Comment on Xbox consoles are getting a price bump. Again.
cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 hours ago
Maybe they could try to soften the blow by allowing gamers to install Steam games on them (like they’re doing for the handheld and the Xbox app on PC). That’s been the rumor for a long time. A semi-jailbroken Xbox Series X that could run PC games (within reason, I mean within its capability) would be worth the higher price.
You’re still gonna pay more for a PC, and that PC is running spyware (Windows). I suppose the Xbox is as well though (since it runs a form of Windows).
Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.works 11 hours ago
Yeah but allowing players to have steam games would mean not recovering the money invested in subsidizing the console since there is no money made on selling them.
That only works when Xbox is only gonna be a brand and not console makers.
chiliedogg@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
Their console strategy is squarely aimed at Gamepass, which is a good deal for many gamers even with Steam. My ROG Ally has both Xbox and Steam games on it, and I probably do split time between them 50/50.
Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
Yeah but don’t forget that GamePass is also costing them a lot of money.
cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 hours ago
Yeah, but Xbox fans keep saying it’s coming despite reasonable arguments like that and I’m starting to wonder if they’re right? But also I’ll believe it when I see it. They’re also selling it for like 30% more than before so they’re no longer selling it at a loss which is why I suggested it. But they probably won’t.
yermaw@sh.itjust.works 5 hours ago
Something like that could be coming. Microsoft seem pretty weird with their decision making.
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Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.works 5 hours ago
Yeah but you forgot chip prices and tariffs so I don’t think their margins have improved by so much…