Okay, but again, they're not locking you out from redeeming your points for GPU. They just got rid of GPU specific gift cards, so you can't just directly trade them in for a month subscription. You can still redeem your points for gift cards, and use them towards GPU.
Ah, I see what you meant as GPU lol. Well then the issue is friction, saves money that way. People are incredibly lazy. Is what it is.
Could be a psychological trick, as I really don't see any other reason why they would do it. Seems pointless, but I'm gonna have to check the rewards section today, to see if they've made any changes to that program. A month of GPU cost about 16,000 points. Wouldn't be surprised if that's been increased. They're giving you a pretty significant points boost with this re-tooling, so I can't imagine the trade-in values remaining the same as they were. Could be wrong though, as they do need something to justify this in some capacity, and UBI+ ain't it. A bit more bang for your buck in points, could soften the landing a bit.
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That ain't happening lol. 48GB of RAM on a console is pointless and 64 computer units is -70 tier hardware.The next-gen Xbox console could be $1,200, according to leaks
"Xbox Magnus will be powerful but expensive
On October 8th, hardware leaker Moore’s Law Is Dead posted a YouTube video discussing the Magnus, a powerful processor that’s allegedly going to be in the next-gen Xbox console. It will be much more powerful than the PlayStation 6 with 68 RDNA 5 compute units, 11 CPU cores, and 48 GB of GDDR7 RAM.
I’m not a tech nerd, but damn.
This will make the console very expensive, however. The leak claims it could even be above $800, maybe even $1,200.
It seems like an odd choice after Microsoft faced so much backlash for continuing to raise the price of its consoles. Former Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra even said that Xbox is “dead” as fewer and fewer gamers have bought it over the past few years. Would a super-expensive console really be the thing that revives Xbox?
I would be quick to say no, but the comments on the leak are surprisingly mixed. A lot of gamers claimed they’d be open to buying the console if it were as powerful as described. Maybe it seems worth the extra cost if it actually offers something spectacular. However, I find it hard to believe that gamers will flock to the Xbox Magnus if they can’t even handle a $10 increase in their Xbox Game Pass subscriptions.
The Xbox Magnus could be coming out as soon as 2027, so we could find out soon."
The next-gen Xbox console could be $1,200, according to leaks - The Escapist
The next Xbox console may be over a thousand dollars, according to a leak. However, it may be worth it due to its hadware.
Over 24 would be overkill IMO due to they way consoles work vs PC. Even if they want some local AI based software you enter diminishing returns as that uses up more compute power.
Even unified console architecture overall allows them to do more with what they have a 24 gb in a console is probably effectively equivalent if not greater than 32 in a PC.
32 gigs of RAM still isn't standard, not even close.
Yeah, and the market is nowhere close to 32+.
If they're on a budget, which the majority of the market is, I'd tell them 16 is fine. 32 is a couple years out from overtaking 16, but in no world are we close to 32+, which is what we're talking with this leak.
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