#1 in Microsoft’s Xbox division, Phil Spencer, accidentally shared a photo of a raw console. This would be the first Xbox exclusively designed for the cloud gaming: it’s the size of a set-top box (probably will be advertised as such too).
Over there to console appears on a shelf, right under a festive frame dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Fallout, the popular Bethesda franchise. In theory, the photo shared by Spender should only show the frame, but in practice we are only talking about the small Xbox to play in streaming.
Impossible to think of a mistake. Never mind when Phil Spencer gets caught in such a naive way. And let alone if a multi-billion dollar company that meticulously filters all communications would miss such a thing. It comes more spontaneously to think of an experimental “leak” – as many have seen in recent years by tech and gaming companies.
The new console looks like this Xbox Series S miniature, but it may not be the final design. Trivial because the official Xbox account reacted to the photo like this: “So boss, what did we say about not displaying old console prototypes on the shelves?“.
We already know some information about Microsoft’s first cloud game console. Internally it is called with the codename keystone. It will have its own interface, different from the one currently used by the Xbox Series S and Series X. It will almost certainly also be marketed as a set-top box, that is, as a device to plug into TVs to access the main apps dedicated to entertainment. , including Disney+, Netflix, and Prime Video. A sort of Nvidia Shield (which also had the Geforce Now service on its side) with the Xbox brand.
Microsoft is increasingly focusing on its cloud gaming service, which is included in the Game Pass Ultimate subscription at no extra cost. The service is now available as a standalone app on Samsung TVs. In the past, Microsoft had suggested that it was possible to sell dongles – such as Chromecast – that could be connected to TVs via HDMI, to turn any TV into a console that can play next-generation games (provided you have an adequate internet connection). ).
Source: Lega Nerd
