Xbox was already moving towards niche audience territory sadly
Lazyandloveinit on
what is the strategy here then? They want to make sure their subscription service survives right? The majority of the subscribers are console owners. If they effectively eliminate their console ownership numbers with this move, how are they growing/maintaining their subscription revenue?
Are they relying on publishing revenue only now which will be majority from playstation/pc next generation? Their constant shifts in strategy is mind boggling.
Retrophoria on
Is this a bad thing? Think of it like car brands
gamer-at-heart-23 on
Oof bet the next generation will be even worse sale numbers. Think id rather stuck with PC/Sony for their exclusives
iNfANTcOMA_0 on
I mean anyone that bought an Xbox console is already niche. At least they don’t have to do that stupid series s bullshit anymore.
Solarflare_V9404 on
Yeah no shit
You just can’t make a cheap budget pc, especially with all the stuff going on today. It was never going to be a mass market device, even without tariffs and ram shortages.
Ruttagger on
This might actually be good for me. I’m hoping I fall into that niche audience.
It it’s an Xbox that also works sort of like a Steam Machine then I’m in.
despitegirls on
This source isn’t reliable. They also said Project Helix is being released to fail so they can shutter Xbox.
Delicious_West_1993 on
“Steam Machine same power as ps5 and between £900-£1100? ..lets do it!!”
“Xbox Helix five to seven times more powerful than ps5 but £1000? …..Hellz nah”
thelemanwich on
So if this is for “dedicated Xbox fans” then where is the announcement for the casual version? The next gen version of the “series s” ?
Cause at that point it better to just buy a dedicated gaming pc, if there are going to be a lot of “play anywhere” titles anyway.
But to leave a lot of Xbox fans on previous gen hardware is stupid.
pineapplesuit7 on
We’ll be lucky if it is less than 1000 at this point. It is probably just a rebadged high end PC. Curious how they handle multiplayer. I can’t imagine the outrage if they lock it behind a subscription for the PC crowd.
Likely_a_bot on
This pretty much describes the PS5 Pro.
ArkyChris on
Is this insider in the room with us now?
IsamuAlvaDyson on
Well yes we know it’s going to be expensive they’ve already said so
It can’t be subsidized like consoles traditionally are since they can’t guarantee where you will buy the games from and the accessories
Plus since it’s going to be expensive it will need to be priced higher to offset the low sales
If this is indeed releasing in 2027 I don’t see how it’s going to be cheaper than $1200.00 USD
Rebs_Gaming on
The source is the same person who previously said the next Xbox (Project Helix) probably won’t happen.
Shinobi_Dimsum on
Dumb massive piles of salt over everything these wannabe “insiders” claim. They don’t know anyone within Xbox. especially that flip-flopper who first claimed that Xbox is doomed with the next Xbox.
Fluffy_Moose_73 on
Pretty sure selling like 1/5 of your competitor makes you a niche console already.
WretchedStrongman on
“Very niche audience” aka the ultra wealthy
Rhapstar on
This has been known for months
“The next-gen console is going to be a very premium, very high-end curated experience”
Sarah Bond – President of Xbox
From October 2025.
I swear you guys live under a rock at times.
klipseracer on
Insider claims: Next Xbox will be FREE!
CosmicOwl47 on
If that niche audience is people who were planning on building their first PC next generation then that’s me.
Practical-Aside890 on
I feel everything “next gen” is going to be expensive. Future ps/xbox I feel is going to be similar in price.
In order for it to appeal to people it needs increase in tech and capabilities from current gen. And that’s going to cost. No matter the name behind it (Sony,Microsoft,Nintendo,valve/steam)
only way something will affordable imo is if the tech isn’t as good. (Steambox compared to Xbox’s tech the insides for instance) or a situation where we see something like the series s/x where one is little underpowered than the other.
cryptowitchman on
PCs r expensive as fck… Yea…
papa_miesh on
Will gladly buy it on the used market down the road
amazingdrewh on
I mean if this is a decent to good PC that can also play my Series X discs then it could be a very tempting purchase to be honest,
28121986 on
A native windows experience means you’ll have to deal with crashes updates, incompatibility issues etc, I personally will have to wait and see before taking the plunge
Ok-Grape-5445 on
Pretty sure it`s gonna be the XBOX final edition. Very niche, very demure.
