100% believe this and have been pushing the markets towards this direction for well over a decade.

They want you in the Microsoft/Xbox ecosystem, on their platform, gaming on their cloud services. Possibly even allowing other storefronts, in an effort to push their ads or user meta data to investors.

Bleak stuff IMO.

[Citizen Cook]

Originally posted by Chaosolous:

Xbox said a long time ago in an interview I don't remember where from, that the future of gaming is server based services. Cloud gaming. They 100% believe this and have been pushing the markets towards this direction for well over a decade.

They want you in the Microsoft/Xbox ecosystem, on their platform, gaming on their cloud services. Possibly even allowing other storefronts, in an effort to push their ads or user meta data to investors.

Bleak stuff IMO.

It’s strange then that their streaming is so bad compared to the competition. Nvidia’s GeForce Now is light years ahead in terms of quality. Stadia was better, Sony’s current offering is better.
Microsoft doesn’t appear to be investing all that much into what they believe is the future.
Where is the small streaming box that comes bundled with a controller and 12 months of Xbox Live/Game Pass?

[ZAP]

If it runs games not just stream Imuh make a scene

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I think it might be a cloud device

[Skyblue]

Originally posted by ᶻ𝗓𐰁:

I think it might be a cloud device

DOA

[Chaosolous]

Originally posted by Citizen Cook:

Originally posted by Chaosolous:

Xbox said a long time ago in an interview I don't remember where from, that the future of gaming is server based services. Cloud gaming. They 100% believe this and have been pushing the markets towards this direction for well over a decade.

They want you in the Microsoft/Xbox ecosystem, on their platform, gaming on their cloud services. Possibly even allowing other storefronts, in an effort to push their ads or user meta data to investors.

Bleak stuff IMO.

It’s strange then that their streaming is so bad compared to the competition. Nvidia’s GeForce Now is light years ahead in terms of quality. Stadia was better, Sony’s current offering is better.
Microsoft doesn’t appear to be investing all that much into what they believe is the future.
Where is the small streaming box that comes bundled with a controller and 12 months of Xbox Live/Game Pass?

When it releases, you'll see, it's gonna be a cloud style device.

[Crix]

Originally posted by Skyblue:

DOA

Why though?

I think not likely because unlike the popular opinion of "gamers" about Windows OS. It's far more compatible than Steam OS.

I think Microsoft will make a nice comeback on this device.

[Skyblue]

Originally posted by Crix:

Originally posted by Skyblue:

DOA

Why though?

I think not likely because unlike the popular opinion of "gamers" about Windows OS. It's far more compatible than Steam OS.

I think Microsoft will make a nice comeback on this device.

Oh oops I was replying to if it was a cloud streaming device.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Regardless of what it is, it will still sell well in today's market.

[_I_]

if its xbox, it will need to support cloud play at some level

just saying that its much cheaper to build a cloud only device, no storage and much weaker hardware needed, and never a need to upgrade it to play all future games

even a launch xbox one can play the latest series x/s games with xbox cloud play

steam deck is fairly powerful for what it is
it can locally play most games at mixed settings at its native res 1280x800
and can support steams remote play from a capable host

[Citizen Cook]

Originally posted by _I_:

if its xbox, it will need to support cloud play at some level

just saying that its much cheaper to build a cloud only device, no storage and much weaker hardware needed, and never a need to upgrade it to play all future games

even a launch xbox one can play the latest series x/s games with xbox cloud play

steam deck is fairly powerful for what it is
it can locally play most games at mixed settings at its native res 1280x800
and can support steams remote play from a capable host

I wonder how they’ll handle BC with OG, 360, One, and Series generation Xbox games. Console gamers will expect that from a Xbox handheld or Xbox PC.

[tyl0413]

If its just a PC and does not dualboot XboxOS, Xbox is dead, and if it does then they should just let any PC run Xbox console games too.

[_I_]

most x360 games can run on one/series, due to porting and the console emulating the x360

they would need to add that to the cloud gaming ability

the handheld will not run windows, xbox consoles never could
the orig xbox was mostly pc components, and could run linux, but that it

you can cloud play xbox games on pc, using browser or xbox app