2013-05-26, 11:17 PM
Whether this fails or not will depend on the games more than anything else.
As far as the whole home entertainment hub thing is concerned, this thing is not going to be successful:
On one hand you have smart TVs that incorporate all of those media functionalities like Netflix access and whatnot--said TVs are going to become more and more widely adopted. For those who do not own smart TVs, there are cheaper media boxes like Apple TV and other similar devices. Then there's people with more serious gear like HTPCs. All of these people are not gonna care about the Xbox One's features--if they'll get one, it'll be for the games only.
On the other end of the market spectrum, you have the cable TV providers pushing increasingly sophisticated and interactive technologies through the cable boxes they deploy across their massive consumer bases. Cisco is a real powerhouse when it comes to developing these technologies and the latest iteration, Videoscape Unity, is being deployed across various carriers right now:
[video=youtube;9cp1AuOTmCA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cp1AuOTmCA[/video]
Sorry Microsoft, there's no room for you here.
As far as the whole home entertainment hub thing is concerned, this thing is not going to be successful:
On one hand you have smart TVs that incorporate all of those media functionalities like Netflix access and whatnot--said TVs are going to become more and more widely adopted. For those who do not own smart TVs, there are cheaper media boxes like Apple TV and other similar devices. Then there's people with more serious gear like HTPCs. All of these people are not gonna care about the Xbox One's features--if they'll get one, it'll be for the games only.
On the other end of the market spectrum, you have the cable TV providers pushing increasingly sophisticated and interactive technologies through the cable boxes they deploy across their massive consumer bases. Cisco is a real powerhouse when it comes to developing these technologies and the latest iteration, Videoscape Unity, is being deployed across various carriers right now:
[video=youtube;9cp1AuOTmCA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cp1AuOTmCA[/video]
Sorry Microsoft, there's no room for you here.