Poll What do you think of Microsoft's Play Anywhere bet? (176 votes)
Play Anywhere has given many people with mid to high end PCs little reason to buy an Xbox One. I think this is a risky move on their part for the following reasons:
- I now have no incentive to buy their console hardware or peripherals
- No longer requiring an Xbox One S/X for their exclusives means they will only get a handful of software sales from me instead of software+console+peripherals
- If I want a box under the TV to access my Play Anywhere library, I would just use my PC with a Steam Link, wireless HDMI or a standard cable, which at that point gives me access to everything on a PC, not just their selection of games (not to mention, is hundreds of dollars cheaper)
What do you think? I admire Play Anywhere for being consumer friendly and for Microsoft finally bringing together their platforms but to me it makes buying an Xbox One completely illogical now. They have for me, made Sony and Nintendo's platforms much more compelling as companions to my PC.
I understand the price argument, but I'm always going to have a high end PC as I do more than just game with that power. I would rather spend extra on a computer because I get so much more use out of a PC than a console, that by and large, is only for playing games on. Despite higher entry costs, a PC is a better value proposition in my opinion.
I mean, we're talking $500 for an Xbox One X, yet a PC will now have Xbox "exclusives", so I suppose it's up to you to decide if it's worth paying extra for having access to even better visuals, years and years of third party peripherals, limitless media support, a massive game library and having the ability to do video editing, 3D rendering, photoshop, Twitch streaming, etc.
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