Microsoft was beforehand engaged on a console that may stream Xbox video games via the cloud. It was codenamed Keystone however it can probably by no means see the sunshine of day. Nevertheless, a patent of Keystone was uncovered and it reveals what it might have seemed like.
Discovered by Windows Central, the patent was filed in 2022. It reveals the Keystone’s potential form and inside capabilities. It seems to be about half the scale of an Xbox Sequence S, being a sq. with a big round vent, similar to the Sequence S has. It is paying homage to the primary PlayStation console, which had its disk drive on the highest.
The entrance has each the console’s energy button in addition to a USB-A port, whereas the again has ports for HDMI, ethernet, energy. There’s additionally what seems like a pairing button for the Xbox controller.
Again in 2022, Xbox chief Phil Spencer revealed why it had not launched Keystone, saying that it was dearer than Microsoft anticipated it to be when the machine was truly constructed out. Spencer mentioned that the machine ought to have costed between $99-$129, however Microsoft could not obtain that value level, partially as a result of it might have additionally come bundled with a controller, which usually prices between $50-$60 by itself. The Sequence S already was $300, so the potential value delta between it and Keystone was not giant sufficient.
As an alternative, nonetheless, Microsoft refocused these efforts towards creating Xbox streaming apps for Sensible TVs, similar to those within the 2022 Samsung fashions. That is to not say that Xbox will not attempt once more sooner or later.