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A number of
reports have hinted at the possibility that Microsoft may be planning to expand
its share of the game console market by offering the Xbox Mini. This upcoming
device is supposed to allow the company to enter the set-top niche of the game
console market.
The Xbox
Mini will reportedly be offered as a cheaper alternative to the game consoles that
are currently available in the market. It is aimed at competing with the set-top
offerings of Roku and Apple. Microsoft will reportedly attempt to expand its
market with the Xbox Mini to include casual gamers who are satisfied with casual
game titles.
A number of
anonymous sources provided the basis for the report, according to the Verge. However
the price range for the supposed Xbox Mini was not stated in the report. As a
point of comparison, the set-top unit of Roku has a base price tag of $50 while
the Set-top unit of Apple is priced at $99.
The Xbox
Mini will reportedly be a smaller model of the upcoming model of the Xbox game
console. Industry watchers have indicated that the strategy used by the company
of the upcoming set-top product offering is similar to what its strategy with the
Windows 8, which is to enter a number of niches in the market at the same time.
However some
questions were raised on what are being referred to with the casual game titles.
It is logical that the Xbox Mini will not be compatible to graphics-heavy game
titles such as Halo although it remains uncertain whet casual game titles mean.
Although no
details were released on the specs of the reported Xbox Mini, leaked documents
have given industry watchers an idea of what to look out for when the set-top
product will be released into the market. Among the features of the upcoming
Xbox Mini include four hardware cores, a standard 8GB RAM, removable hard drive
and four USB ports. The reported Xbox Mini is also expected to come with a pair
of augmented reality glasses, 3D sound, Blu-ray video support, and a controller
that features a touchscreen.
Aside from the
reported Xbox Mini, the company may also unveil a cloud gaming service that supports
game streaming across platforms.
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