If I’m paying that much for a device, I damned well better have root access. I’m done buying machines that big corpos control.

It's okay by the time its released us regular people won't be allowed to exist.

Looks like console gaming is just admitting its strategy is to soak their shrinking player base for as much as possible before they collapse.

I project Microsoft can lick my taint. They bought up all the studies, shut down most of them, cancelled all the good games, raised prices, forced AI into everything, want to abandon physical media and lock us in to their digital store and have a monopoly on pricing... And they still can't release a console at a reasonable price. 🖕 Microsoft has abandoned gamers, let them suffer when the AI bubble pops.

While a $1,200 starting price would be historically high for the game console market, even accounting for inflation, it also reflects a new normal: The slowdown in Moore’s Law and AI-driven component shortages mean cutting-edge gaming hardware just isn’t as cheap as it used to be. This year, the Steam Machine broke the $1,000 starting price, while the 2-year-old technology in the PlayStation 5 Pro is now going for $900, and the 6-year-old Xbox Series X now starts at $750.

It’s super-duper awesome that they were kind enough to pass all the cost down to us.

"Xbox is partnering with Klarna..."

No discs, no sale.

Does it massage my balls as well for that price or....

LMAO

No thanks, going to stick with my gaming PC I got like 4 years ago.

No thanks I'm good I'm not gamer anymore.

AI companies ruin the RAM and video card market, so no one runs 200GB models for free.

This ruins the new-game market on PC and consoles.

AI allows people to spin copies of games

Next up,
All consoles fail
All console makers stop letting people have binaries
Gaming as a service AGAIN

Without a disc drive as well. Nah, I'm good

Who the fuck has money anymore. Trump can get fucked!

I'm only afraid that Gamers will actually fucking buy it, and Microsoft (and others) will learn that gamers will keep buying consolee for almost 2k dollars, and then future consoles will never go down in price. Just like it happened with graphics cards, when Nvidia learned that gamers would buy 2x Titan class gpus (which were not supposed to be a gaming card), and then discovered they could sell a 90 class for 1500+ dollars (and going up with each generation) and the fuckers would still gladly buy it, and that they would also still buy cards with prices inflated at 200~300% values during the crypto boom.

I predict it gets canceled.

I suppose if the AI bubble pops, and memory and CPU prices crash, then maybe it will happen. But, that's going to be very hard on the entire economy, so maybe it will be canceled for that reason, instead.

They could charge 12 dollars, I'm still not buying it.

6 years ago I would have said that was nuts, but 6 years ago I bought 32GB of DDR5 for $100... now the same sticks are $500+, so I feel like this is just the new normal and I'm just going to go back to my retro systems with carts and systems I actually own.

With these sorts told prices being rumoured I’m not sure how viable this next generation is going to be.

Disposable incomes are dwindling, future economic prospects look…uncertain to put it positively. Parents especially sleek unlikely to spend 4 figures on a console when their kids already have phones.

At that price (which will probably be closer to 2k CAD) I think my console gaming life will be over. It was a good run from NES to now.

Steam deck is looking more and more appealing or just build my own computer again

If this is the price... Maybe would be nice to have a way to install SteamOS on the console. Or better install any Linux so I can use as a working station and a gaming gig.

Guess i'm done with video games for the next...forever

Let me check between my couch cushions...

Wouldn't surprise me at all looking at the Ally. Not to mention the new PS6 being projected >$1k.

What I'm looking forward to seeing is how many scalpers that will buy it on the first day.

So fucking glad I built a PC in 2023.

Atp just buy a computer

If people pay that I will scream into a pillow.

oh people are going to buy the shit out of this. Guaranteed. We can all boycott here, I know I'm not going to buy one, but Microsoft don't care. Want to know what Microsoft sees?

• Sells well? Hooray profit, let's give everything back to the shareholders
• Flops? Let's close Xbox and lay everyone off, we just have an excuse now.

It's a win win for them. Personally I think most people are going to happily line up at the slop line and eat up.

Fuck yourself to death, Microsoft.

ya no pc gaming forever. Consoles are too locked down.

This whole project seems like a load of hot air to appease investors. It got the spotlight right when Asha took the reigns 7 months ago and even now we know exactly jack shit about it, despite supposedly launching next year. But it's estimated to cost 1200-1800 based on...vibes I guess, because we don't even know what form it will take.

Living in a multi-gamer household currently with nine gamers. We would be looking at around $15k to get everyone the new Xbox when it comes out!?

I can't even anymore.

I wonder how long will it take for someone to figure out a way to install SteamOS on it?

Targeting Gen X

You can buy a cheap guitar for about £100. Beats Guitar Hero

Or you could turn to a life of crime. Beats Grand Theft Auto

Goat Simulator fans please contact the furry community for advice

Good luck, they barely sell the current one at a fourth of that price, wonder how many dozens can sell of this DRM machine

Things must be tough because consoles are typically sold at a loss. Then again with the current steam machine success not selling at cost maybe they are planning on trying the same?

lol.

HAH. Best of luck.

Oh don’t worry. Fanboizz will still buy it and will say “This changes Everything!”

I still hate that I bought the series x, it's an over priced piece of garbage