MS just stealth-launched their own version of Steam Box (Off-Topic)

by CruelLEGACEY , Toronto, Monday, June 13, 2016, 19:20 (3091 days ago) @ Blackt1g3r

MS expects these to sell to gamers who want superior performance but don't want to build their own PC. This will essentially compete against alienware/razer gaming systems except it will be more console-oriented. Really, the Xbox is getting less and less different than just a PC these days anyway so I'd guess MS isn't worried about selling the hardware. Instead they want to build out the Xbox community by including Windows 10 users.

Their messaging about "an end to console generations" or whatever wording they used, along with their range of platforms, speaks to the idea of selection of gaming machines across a range of price points. The new Xbox One S is the mass-market, affordable home console. The Windows 10 platform is for the PC crowd. Scorpio will fill the niche of high-powered console. It will probably be too expensive for most console gamers when it first launches, but as time goes on it will get cheaper and smaller until before you know it Scorpio becomes the affordable home console while another new machine gets launched to fill the high-end void.