Microsoft has explained the reason for the decision not to add an optical port to the Xbox Series X.
Xbox Series X It is Microsoft's first console to get rid of the optical port. Many people rely on the optical port to get audio from the console. For various reasons, this time Microsoft decided not to provide this option.
Xbox boss Phil Spencer (Phil Spencer) said that this is what he told IGN in an interview, the price and space depend on the use of players.
Spencer explained: "I will use a strange term, but the marginal cost of everything is important."
"So, if you look at the parts on the console, it may be one or two dollars, and then say: & # 39; Okay, how many transactions are in the console of a few hundred dollars?" But then you say, & # 39; 39; Alright. , We will plan to sell 100 million of them. & # 39; "" You will earn US $ 2 out of US $ 100 million, and you will receive US $ 200 million over the entire life cycle of this program. "
There is also space. Part of the reason why the Xbox Series X looks the same as before is that Microsoft has to make many decisions about heat dissipation and how to finally install everything in a relatively small size.
"Before all this, we have talked to the headset manufacturer," Spencer said. "We saw a lot of energy invested in the codec passing (audio) via HDMI or USB, and we knew we had a plan there. Therefore, there is no doubt that this is out of space considerations." Spencer said.
Eventually, when Microsoft looked at the actual number of owners of optical ports, it decided to invest elsewhere.
"Frankly, we know today how many people use it on the console. We kind of want (must) play a role in every console that X% of people use, if we can support it in other ways, then Is there a better place to spend money? "He revealed.
In the same interview, Spencer said that at least so far, he did not think that the coronavirus pandemic would cause delays. He also shared his views on the location of the Xbox Series X after the PS5 exposure.
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