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You don't need a $300 box to stream stuff. In fact, people who spend $300 on a box are not going to want to stream stuff. Something like Project xCloud would stream on a million devices people already own, including their Xbox Ones. So I don't think this Lockhart business has anything to do with streaming.
They do have a vision. You nail it in step 3. They want Xbox to be a service. They've said it over and over, the whole company is transitioning to services. To do that, they need people on the platform and subscribed to GamePass. Locking out "next gen" only to people who can afford a $500 box gets in the way of selling GamePass, despite the fact that everyone here is willing to pay for a $500 box. It makes a lot of sense for MS to offer a wide range of hardware at varying price levels, and also giving access with high-end PC boxes that beat everything.
The key is GamePass, not hardware specs and definitely not exclusives. Hardcore gamers comparing specs or spec rumors are looking at this the wrong way, just like the Xbox shills who got mad when MS announced everything was going to PC same day. Even if PS5 games look better, or the hardware is more powerful, is that going to be a big driver versus $10 a month for 100 games?
The problem with this point is that there's NO WAY Microsoft will profit using this as their main method to continuing the Xbox brand. No chance in hell. $10 a month just isn't enough to support this thing. The price will have to eventually go up to $20-$25 a month (if you really want more of the latest games and good 1st party game support).
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