Apparently, in eyes of Microsoft the Xbox One "is not a separate animal" from the rest of their lineup of Windows 10 devices like phones, tablets, laptops, or desktops. Speaking at the Citi Global Technology Conference, Microsoft's Chief Marketing Officer Chris Capossela detailed this thought.
"A core power metric for us is Windows 10 devices. That’s not a PC statement. That will be phones, that will be tablets, that will be laptops, that will be desktops, that will be big surface hubs, that will be Xboxes. Xboxes today run Windows, and so every time we sell an Xbox we’re actually creating a Windows active device that hopefully people love it, it’s their gaming device, in their living room. It is not a separate animal. It is literally a Windows device.”
Windows 10 is definitely a feature that binds together all of Microsoft's technology and calling it a Windows device technically makes sense. The Windows 10 operating system does act as the bridge between the PC and Xbox One, offering unified gaming with the Xbox App. It should be noted though, the Xbox One launched with three operating systems: a dedicated Xbox OS, a stripped down Windows 8 and Hyper V. Since then, the Xbox One has been updated from 8 to 10.
Capossela went on to say that Microsoft hopes to have a billion Windows 10 devices operating in two years. That's a pretty huge goal, but Microsoft just might make it with all of the plans they have incorporating Windows 10 with gaming — like bringing old PC games back!
