Mike Ybarra, a former executive at Xbox and Blizzard Entertainment, believes that no one will buy a next-gen Xbox that costs $1,200-1,800, as recent reports have suggested.
He believes that Microsoft shouldn't release a new Xbox at all at just stick with the current Xbox Series X/S instead. This is what he said:
"A 'console' is a mass-audience device and you need great games and a low entry price (IMO $399 to $499). A console at the prices rumored below will never sell meaningful units to be of any value vs. alternatives. Zero.
I wouldn't release it at all.
Stick with PS5 Pro/Series X until prices normalize. The capabilities of those boxes are both fine for 99% of the audience. No one is screaming 'I need a more powerful console' right now and I believe tons of optimization can and is happening on those platforms (see Xbox's AMD announcement on FSR 4.1 today - which is fantastic)."
Do you agree with Ybarra?
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