Xbox boss Phil Spencer has revealed Microsoft's decision to 'pivot away' from its previously announced Game Pass stream…
"A bunch of us took [this version] home and it worked...really, really well," Spencer added."[But] when you are building new products, it's always about, do you have the right design? Do you have the right user interface? Do you have the right customer proposition? And the customer proposition includes the price, and I think all of us knew that we were a little out of position on price.
As for the price Microsoft had been aiming for, while Spencer"[didn't] want to announce pricing specifically", he did say"I think you've got to be $129, $99, like somewhere in there for that to make sense". He elaborated further elsewhere in the podcast, explaining,"When you've got Series S at $299...I think in order for a streaming-only box to make sense, the price delta to S has to be pretty significant.
While Microsoft hasn't abandoned its ambitions for an Xbox streaming box - it said it would"refocus [its] efforts on a new approach" earlier this year - Spencer recentlyBecome a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair!
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