all part of microsoft's plan to kill console gaming and get everyone back to PC. hell their new console is a pc. we already have games being released incomplete and updated constantly like pc has had for years. cant wait for next gen spyware and virus's
I don't agree that MS is killing their consoles for PC gaming. Never heard of anyone eluding to this theory. Console gaming is going nowhere and the Xbox One is also running on the X86 platform with a Windows 10 core OS, it's already a mini PC. Does that mean PlayStation is also trying to kill console gaming because PS4 and PS5 are and will be on the x86 platform? My guess is no.
Viruses on Xbox will not be a a problem. The environment is locked down.
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/xbox/forum/all/how-to-rid-my-xbox-one-of-a-potential-virusmalware/e2a17808-168c-4884-be11-cea922bdcc2f
First of all: The Xbox One can't get a Virus.
The Xbox One runs every app and game in a locked, virtualized environment, and will ONLY run an app, if it is digitally signed by Microsoft.
Every app you see on the store page, has been certified to be harmless, and you can't get any app to run on the Xbox that isn't signed and checked by Microsoft.
Unfinished games are not new to PC, but not every game is like this. Games are getting larger and more complicated so yes there will be patches for bugs and stability updates. All modern consoles are like this, it's not just a PC or MS issue.
The reason why Xbox One and the new generations of Xbox run on x86 and a Windows OS is because it is easier on developers. Also this means that going forward the Xbox brand will be fully backwards compatible.
Also, MS has a long way to go before they can even compare to Xbox on PC. Their Games for Windows platform is just acceptable at best. The way they lock down their apps, have various download and permission issues, is something that many of us PC gamers commonly encounter. Only just recently did they release a major game like Halo MCC on Steam.
Phil Spencer himself said that the future of Xbox is hardware and their games with service platform. Not everyone is willing to build or manage PC gaming like PC enthusiasts. A console is easier to manage for the general public.