In the current Microsoft Xbox hardware strategy, the Xbox Series S is used to provide a relatively affordable hardware console with full Xbox features, and it can provide higher-quality game content through the streaming games of Xbox Cloud Gaming. However, the price of about 10,000 yuan is still not cheap; Microsoft Xbox mentioned in 2020 that it intends to launch a more affordable Dongle for streaming games, which can be played as long as it is connected to a TV or screen, although these few A prototype device called “Keystone” has also appeared during the years, but so far Microsoft has not announced the actual product, and people can’t help but wonder if the plan is terminated. However, according to Windows Central, Microsoft has not canceled the launch of the streaming-specific device. plan.
Microsoft’s Xbox is expected to hold an event in early June, and perhaps in addition to new game content, there will also be a chance to see Microsoft’s plans to introduce new streaming devices.
According to Microsoft’s disclosure, Microsoft has continued to develop Keystone for a long time, but the original hardware design has definitely been abandoned, and the development experience has been transferred to the planning and development of new products; it can be speculated that the problem that Keystone may face is that the development time is too long. , resulting in the original hardware, technology and other conditions can not keep up with the current mainstream of the market, or face difficulties that cannot be broken through in technology, and have to start the plan again.
▲ Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass big subscription strategy also regards streaming games as an important part, so it also needs to provide a more affordable streaming device
Although the streaming game subscription has not seen explosive development at present, and even Google Stadia, which has even established a game studio at the time of its release, has now tightened its resources, Microsoft hopes to use its own Azure cloud service as the basis to use Xbox Cloug Gaming as the As part of Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass subscription plan, although Xbox, PC, and mobile devices can also be used as intermediaries for streaming games, many consumers still want to lie comfortably on the living room sofa and play on a large TV when they mention games. To meet such demand, Microsoft will also need to provide a lower-priced device as an intermediary for streaming games. If the price is sweet, I think it will be an ideal value to lower the price to less than half of the Xbox Series S.