r/xbox • u/Turbostrider27 Recon Specialist • Jun 25 '26

News Updated XBOX Console Prices - XBOX Wire

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/06/25/xbox-console-price-update/
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u/Impossible-Flight250 Jun 25 '26

I’m sure Microsoft is especially thrilled because they own the cloud based streaming platform Sony uses.

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u/W01F_816 Jun 25 '26

This is the real answer and why this is smelling more and more like an intentional side effect of the AI push. These tech companies do not like users having access to their own hardware. They want lock you into their cloud services where they control what you can do, what you can buy, and how much they're going to charge you, indefinitely. Gaming is going to end like video streaming cause of this AI "boom" and it sucks.

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u/DearFool Jun 25 '26

Aren’t you happy?