An Windows Home image for previous generation consoles (only for new generation consoles...

While I cannot confirm the numbers you showed on your post, you are right on how things work.

But either I was not clear on my post or you didn't get my idea. The core of it is:

1) Only previous generation consoles would have the option to run Windows desktop;

2) Only owners of both a new and previous generation console are entitled to use it (only in the previous generation one).

By doing this way, most of the people who would benefit from it are people, like me, who are committed to Xbox and Microsoft and just want to give a good use to the old console when they buy a new one.

The problem is the sheer amount of work that would be involved in creating a Windows environment that would work on the console. Desktops and laptops are much more complex than a console and so have the ability to handle much more complex things like Windows

Not to mention the on-going work involved in fixing bugs etc...that's assuming they could even create something good enough to work as a desktop system

I agree that it would be a good thing in terms of recycling etc but I doubt anyone at MS would have the appetite for it given the amount of work and expense involved

The Xbox operating system is already windows at its core. The console is more than capable to run windows desktop and the only thing preventing it is the Microsoft lock.

Fixing bugs, etc would not be a big issue, since all the consoles (of each type) have pretty much the same hardware.

The challenge I foresee is about security, for example preventing non-entitled consoles to receive the Windows image, among other things. But even this is not very hard to overcome.

I think the appetite could come from the massive value added to the product.

Why? That would be a losing proposition.

MS and console makers make Money on games and subscriptions not you downloading from other services like steam or epic

They'd be losing money

Steam charges devs 30%

Vs if you buy from xbox store they get 30%

Also pc games don't support consoles they are written for multiple devices but not optimized because they are aimed at generic hardware with two choices nvidia or amd and Intel and amd for cpus

Consoles are closed ecosystems

Computer os support multiple

Consoles are optimized for hardware and games they that use their libraries not third party ones like steam

Everytime you buy games or subscriptions from xboxor ps or switch you are supporting the console

You buy from steam or epic you pay steam 30% and the devs NOT the console

Consoles are sold at a loss with subscriptions and games making up the costs

So everytime you suggest supporting a non supported storefronts on a subsidized hardware you aren't helping development

You are talking about 1000 dollar of hardware priced at 599 but in bulk millions of consoles vs you buying to one pc everytime you buy an xbox or ps game you are supporting the future of your console and your devs not steam

With pc you pay 100% of the cost upfront steam.does.not pay for hardware or servers that's upto your devs

Having nintendo games on the games pass, that would be great!