Xbox boss expects to keep a console under his TV for the next 10+ years

Microsoft is planning to launch both the next-gen Xbox Series X and the Project xCloud gaming service this year. But is that a coherent strategy? Isn’t a cloud future one without dedicated gaming devices? Well, that’s not how Xbox boss Phil Spencer sees it.

Cloud gaming is going to echo music and movie streaming, Spencer said during an interview with Insomniac Games founder Ted Price for the AIAS Game Maker’s Notebook podcast. As media moves from airwaves and discs to servers, people are buying more devices to consume that content. And he expects the same thing to happen with games and consoles.