Xbox Next May Cost Twice as Much as PlayStation 6 Due to Magnus APU and Third-Party Stores Support; Xbox PCs Won’t Support Backward Compatibility

The Xbox next-generation system could cost significantly more than the PlayStation 6 due to the Magnus APU and the potential support of third-party stores that would deprive Microsoft of the 30% cut on every game sold on the system. Commenting on the next-generation system on the NeoGAF forums, known AMD leaker Kepler L2 reiterated that the leaked AMD Magnus APU will power both the console and a line of gaming PCs, adding that, contrary to speculation, only the console will support backward compatibility with previous-generation Xbox games, mostly due to publishers not being okay with an Xbox game license getting […]

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