Xbox Is Desperate for You to Trade In Your Old Console—Here’s Why You Shouldn’t
THE SO WHAT
Aggressive trade-in pushes ahead of Project Helix point to a hardware cycle where the real margin story is services and cloud, not boxes. If you build in the Xbox ecosystem, optimize for cross-gen and subscription-driven engagement rather than betting on a clean hardware reset.
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