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Asha: "We will continue to look at new business models...rather than just the most premium, high performance console in the world"
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touchfuzzy
Gold Member
Does every single quote from this lady deserve it's own thread? Seriously.
Coloress_Kafka
Member
Maybe you can't afford $1000 up front but how about $50 a month??
Don't pay the bill some thugs dressed up as Spartans kick down the door to repo it.
Don't pay the bill some thugs dressed up as Spartans kick down the door to repo it.
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HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
Later this year is very interesting
PauloRoberto
Member
Order from above, that much is obvious...
Topher
Identifies as young
When it is news worthy, yes. How is this not news worthy?
cormack12
Gold Member
Hear you.
touchfuzzy
Gold Member
How is it news worthy? Xbox CEO vaguely says they're going to continue doing Xbox-related business. That's literally every thread.
MacReady13
Member
Good. Why do we need overly powerful consoles? Switch/2 have shown the VAST majority don't really give a shit about being the most powerful. Just focus on games and gameplay.
LyricalShrike
Member
An executive saying "We will continue to explore business models beyond our own" isn't news it's their job.
Unfortunatecookie
Member
Wasn't the OG Helix plan to have OEM's also make a bunch of Xbox's? Maybe that's what she means, i.e., they're going to heavily focus on the cheapest possible OEM-model rather than the ASUS ROGXxxxxxxxextreme stuff.
Topher
Identifies as young
Topher
Identifies as young
"radically different business models"
Also, next gen console had been described as "premium" previously and here she is backing away from that.
saintjules
Gold Member
I mean, to be fair the whole video was posted in the other thread. But whatever.
She's the equivalent of Uncle Phil and at least this is news about xbox, not some lame ass award for best liar or some bs thread like we used to have...
Klayzer
Member
Why are you forcing people to respond to your topic? Seriously, some posters are wound to tight, lol.
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
Her wording is also very careful here as to me
rather than just the most premium, high performance console in the world
can be read in two different ways as in instead of or rather than just the one deviceShe didn't say much honestly because if she was breaking some sort of news it wouldn't have been done in this manner imo
LectureMaster
Or is it just one of Adam's balls in my throat?
LMAO the first time I actually saw Topher getting dunked on lively... Beautiful moments.
bitbydeath
Member
Helix is out, radically different business models replacing it, which is to be announced later this year.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Asha's balls in my throat?
LMAO the first time I actually saw Topher getting dunked on lively... Beautiful moments.
Plague Doctor
Member
Yah know, Asha's Xbox.. sorry... XBOX is like this desperate spaghetti test any shit on the wall approach that I am kinda rooting for them.
You gonzo bastards have literally expressed every possible stratedgy in the past 2 months.
Just make your women look less like men and I will be sincerely rooting for you like the scrappy "special" underdog that you being owned by the wealthiest company in the world doesn't deserve the image of.
You gonzo bastards have literally expressed every possible stratedgy in the past 2 months.
Just make your women look less like men and I will be sincerely rooting for you like the scrappy "special" underdog that you being owned by the wealthiest company in the world doesn't deserve the image of.
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Topher
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Yeah and at the same time she continues to distance herself from the previous talk of "premium", "most powerful". Maybe she is just trying to lessen the hype Sarah Bond was throwing out. Hard to say.
LectureMaster
Or is it just one of Adam's balls in my throat?
Loomy
Thinks Microaggressions are Real
Everytime the CEO of Xbox, Playstation, or Nintendo makes a comment about their business we make a thread here. Are you new?
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Wildebeest
Member
Listen to "high end graphics" gamers and 11 times out of 10 their genius suggestion is to have the platform holder subsidize their hobby with billions or trillions sunk into hardware subsidies and exclusive game development.
Topher
Identifies as young
LMAO the first time I actually saw Topher getting dunked on lively... Beautiful moments.
Is this what getting dunked on feels like?
PauloRoberto
Member
Remember some time ago when i said to you that, the moment a Excel forma shows that Helix wasnt worthwhile, it would be scrapped, damm the contracts ? WHy am i have a feeling that this is 'sort of' what MS is trying to do (not cancel, but trying to make that Excel forma $green$ again) ?
reinking
Gold Member
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
Something must be different as this whole radically different business model statement does not scream we are going back to making a console thats close to Playstation in specs and cost like we did for generations
Miyazaki’s Slave
Gold Member
"We couldn't beat SONY in the premium hardware space but we can FOR SURE beat Nintendo when it comes to producing hardware that isn't cutting edge!!!!!!!1111111" [Holding up her arms in a giant X nodding encouragingly to the crowd]
Oh...oh dear...
Oh...oh dear...
bitbydeath
Member
No idea on what radically different could look like. Cloud gaming?
diffusionx
Gold Member
And that's why it's such a bad idea for Microsoft to do it. Because the first thing everyone tells me they're gonna do with it is install Steam and play and buy games on Steam and never touch the Xbox app.
Esquie
Member
She's right, the mass market isn't touching a $1200-1500 console. I personally wish they would and realize it's like a phone, something you're gonna have for years, and they cost $1000-2000. But the mass market mindset just isn't there yet where spending that much for a "toy" is reasonable. So if you want to move consoles, it's gotta be affordable.
However. I don't know how they're going to change the specs enough to halve the price. The APU is already locked in and designed. They said dev kits were going out in early 2027 with launch presumably in Fall 2027. A one year delay to Fall 2028 might not even be enough time. It's such a difficult situation to navigate with landmines everywhere.
However. I don't know how they're going to change the specs enough to halve the price. The APU is already locked in and designed. They said dev kits were going out in early 2027 with launch presumably in Fall 2027. A one year delay to Fall 2028 might not even be enough time. It's such a difficult situation to navigate with landmines everywhere.
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Topher
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Sounds like they are brainstorming ideas.
Angry_Megalodon
Member
Well, there it is, what I just said in other thread: first goal is to produce an affordable MAIN console for the masses.
The concept of Helix was full retard from inception, a fanboy pipedream for the likes of Jez.
The concept of Helix was full retard from inception, a fanboy pipedream for the likes of Jez.
jm89
Member
Phil absolutely fucked them with helix 
If there wasn't a cheaper box in development that shit could push the release to much later.
And how do you even manage 2 skus with ram demand from ai? Whilst also trying to grow your console userbase.
Better off killing helix and putting all the ram towards the cheaper box.
If there wasn't a cheaper box in development that shit could push the release to much later.
And how do you even manage 2 skus with ram demand from ai? Whilst also trying to grow your console userbase.
Better off killing helix and putting all the ram towards the cheaper box.
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Puscifer
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mayham2199
Member
If she's making statements like this then I think the brainstorming is done and they are preparing the masses for the annoucement.
diffusionx
Gold Member
Because it doesn't make sense for Microsoft to sell that system and make valve richer.