Microsoft's Vision: Xbox as a Platform Beyond Traditional Consoles
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David Pierce
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Summary
Microsoft is expanding the Xbox brand beyond traditional consoles to various devices including TVs, computers, phones, and cars, raising questions about what defines an Xbox and whether these new platforms will effectively play Xbox games. The article discusses the company's vision for gaming's future where Xbox becomes a platform rather than just a console, while questioning the quality and functionality of these new Xbox-branded devices.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledYour TV is an Xbox. Your computer is an Xbox. Your phone, your crummy Android tablet, your car's infotainment display, oops all Xboxes.
If Microsoft is right about the future of gaming, your game console might soon be an Xbox even if it's not an Xbox.
Here's one of those questions: shouldn't an Xbox play Xbox games?
Here's another: are they ever going to be any good?
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