the Series S is the lower tier Xbox console this generation, but it's still higher performing than the Xbone X. But the Series S launched at $300. How could they make the Series S so affordable if performance keeps making the hardware more expensive?
In that case it's because the Series S was downright crap in performance for the time it was released. As I said they can keep the price point but it just won't mean as big technological leaps as the price/performance I'm talking about is measured by the current state of technology at release. We are no longer in a time where consoles can compete with PC in terms of performance even at launch, and if they keep aiming for the same price the gap will likely continue to increase. It sort of speaks for itself when equivalent Nvidia graphics card prices have roughly doubled in 10 years (less than that, really) but consoles are still being sold at pretty similar prices.
the Series S is the lower tier Xbox console this generation, but it's still higher performing than the Xbone X. But the Series S launched at $300. How could they make the Series S so affordable if performance keeps making the hardware more expensive?
some would argue it's about bullying them for power, since their products are so highly coveted by their fan base. this is the video that I am referencing. it's a bit of a long watch so I don't blame if you don't wanna waste your time on it, but I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on it
I think that video is made with quite the uneducated view, and I feel like it's trying to vilify a government in a situation where it's actually working to the benefit of the consumers, i.e. the people. To me it comes across as little more than a poorly hidden Apple fanboy video.
The video pretends like this is the first time it's happened that a big company is forced to open up or change due to anti trust laws, but it's of course far from the truth and companies like Apple and Microsoft wouldn't be where they are today if a company like IBM hadn't been forced to open their platform. Google has been hit with similar things in more recent years as well so it's definitely not just Apple that's being targeted, it's just what's news right now.
The idea that Apple couldn't allow side-loading of apps on iOS is also ridiculous. They clearly don't need it for security because you've been able to do that for a long time on OS X, so that argument is not valid even within the pure Apple context. You also can't say that they have to get that big percentage of app sales to survive because Google, Microsoft, etc, all have always allowed sales on the side without them getting paid and that has always worked. With Google and Android, being the closest comparison, the company isn't even making money off the sales of the hardware like Apple do (well, there are the Pixel phones, but it's pretty minor in the scope of things), yet Google makes it work.
To me this is a clear cut case of the consumers being protected.
part of me wishes that Apple could just buy Sony one day because that would give PlayStation the buying power that Xbox has. GTA becoming first party, like how CoD is now first party on Xbox, could be a reality that way. surely they must have thought about it, when looking into the video game industry and they see their current own biggest competitor Google fail with the Stadia, and Sony currently leading the competition within the industry...and I feel like the PlayStation brand would fit in well within Apple's ecosystem too.
I wouldn't want to see that. Primarily because I want more big actors rather than a few owning everything, but also because I'm not fond of Apple's business practices (not that Sony are great with Playstation either). I certainly don't see console prices staying low under Apple either. They are masters at cranking up prices to generate huge profit margins so selling consoles at a loss, as often happens in the beginning, doesn't seem like their cup of tea.
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