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Xbox was already moving towards niche audience territory sadly
what is the strategy here then? They want to make sure their subscription service survives right? The majority of the subscribers are console owners. If they effectively eliminate their console ownership numbers with this move, how are they growing/maintaining their subscription revenue?
Are they relying on publishing revenue only now which will be majority from playstation/pc next generation? Their constant shifts in strategy is mind boggling.
Is this a bad thing? Think of it like car brands
Oof bet the next generation will be even worse sale numbers. Think id rather stuck with PC/Sony for their exclusives
I mean anyone that bought an Xbox console is already niche. At least they don’t have to do that stupid series s bullshit anymore.
Yeah no shit
You just can’t make a cheap budget pc, especially with all the stuff going on today. It was never going to be a mass market device, even without tariffs and ram shortages.
This might actually be good for me. I’m hoping I fall into that niche audience.
It it’s an Xbox that also works sort of like a Steam Machine then I’m in.
This source isn’t reliable. They also said Project Helix is being released to fail so they can shutter Xbox.
“Steam Machine same power as ps5 and between £900-£1100? ..lets do it!!”
“Xbox Helix five to seven times more powerful than ps5 but £1000? …..Hellz nah”
So if this is for “dedicated Xbox fans” then where is the announcement for the casual version? The next gen version of the “series s” ?
Cause at that point it better to just buy a dedicated gaming pc, if there are going to be a lot of “play anywhere” titles anyway.
But to leave a lot of Xbox fans on previous gen hardware is stupid.
We’ll be lucky if it is less than 1000 at this point. It is probably just a rebadged high end PC. Curious how they handle multiplayer. I can’t imagine the outrage if they lock it behind a subscription for the PC crowd.
This pretty much describes the PS5 Pro.
Is this insider in the room with us now?
Well yes we know it’s going to be expensive they’ve already said so
It can’t be subsidized like consoles traditionally are since they can’t guarantee where you will buy the games from and the accessories
Plus since it’s going to be expensive it will need to be priced higher to offset the low sales
If this is indeed releasing in 2027 I don’t see how it’s going to be cheaper than $1200.00 USD
The source is the same person who previously said the next Xbox (Project Helix) probably won’t happen.
Dumb massive piles of salt over everything these wannabe “insiders” claim. They don’t know anyone within Xbox. especially that flip-flopper who first claimed that Xbox is doomed with the next Xbox.
Pretty sure selling like 1/5 of your competitor makes you a niche console already.
“Very niche audience” aka the ultra wealthy
This has been known for months
“The next-gen console is going to be a very premium, very high-end curated experience”
Sarah Bond – President of Xbox
From October 2025.
I swear you guys live under a rock at times.
Insider claims: Next Xbox will be FREE!
If that niche audience is people who were planning on building their first PC next generation then that’s me.
I feel everything “next gen” is going to be expensive. Future ps/xbox I feel is going to be similar in price.
In order for it to appeal to people it needs increase in tech and capabilities from current gen. And that’s going to cost. No matter the name behind it (Sony,Microsoft,Nintendo,valve/steam)
only way something will affordable imo is if the tech isn’t as good. (Steambox compared to Xbox’s tech the insides for instance) or a situation where we see something like the series s/x where one is little underpowered than the other.
PCs r expensive as fck… Yea…
Will gladly buy it on the used market down the road
I mean if this is a decent to good PC that can also play my Series X discs then it could be a very tempting purchase to be honest,
A native windows experience means you’ll have to deal with crashes updates, incompatibility issues etc, I personally will have to wait and see before taking the plunge
Pretty sure it`s gonna be the XBOX final edition. Very niche, very demure.
That’s cool. I’m the niche audience.