Realistically, what do you guys think the future of Xbox will be?

[Frank Jaeger]

I think there will be another generation or two of hardware from Microsoft but the design and scope of these devices will be very different from what we have seen up to this point as they will no longer attempt to "outconsole" Sony or Nintendo.

As these devices sell less over time, I think they hit an internal tripwire and will then be quietly discontinued.

I will submit I also think it's possible that Microsoft keeps making hardware, but produces something more boutique and niche that is more focused on accessibility and versatility than power, performance, and innovative tech. The days of first party being used to showcase the power and features of their hardware are done at Microsoft, but they may still use hardware as a vector to get people into their gaming ecosystem.

 

[KvallyX]

Sony needs to stop sleeping with the competition

 

[Hatefield]

The brand will make billions. The console....not sure

 

[dmaul1114]

There's gonna be another Xbox but I really don't see how there's gonna be another one after that.

That's my guess as well. So voted they'll release another and try to compete, but I doubt it will sell enough to bother with making one after next gen.

They'd like to keep it as one option for buying their games--as they don't pay a 30% cut to Steam, Sony etc. when people buy on Xbox--as well as to get their 30% cut from third party games bought digitally. But I doubt they can sell enough to make it worth it and will just end up a third party company making a lot of money of their big catalog of IPs after all their aquisitions.

They'll probably keep focusing on game streaming, trying to get some form of Gamepass (maybe no more day one releases) on other platforms etc. as well.