Xbox considering "OEM" for their next console (confirmed legit)

[Bryank75]

According to a rumor that is circulating on Neogaf, Xbox / Microsoft may be considering using 3rd party hardware manufacturers to make their next console(s).

It may open up the platform to multiple hardware manufacturers.

It's unclear how this would work practically or if it would be popular with customers.

 

[JAHGamer]

This makes no sense to me lol, prebuilt gaming PC companies pretty much already do this. Some of them like Cyberpower even come with 3-6 months of GamePass free when you buy a PC.

 

[flaccidsnake]

ASUS announced a mini gaming PC that would be an excellent base to build a console experience around. SteamOS running on this would basically be a console. A 4070 inside will give the next generation a run for its money.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/ces-2024-hands-on-asus-rog-nuc-resurrects-the-mighty-mini-pc-for-gaming

 

[Bryank75]

ASUS announced a mini gaming PC that would be an excellent base to build a console experience around. SteamOS running on this would basically be a console. A 4070 inside will give the next generation a run for its money.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/ces-2024-hands-on-asus-rog-nuc-resurrects-the-mighty-mini-pc-for-gaming

But would Xbox then be competing more with pc or console?

Would the specs all be standard? So many questions...

 

[John Elden Ring]

According to a rumor that is circulating on Neogaf, Xbox / Microsoft may be considering using 3rd party hardware manufacturers to make their next console(s).

It may open up the platform to multiple hardware manufacturers.

It's unclear how this would work practically or if it would be popular with customers.

Pretty much the most important part from modern consoles is made by 3rd party manufactures. SSD is from Kingston, Processor Unit is from AMD etc

 

[Luffy123]

hmmm

 

[Infinity]

According to a rumor that is circulating on Neogaf, Xbox / Microsoft may be considering using 3rd party hardware manufacturers to make their next console(s).

It may open up the platform to multiple hardware manufacturers.

It's unclear how this would work practically or if it would be popular with customers.

Whos the source?

 

[Entropi]

That’s a very Microsoft move. I can see it happening.

Hideo finally making a movie?

I can already picture all the inbread Xbox fans fighting with each other on who’s xbox is better, MSI or Asus or Gigabyte.

 

[Bryank75]

Whos the source?

hmmm

From these discord posts that were rhen posted on Neogaf.

As stated in the title, it is a rumor.

 

[AshHunter216]

That’s a very Microsoft move. I can see it happening.

Hideo finally making a movie?

We already know that a Death Stranding movie is being made by A24.

 

[Petekilla]

hmmm

Oh shit. I would have asked who the hell is this? But that person got the Indiana Jones rumors to a tee.

 

[Bryank75]

We already know that a Death Stranding movie is being made by A24.

Tom Holland as Sam Porter Bridges plehs

 

[flaccidsnake]

But would Xbox then be competing more with pc or console?

Would the specs all be standard? So many questions...

we're moving to there being no distinction between pc or console. current consoles are packing 99% PC hardware in the form of an AMD APU. the only difference between the ASUS NUC and an Xbox is the system software it boots to. steamOS is the first viable effort to make this real. it's possible for Microsoft to do something similar with windows, but so far their efforts have been toddler steps, expanding xinput control to base windows UI elements. gaming really needs a totally separate user interface.

hardware specs don't need to be uniform. developers target standards such as x86_64, vulkan, directx, SDL, etc and those standards need to be implemented in a cross-platform, compatible way. maybe a player like Microsoft would create a reference box that probably sticks to a simple AMD solution, but other hardware vendors could do intel+nvidia or intel+intel or who knows. developers should expect to support all/most, and it shouldn't be too difficult.

 

[Bryank75]

Oh shit. I would have asked who the hell is this? But that person got the Indiana Jones rumors to a tee.

Yeah, good stuff, huh!

 

[Gediminas]

who is going to invest in this money pit?

 

[Nhomnhom]

They don't even have a proper UI for Windows with gamepad and the Xbox OS makes no sense for anyone.

With that said, it would not be surprising if MS chose the most nonsensical path.

 

[Bryank75]

who is going to invest in this money pit?

I mean, if any sensible company is looking at it, they will see that this is Microsoft freeing themselves of a high cost and still trying to keep all the benefits.

The manufacturers stand to gain very little really.

 

[flaccidsnake]

who is going to invest in this money pit?

Who invests in SteamOS outside of Valve?

It doesn't have to be a special new investment. developers currently targeting playstation, xbox, and pc will just target playstation and pc. it's up to Microsoft to make sure the game experience is delivered properly.

 

[Zzero]

But would Xbox then be competing more with pc or console?

shhh Consoles are just computers that plug into a television and don't run an office suite. shhh

 

[Infinity]

I mean, if any sensible company is looking at it, they will see that this is Microsoft freeing themselves of a high cost and still trying to keep all the benefits.

The manufacturers stand to gain very little really.

Nvidia does the same thing. I know EVGA stop making gpus for Nvidia because Nvidia were paying them peanuts.