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Valve's Steam Machine was supposed to be one of the marquee gaming launches of the year. Instead, it has become a case study in how hard and how expensive dedicated gaming hardware has gotten. The ...

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Microsoft is reevaluating its plans for Project Helix and considering new ways to lower Xbox console costs. Microsoft is reevaluating its plans for Project Helix and considering new ways to lower Xbox ...

Microsoft's (MSFT) Xbox CEO Asha Sharma released an internal memo this week that indicated the division is facing a "hardware component crisis" causing console storage components to skyrocket. Sharma ...

The spiralling cost of new and existing consoles will require "radically different business models" over the coming generation, Xbox boss Asha Sharma has said. Speaking to Fortune, Sharma acknowledged ...

A memo sent by Xbox execs Asha Sharma and Matrt Booty paints a glum picture: Xbox hardware components are expected to go up 5x, revenue is down, Return on investments are lacking, and as such, layoffs ...

During an interview with The Game Business at Summer Game Fest, Xbox strategy chief Matthew Ball admitted to “underestimating” the RAM crisis, saying that demand for Xbox consoles “exceeds supply.” It ...

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TL;DR: Xbox is reevaluating its Project Helix console-PC hybrid due to rising memory and storage costs, aiming to keep it affordable and flexible. The company may adjust hardware specs or offer ...