Who was expecting this to be console pricing? This is essentially a full laptop in a tiny form factor, of course it’s gonna cost more like a laptop or you know, all of the other handheld PCs out there.
That’s not a box
Why are they so bad at naming things
I don’t really see a problem. ideally they offer products a various price ranges like apple products for various use cases. There of course can be implementation complexity with supporting tiered devices
Also from the Xbox perspective this is mostly Asus taking the risk hardware wise. Microsoft are just adding some bigger grips on the side.
I would have thought Xbox/M$ would be subsidising the hardware cost somewhat.
They are desperately trying to be the Netflix of games. That is why they keep buying IP, studios and publishers. They are buying content for that service.
Boutique hardware doesn’t help that. You need that service on every and anything.
If that counts as a console, every PC counts (everything’s an Xbox, according to MS), then a $6000 prebuilt is a more expensive Xbox.
I mean a console is just a PC running a locked OS.
So maybe “XBOX OS” is locked down, or maybe they’re just trying to advertise it as a user friendly controller-first experience.
Most expensive branded Xbox yet.
Ofc they’re aiming for more money.
Well, to be completely fair, this kind of hardware is expensive.
