The next console from Microsoft, known com Xbox 720, could be a radical change to the previous model. The company bet to design a device which approaches the possibilities of a 'set on box', allowing users access to TV content, Internet and games. Analyst Michael Pachter has said that Microsoft will come to an agreement with cable TV providers to offer subsidized console from $ 99 (80.5 euros).
After Nintendo Wii submit U, its next-generation console, the speculations and rumors about the reaction from Microsoft and Sony have been steady in recent months. Many believe that companies bet for a radical change in their devices, changing the usual technical evolution from one generation to another by a new distribution model, based on games in the cloud.
Meanwhile, companies are still reluctant to accept such a radical change, although their movements appear to be on that line. For example, Sony has recently acquired Gaikai, a company that is dedicated just to the games in the cloud. For its part, Microsoft has not commented, but is expected to follow that line strategy.
Amid the speculation, one of the most recognizable analysts in the world of video games, Michael Pachter, said its outlook for the next generation of Xbox. Pachter is known to hit a large number of these assessments in what your opinion on Microsoft's strategy in this field is taken into account.
Specifically, Michael Pachter has said that the next console from Microsoft will be a kind of 'set on box', which will unify access to all content and the company's divisions. In comments reported by the specialized portal IncGamers, the analyst explained that this important step takes brewing in Microsoft for the past years.
The truth is that Microsoft has been introduced in most markets in digital content. The company has a presence in the gaming world, offering audiovisual content via Xbox Live and has already reached agreements with cable television companies to offer their services. The objective now is to create a device that allows the consumption of these products to as many people as possible.
To achieve this goal, Michael Pachter explained that Microsoft will partner with cable TV providers. This alliance, in addition to increasing the catalog of content, allow the company to offer the console at a price set.
Specifically, Pachter has said that Microsoft would sell the new Xbox 720 for $ 99 by a grant from other companies. Users to buy the device, would commit to purchase also a cable TV service for a specified time. This is a model that has been used for years in areas such as mobile phones. A case even closer to this model is the option to purchase the Sony PS Vita Vodafone.
Michael Pachter forecasts seem quite possible. With a device of this type, Xbox 720 maintain its position as a clear rival to the Sony console and allow Microsoft to improve in booming sectors. Moreover, the idea of turning the console on a 'set on box' would make Microsoft could sell the device as a way to turn any television into a Smart TV, it seems the future of the display market.
By the time since Microsoft still silent. However, Pachter forecasts fit perfectly in the new philosophy of the company to connect all their products to provide a service platform. Surely after new products are launched Windows 8 Microsoft decides to announce updates to Xbox 720 and will then be able to confirm or download Michael Pachter.
