Xbox One shouldn’t be last Microsoft console, says Spencer

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Xbox One isn’t necessarily Microsoft’s last home console, according to Phil Spencer. He reckons home computation is still important for the time being.

It follows Spencer’s comments that mid-tier and indie games are harder to sell in the mass market, hence the need for a program like ID@Xbox.

Responding to a fan on Twitter, Spencer posted the following:

@XboxP3 Tough question, but do you think Xbox One is the last console as "we know it"? You know, running on local hardware.

The need for physical components in the home – processors and the like – is still there, and it’s clear that Microsoft’s cloud compute is only shouldering a share of game processing for the time being.

As we saw with Sony’s PlayStation Now reveal last week, cloud computing is slowly becoming a trend in the industry. How long will it be before we ditch the boxes entirely? That’s another conversation.

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Source: http://www.vg247.com/2014/01/13/xbox-one-shouldnt-be-last-microsoft-console-says-spencer/

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-CPPosted:

BBX Long time until that happens, hopefully they can be extremely powerful and on par with PC by then.


They are as powerful as PCs, and that is what people need to understand. They are just not as powerful as machines over $500, because the console is not more than $500. There are no PCs that can run 2160p for that price. It is a good deal, but it lacks the actual functions of a PC.

DJMarkyMarkPosted:

I still wouldn't expect a new console from them anytime soon. The Xbox One will probably last a really long time.

DissPosted:

Considering the Xbox One just came out, this won't happen for a long time but it's good news none the less.

sotaPosted:

Guffaw Let's see if they do
-Guffaw


Im sure they will but it wont be for awhile.

AustraliansPosted:

Craigyy
Australians I'm sure by the time this is released, we will have jobs and be living in a house, not still playing stupid consoles. I'm sure all you people complaining about buying an overpriced machine will still be living at your parents house in your 20s


So because we're complaining about how overpriced something is, that makes us sad?

In what way? I'm sure you've complained about how pricey something is before...

And don't knock living with your parents, it's cheaper...


But people are complaining about the NEXT Xbox, i might of complained about the price of a Wii, or a PS2 when i was young. Most the people that are complaining are 15+, they have to learn to grow up. I'm not telling them how to live there life, it's not a demand, it's advice.

OasisPosted:

Craigyy
Australians I'm sure by the time this is released, we will have jobs and be living in a house, not still playing stupid consoles. I'm sure all you people complaining about buying an overpriced machine will still be living at your parents house in your 20s


So because we're complaining about how overpriced something is, that makes us sad?

In what way? I'm sure you've complained about how pricey something is before...

And don't knock living with your parents, it's cheaper...


Most expensive time of your life is when you move out. It's overrated.

CraigPosted:

Australians I'm sure by the time this is released, we will have jobs and be living in a house, not still playing stupid consoles. I'm sure all you people complaining about buying an overpriced machine will still be living at your parents house in your 20s


So because we're complaining about how overpriced something is, that makes us sad?

In what way? I'm sure you've complained about how pricey something is before...

And don't knock living with your parents, it's cheaper...

AustraliansPosted:

I'm sure by the time this is released, we will have jobs and be living in a house, not still playing stupid consoles. I'm sure all you people complaining about buying an overpriced machine will still be living at your parents house in your 20s

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Craigyy
Krushems
Craigyy
Krushems
Craigyy Wait what, we can look forward to another overpriced piece of plastic?

Great....


lets see if they make a slimmer version like they did with the xbox 360


Yeah, but that will be priced to high as well.


yeah ridiculous prices for a console but we all still buy them


Not me, I threw my money at my PC and now I have a nice gaming PC. And that's what i urge everyone to do.


That's what im planning to do next just got to get the money together then buy everything for the build

Jayden-Posted:

Although PC is clearly outdoing every console and everyone knows it, I still would like to see consoles being made in the future. All (most) of our childhood gaming was done on consoles.. So many fun times.. I probably think about it far too often in fact.

Do you all really want to see the complete downfall of consoles? To see no console ever be made again? You don't have to buy them... But it'd be nice if they were still around. There will always be 12 year olds who would buy them to keep the money coming.

Maybe I'm just too nostalgic.


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