TechGamingXbox Cloud Gaming console finally revealed – a glimpse at what could have beenThis is what Xbox Keystone would have looked like had it not been shelvedWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechGamingXbox Cloud Gaming console finally revealed – a glimpse at what could have beenThis is what Xbox Keystone would have looked like had it not been shelvedWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
This is what Xbox Keystone would have looked like had it not been shelved
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Quick SummaryA patent has emerged that shows the Xbox Project Keystone streaming box.Original planned to be a set-to-box for Xbox Cloud Gaming, it was sadly shelved just over a year ago.
A patent has emerged that shows the Xbox Project Keystone streaming box.Original planned to be a set-to-box for Xbox Cloud Gaming, it was sadly shelved just over a year ago.
A patent has emerged that shows the Xbox Project Keystone streaming box.Original planned to be a set-to-box for Xbox Cloud Gaming, it was sadly shelved just over a year ago.
A patent has emerged that shows the Xbox Project Keystone streaming box.
Original planned to be a set-to-box for Xbox Cloud Gaming, it was sadly shelved just over a year ago.
Xbox has been changing strategy of late, releasing former platform exclusive games on rival consoles, and looking into other areas of expansion – such asgaming handhelds.
However, while this all seems like a sudden shift forMicrosoftand its games division, it’s actually something that’s been bubbling up for a while. Back in October 2022, it was revealed that the company was planning to not only offer Xbox Cloud Gaming on third-party devices, such asSamsungSmart TVs, but through its own streaming device – negating the need for an Xbox console entirely.
Project Keystone was leaked after anunannounced device was spottedon the shelf behind Xbox boss Phil Spencer in anX (Twitter as was) postabout the 25th anniversary ofFallout.
Looking like a miniature version of theXbox Series S, but from afar, it was to be a hub for Microsoft’s cloud gaming platform alone, as Spencer admitted. However, the concept was (ironically) eventually shelved, with the company switching focus to further third-party streaming deals instead.
Still, we can ponder on what might have been – not least because a patent for Keystone has nowpopped up online(viaEurogamer).
(Image credit: Xbox)
(Image credit: Xbox)
Featuring a series of diagrams for the now ditched product, it shows a device that’s very similar to the prototype shown on Spencer’s shelf.
It has an Xbox logo on the front, much like theXbox Series Xand S, although that might have just been a lit decal as there also seems to be a separate power button on the side. There is also what looks to be a rectangular hole for a USB port, perhaps.
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Additional drawings, which includes one of the rear, reveal a wired Ethernet connection, HDMI output and a power input. That’s about it.
(Image credit: Xbox)
(Image credit: Xbox)
In many ways, it’s a shame it never happened, although there are plenty of excellent streaming devices and set-top-boxes on the market that could easily run an Xbox Cloud Gaming app.
Its available through Samsung Smart TVs now, but it’ll surely come to the likes ofFire TVandApple TVeventually. Maybe when an assumed exclusivity deal with Samsung expires, perhaps?
Then the service could really spread its wings.
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