In a new interview, Phil Spencer has revealed why the Xbox Series Keystone isn’t ready for release just yet. At the same time he named the price at which Microsoft would like to offer it.
A radically different new console is in the works at Microsoft. However, this Xbox Keystone project has been delayed, and here’s why.
The Xbox Keystone must be priced correctly
In the same interview in which he outlined his intentions for the future of Call of Duty on PlayStation consoles, Phil Spencer answered questions about the Xbox Keystone. A console dedicated exclusively to streaming, unlike the series compatible with physical, digital and xCloud games.
If we still don’t have any news, the truth is that the price has not been satisfactory. It was too expensive compared to what Microsoft wanted and they preferred to temporarily redirect their efforts to the smart TV application.
keystone. It cost more than we wanted when we built it with the materials we had. We decided to redirect the efforts of the team responsible for this to develop the streaming application for connected TVs.
At Keystone, this is always one of our concerns and we monitor when we can get the right price.
And what is the “right price”?
For that to make sense, it would have to be around $129 or $99.
$99 was the rumored price for this Xbox Keystone box and a controller.
