Well, "game consoles" have basically just been "computers" for a long time now. Even the PS2 could run linux at one point (I guess if you hack the hell out of it you still can). Archive: https://archive.today/AHtIX From the post: >>No gaming platform in history has been declared dead as many times as Xbox, yet live, it still does. Microsoft itself earned itself plenty of the condemnation though, when you put the clickbaitery aside. Owing to a variety of rapid-fire strategy changes, large-scale layoffs, and disappointing price hikes, Microsoft hasn't exactly ingratiated itself to the remaining Xbox faithful as of late. Another wave of "Xbox is doomed" declarations dropped as Halo was finally announced for PlayStation last week, something we knew was happening for at least a year prior. But there are still reasons to remain optimistic for the future viability of the Xbox ecosystem, even without exclusive games.