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@Nexozi

"Not fart around fixing driver issues"

That's very much rarity these days and has been for the last decade or more, unless you're trying to run a modern game on a potato. But even then driver issues rarely crop up. To be sure PC gaming has its drawbacks, but nothing compared to what it used to be like in the 90s early 2000s. That's a train of thought often dragged out by non-PC gamers: ie console only gamers.

Cheating on MP shooters is out of hand, though. Thankfully it's an environment I ditched some time ago. I much prefer single player experiences.

@ElectricWizard

Nothing is certain, certainly in Microsoft's case. My point being is if you've established a large Xbox library don't go ditching your current console in favour of Microsoft's next hardware, whatever that may be, until the dust has settled.

As an aside, if your username refers to the band then kudos.

@Nexozi

PC gaming isn't the problem, it's Microsoft's attitude and how they'll [likely] treat customers current libraries long term, which given their track record as a company not favourably.

Xbox as a dedicated console is clearly over. Microsoft are outsourcing all future hardware, pushing the Xbox brand into the more expensive PC/custom arena thus lowering mass market appeal.

Best hold onto the Xbox consoles you currently own as there's a good chance, (certainly if you consider that the Xbox Rog Ally doesn't grant access to one's native Xbox library), you'll likely lose access to your library.

Satya Nadella and his executives have shown they care about as much about Xbox gamers and their libraries as they do their employees and their mortgages. You don't matter, so best get used to that idea.

This system has zero mass market appeal. In fact I only see it confusing the mass market.
I suspect we'll be seeing them turn up in CEX very quickly once the penny drops that it's not actually an Xbox, it just has an overlay and the Xbox logo.

I've no use for handheld gaming, so no.

Jumping the gun here a tad. Lets have something concrete on what exactly Microsoft have planned for the next "Xbox" before being concerned whether or not the controller uses AA batteries or not.