Would it make sense from a practical cost/benefit perspective for the Xbox Next to act as a cloud storage and processing hub for Windows 8 tablets as well as giving the ability to play games on them in a similar way to the Wii U with an "assumed" possible universal controller attachment?
From a tablet user perspective it would likely give longer battery life and more versatility in terms of program performance as well as immediate backup of information to a mirrored local storage system. It'd mean effectively the Xbox Next could act as a PC with benefits to an existing ARM based Windows 8 tablet.
From a console user perspective it would give mobility in much the same way within the house as the Wii U and similar options whilst gaining additional practical benefits from the PC side of the equation. Effectively it'd match the Wii U whilst also possibly giving the ability to play games on tablets away from home as well so long as the console does the heavy lifting.
It wouldn't be an out of the box solution but granted the assumption of Wii U support I suspect that as long as implementation was seamless in a similar way to the Wii U then it wouldn't need a 100% penetration rate to get support. They could effectively keep their foot in the door whilst providing additional synergies to getting multiple Microsoft products at the same time. An end user could therefore choose to use either just the Xbox Next with Kinect 2.0 or an Xbox Next with a Windows 8 tablet and it'd give similar functionality without too many implementation headaches. It'd be a good way to be 'luckier' because they can drift the way the wind blows if one type of interface becomes markedly more popular than another or simply as a catch all for the different personalities and needs of their customers.
Does it sound like a plausible strategy for a next generation gaming console?
From a tablet user perspective it would likely give longer battery life and more versatility in terms of program performance as well as immediate backup of information to a mirrored local storage system. It'd mean effectively the Xbox Next could act as a PC with benefits to an existing ARM based Windows 8 tablet.
From a console user perspective it would give mobility in much the same way within the house as the Wii U and similar options whilst gaining additional practical benefits from the PC side of the equation. Effectively it'd match the Wii U whilst also possibly giving the ability to play games on tablets away from home as well so long as the console does the heavy lifting.
It wouldn't be an out of the box solution but granted the assumption of Wii U support I suspect that as long as implementation was seamless in a similar way to the Wii U then it wouldn't need a 100% penetration rate to get support. They could effectively keep their foot in the door whilst providing additional synergies to getting multiple Microsoft products at the same time. An end user could therefore choose to use either just the Xbox Next with Kinect 2.0 or an Xbox Next with a Windows 8 tablet and it'd give similar functionality without too many implementation headaches. It'd be a good way to be 'luckier' because they can drift the way the wind blows if one type of interface becomes markedly more popular than another or simply as a catch all for the different personalities and needs of their customers.
Does it sound like a plausible strategy for a next generation gaming console?
