It’s not complicated. This article almost seems to suggest that it is some far departure from how things currently work. It is not. In fact, developers will embrace it. Developers always embrace something that will allow them to be better express their work. For decades, developers have been challenged to no end, on as to how to really try and get the PC experience to translate over to console, without making too many cuts. This will no longer be the case. You simply continue to do what the PC developer does and develop an engine that scales well. Just as it has always been…only, it’s easier because you know every box has a set hardware. Meaning, someone who buys the next Xbox upgrade will have a specific hardware configuration that will still continue to likely use AMD’s GCN architecture and you still know the specs of the older Xbox One. You need only develop your games bearing in mind the minimum specification of the current Xbox One –8-core processor, 8GB of RAM, an r7 260x, or better, and 500GB HDD…etc. etc.

On PC it’s a lot more vague. You have to develop for different chipsets, different GPU makes(including Intel), different HDD’s, different audio chips, a vast plethora of CPUs….when a product is streamlined and consistent, like a tablet, it’s easier to leverage.