That's the point of their strategy. They don't really care if you buy an Xbox or not, as long as you're subscribed to their service. So when people with PCs ask why they need an Xbox - they don't, don't get one. When you subscribe to Game Pass you're doing exactly what they wanted you to do.The only thing that's related is the subscription service. I do not need an Xbox
. I do not need an Xbox

. And at the end of the day, not everyone is a PC gamer so until their cloud streaming offerings get off the ground, you need an Xbox console to play the games.