@monkbent Consoles always start expensive - HW is at that point cutting-edge and they don't have the catalog to appeal to non-gamers anyway.
The problem is that no non-gamer is going to pay $499. Niche product. http://bit.ly/154ZF2U
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@elkmovie I know. The problem is that the original vision for the xbox was to be in *every* living room -
@monkbent True, but they've dialed back on almost all of that stuff since the XB1 announcement. A rare case of MS coming to its senses.
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@monkbent Look where game consoles rank on the to-do list of streaming video executives: http://blog.streamingmedia.com/2013/09/survey-results-content-owners-say-tablets-important-device-success-ott-services.html …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@monkbent The problem is pretty soon cheap Arm processors will be good enough to replace it for a hundred bucks.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@monkbent surprised that smart TVs rate higher - long upgrade cycle, bad UI, non-obvious rom upgrade...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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