Cheapest Xbox ever? But there is a huge catch

In recent months, Microsoft has made headlines several times. Most recently, one could the comeback of Fable We have already reported on this in detail. After all, the fans had to wait a long time News about the reboot of the role-playing game brand wait. But previously, reports of closed studios and waves of layoffs had dominated the news coverage.

At the beginning of the year, like Sony or EA, they had a Large number of employees laid offStudios like Tango Gameworks were only a few months later completely closed. This team was just through Hi-Fi Rush attracted extremely positive attention last year.

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When did the Xbox Series X/S come out?

A lot has happened since the release of the latest Microsoft console. Xbox Series X (buy now )/S was finally launched on November 10, 2020. In total, the console has sold around 28 million units worldwide, as of March. It cannot compete with the PS5.

The cheapest Xbox ever?

Keystone was actually planned to be a pure cloud console. Thanks to Windows Central, we now know what this might have looked like. The website has stumbled across a patent that shows a potential design of the device.

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Some people might be reminded of the look of the first Playstation when they see the small box. But, not surprisingly, the cloud console would not have included a disk drive. Only an HDMI port and connections for power, internet and USB were planned.

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There is also a button for switching on and connecting to a controller. Ultimately, according to The Verge, the project failed due to the costs. They tried to bring the device to market for around 100 US dollars. However, that was exactly what Microsoft did not manage to do and the cloud feature was pushed towards the Xbox app.

Sources: The Verge, Windows Central, Twitter (The Collective), VGCharts

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