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NEWS: Xbox Teases New 'Project Helix' Console

This is the primary reason why Sony pulled out of PC releases.

I agree. The fact that a new console announcement has been crickets on social media is a really bad sign.

and with Steam Machine coming soon,

Glordit wrote:

This is the primary reason why Sony pulled out of PC releases.

So I wondered how that will affect any future Xbox games appearing on Playstation 5 (and probably PS6) given that we just got Gears of War: Reloaded, and now the upcoming Halo 1 remake.

Microslop setting itself up for failure once more, no one bought the Series X/S, their reputation's in the gutter because of all the AI crap they're pushing on all their platforms, there's genuinely no point to buying a console for their games if you have a halfway decent pc these days (and they're definitely not giving up on PC releases) and with Steam Machine coming soon, no one's gonna want Microslop.

This thing is dead before arrival.

When we announced these products in November, we planned on being able to share specific pricing and launch dates by now. But the memory and storage shortages you've likely heard about across the industry have rapidly increased since then. The limited availability and growing prices of these critical components mean we must revisit our exact shipping schedule and pricing (especially around Steam Machine and Steam Frame).

Would be interesting if Microsoft still publishes their titles on Playstation, since getting your product out on as many options can result in more profits.

The market is so broken now that Nvidia is releasing the RTX 5050 with 9GB GDDR7 because it's cheaper than 8GB GDDR6. There are rumors that they are re-launching the RTX 3060 because they can't produce 5060/70/80/90 chips due to supply going straight to AI. AMD is pushing for AI too and the "entry level" RX 9060 XT is over priced and Intel put a stop to the Arc B7xx series because of RAM prices too.

Microsoft is not concerned about Xbox.

Microsoft is concerned about Windows.

Xbox's existence began solely as a way to prevent the potential of Sony from leveraging game consoles as personal computer replacements. Ken Kuturagi openly spoke about his ambitions with PlayStation in this fashion, and PS3 could boot Linux as another OS, and Valve/Steam has also been expanding Linux support, and Apple is also leveraging gaming more and more.

While Sony no longer has Kuturagi's ambitions for PlayStation anymore, PC gamers and Steam are increasingly seeking alternatives to the bloated nature of Windows.

Microsoft can't beat Sony or Nintendo, but neither of them is a threat to Windows in the PC space.

Microsoft therefore wants to leverage the remaining Xbox faithful to transition them to Windows PC and Cloud. Helix, and other 3rd party branded Xbox/PC hybrids are a carrot on a stick. There will be several models with varying specs with varying prices.

Microsoft's bought 1st Party will carry on releasing games for PlayStation and Switch 2 to survive as having Steam on the Xbox hybrids means a big loss of platform revenue, and we'll need to see if Microsoft still plans to have Steam games requiring paying for Gamepass basic to play online. But basically Microsoft is killing their revenue, especially if they still put games day 1 on higher Gamepass tiers and free later on inbetween tiers, so PlayStation sales will be necessary. Digital PS sales will be fine, but their physical sales being only a download pass on a dataless disc will suck as much as keycards on Switch.

The business model should work well enough for them so long as they are not expecting mass market sales, and Microsoft might end generational releases altogether, with new marginally upgraded boxes every 3-4 years.

Hence my comparison to SNK back in the 90's during when SNK had Neo-Geo consoles including the Neo-Geo CD and at the same time allow their game titles/properties on their competitor consoles.