Talking Point: If The Next-Gen Xbox Is More 'PC-Like', Would You Still Buy It?

So, yesterday a pretty interesting report came out of Windows Central that discussed several aspects of Microsoft's next-gen console plans - including the fact that multiple handheld projects are currently in the works over at Xbox. However, what we want to talk about here is this notion that the Xbox Series X successor could be "closer to Windows than ever". If this turned out to be true, would you still be interested in the next-gen Xbox?

Of course, without hard evidence on what exactly this console will be, it's hard to know just how we'd all feel about it. Still, if you take into account Microsoft's current multiplatform moves, combined with a home console device that's more of a PC dressed up as an Xbox - is that something you'd feel compelled to buy six or seven years after Xbox Series X and S?

Here at Pure Xbox, we're always interested in the consoles Microsoft builds - that goes without saying. While adjusting to Xbox's new landscape hasn't always been easy, a more PC-like console could actually be pretty darn compelling. Imagine a hybrid of sorts; a built-from-the-ground-up device that also contains some compelling PC features like the ability to access multiple storefronts and much older Windows titles. That could be appealing to a lot of gamers!

Having said that, there are certain conditions we'd still want to see as longtime Xbox fans. We'd still want the device to 'behave' like a console with tailor-made software and stable updates. We'd still want the system to look and feel like an Xbox when we unpack it and plug the thing in under our TVs. And finally, we'd want Microsoft's awesome backwards compatibility program to work seamlessly on any new hardware - which according to yesterday's report is in the team's plans. If all of that can be combined with the flexibility of PC, we can't see why this couldn't work for Team Green.

This is all hypothetical for now of course, with this Windows-like Xbox information coming from a report at the moment - and it being pretty vague information at that. Even so, we're very curious to hear of your perspective on this. Would a sort-of PC/Xbox hybrid be a device you'd be interesting in buying come 2027, or whenever it'd launch? Do you want Xbox to stick to a more traditional console? Or, do you see Xbox Series X|S as the last Xbox system you'd ever need?

If This PC-Like Device Happens, Are You Still Interested In The Next-Gen Xbox? (862 votes)

  1. Absolutely, I'll be there on day one!%
  2. I'm interested, but it'd have to be a significant upgrade on the Xbox Series X%
  3. I'm not sure yet, I need to know more%
  4. Not really, I want Xbox to make a more traditional next-gen console%
  5. Nope, I'm done with Xbox consoles after Series X|S!%

Vote in the poll up above and talk to us about this interesting prospect down below!