Microsoft has always positioned itself at the forefront of video game development, both with technical overview of high-tech hardware such as the Xbox One X and the next Xbox Series X and software such as DirectX 12 Ultimate / DirectX Ray Tracing, as previously their services with -Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Play Everywhere and Pro xCloud.
Is virtual reality the future of video games? Maybe yes, but obviously not the closest yet and this is how Microsoft understands you.
According to the developer, Microsoft cannot put itself ahead of the real thing
Although Microsoft has used the Windows Mixed Reality platform on PC, the next Xbox Series X will not have any Virtual Reality support, at least for the outgoing. In fact, Microsoft game chief executive Phil Spencer said that virtual reality was not something Xbox users wanted so he had no plans to use it for his console until that changed.
And that while it is true that virtual reality is a very attractive technology, it is also true that today its manufacture is not very accurate. No marketing resources or Hardware can provide a happy 100 percent feel, except, of course, financial productivity when a few lucky ones are found. That is why we understand that Phil Spencer does not want to invest literally until he is convinced that he can provide real quality within everyone.
Needless to say, the virtual reality market has struggled to expand at a predicted pace when the Oculus Rift hit the market in 2007. However, the pace has become a selling point lately, thanks to the release of triple signals. Like Half-Life: Alyx, which is a great claim to buy true devices. According to the latest Steam statistics, Steam users with compatible devices have increased by over a million.
In a statement made by Jesse Schell, CEO of Schell Games, (a professional study of virtual reality games), collected by the portal WCCFTech , He understands Microsoft's position closely with this technology, ensuring it can afford to pay once to wait to see how these incidents occur before becoming adversaries.
Companies like Microsoft have no reason to rush. They can wait and see what works and then be able to do something about it. If you have a foundation that loves your platform, you can see what other people are doing and then you can get in with a reasonable plan. You don't have to take many risks when you do. So I don't see it as myopic. It is because they have chosen to become followers rather than leaders in this space and once you have gained a great market share, you can afford that, you can become a follower and be very successful. That, for example, is Apple's strategy. Apple tends to be less creative, more inclined to make better versions of other products.
Would you like to see Microsoft enter its comfort zone?
