The problem with psp go, was that it was more expensive and not all games were available digitally. It is was a train wreck before it even launched.PSP Go jokes may fly, but I think it's a good idea. They need to make their console smaller and less indimidating. This is one way to do it.
True, but they shouldn`t name it Xbox then.
Yeah, quote doesn't make sense at all and OP didn't bother to read it before making the topic. You get "Lightweight Xbox One" which suggests that it's a slimmed Xbox One, then you get "Windows Store" and "Apple TV competitor" which suggest something wholly different.Not an XB1 then, but just an android/apple box with windows store.
Windos Store only not Xbox live?
This was my first thought too. How many games are showing up on the Windows Store at this point? Not very many comparative to the number that are currently coming out for the Xbox One would be my guess.
Now, if it's an "apple tv competitor" and doesn't actually the big Xbox One games, I think that makes more sense for it to be just Windows Store, but that's not a product that would be targeted at this audience. (Unless it also doubles as a console streaming solution like a PSTV.
Unless they can get cable companies to drop caps, this is pointless. ANd also come with a 2tb+ hard drive. Took me 2 days to download battlefront and that's getting 10mbs steady
It's artificially large, to resemble a set top box.
Thread title needs a change based on what that rumour is saying. Sounds like a Windows box, not a digital-only Xbox One.
Based on what I understand from NPD ratios, the board's "digital or physical" thread, and European digital prices, I think this is a pretty niche product aimed squarely at this audience. I could see it being a nice boost for a month or two and the product would have a slightly higher margin overall. This is not a mass market product, but that's OK.
They will still be viewed as anticonsumer because they were.The irony of PSPgo is that 99% of my Vita library is digital and I would suspect many are the same. Sony was just one step too ahead of the curve with the go.
MS's original Xbone plans fall onto a similar trap, in 2020 they'll be looked back upon as visionary, but in 2013 it was scary and seemed anti consumer.
.An Xbox branded Windows Store device doesn't sound like a digital only XBO.
exactly.
ODD can't cost them more than $15 in the quantity that they purchase.
And, I'll get it day one the XBOne-mini becomes available.
A smaller $199-$249 digital only model might do well. I would probably get it to replace my current Xbox One (all of my games this gen outside of Wii U are digital).
I always wanted retail console games to have serial keys like PC retail games do. Sure, it means you can't resell but it also means key selling on the internet can rise and I don't have to wait for discs to be delivered. It's how PC games got cheap.
A digital only Xbox One (not this Windows Store thing in the OP, but an actual Xbox One without a drive) would likely cause demand for these retail digital games and I would be quite happy.
I have yet to get an XBOne, but priced right, this could be a good deal.
If it's the following:
- Priced at $199 comes with Sunset Overdrive, Rare Replay and Halo:MCC
- User replaceable internal HDD (like the PS3 and PS4) comes with 500GB
- Remove HDMI-IN, and remove the TV features
- Comes with 3 Months of Xbox Live
- Provide an External BD-Rom using USB 3.0 and sell it for $99.99
And, I'll get it day one the XBOne-mini becomes available.
Would taking out a disc drive really lead to that much cost savings? Can't imagine the bluray drives costs them more than $15 given the millions they buy.
Edit: beaten
This makes sense actually if it releases alongside regular models. Retailers will like it more as well since disk drive is a choice. Also MS would be wise to make Nintendo like cards with game codes available at retail as well.
Unless it comes with a 2TB hard drive at the least this thing is toast.
Unless it comes with a 2TB hard drive at the least this thing is toast.
Unless it comes with a 2TB hard drive at the least this thing is toast.
Came to say this.
They're one in the same.
The Xbox team was moved onto the Windows team, which also includes hardware. Nadella said everything that team does, from games to hardware, is to grow Windows users and Windows Store revenue.
The Windows App store is also supposedly coming to Xbox One soon as part of the unified app push. We all know they're making cross-platform games now, too. I'm surprised so many don't realize that the Xbox One going forward is for all intents and purposes is Windows 10 for the TV.
They're one in the same.
The Xbox team was moved onto the Windows team, which also includes hardware. Nadella said everything that team does, from games to hardware, is to grow Windows users and Windows Store revenue.
The Windows App store is also supposedly coming to Xbox One soon as part of the unified app push. We all know they're making cross-platform games now, too. I'm surprised so many don't realize that the Xbox One going forward is for all intents and purposes is Windows 10 for the TV.