Why Xbox Can’t Give Up on Hardware

This week on Next-Gen Console Watch, Daemon, Max, and Ryan dig into Microsoft’s pledge to launch another Xbox generation—even after a rocky stretch of price hikes on both Xbox hardware and Game Pass Ultimate. Fans reacted poorly, with Game Pass site meltdowns as subscribers rushed to cancel.

The crew debates whether a fresh console cycle really makes business sense and brainstorms how Xbox can patch up its Game Pass offering—everything from better value tiers to tighter launch support—to win back trust before the next hardware drop.

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