It seems to me like all the stuff they’re doing with game pass and putting their shit on switch and playstation. Makes me think they’re poised to get out of hardware probably in the next 10 years or so.
They might offer some like streaming stick but eventually I think they want to just be a gaming service like Netflix is for movies.
I think we’ll get one more xbox console generation and the next console will probably be digital only as well.
This seems obvious to me.
Xbox was always a scheme for Microsoft to ensure Windows market share by making a console that uses the same game libraries as Windows. If game pass accomplishes the same thing, I don’t think they’ll keep around physical console sales (that they lose money on).
No if you think like a capitalist (shudder) I’m sure they’re only okay with hemorrhaging money on Xbox because of what they see as their long term goal, wanting to be the “Netflix of gaming”. When they feel they can still do that without Xbox, they will axe hardware in a heartbeat.