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Machiavellian on 16 September 2016
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LivingMetal said:
Machiavellian said:

Then what are you saying.  You stated that if the scropio does not do well by by MS.  Not sure now what you poosition is.

"IF" is the key word.  It refers to the FUTURE.  NONE of us will know what will happens when it happens.  Please don't put words into my mouth to make a false argument.  Typical.

EDIT: The context here goes back to the link YOU posted which was titled "Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Suggests the Future of Xbox Could Be Mobile."

So let me reitrate that Microsoft can employ an Xbox infrastructure without an Xbox branded console.  You're the one that pointed to an article that was in suggestion a counter to your argument.  In fact, it was more of an interpretative piece by the author of what Nadella said.  You have every right to your view point, but the article you posted is way to subjective to do you any good.

I really did not care about the article oinion more than I wanted to find direct quote from MS CEO on his position on the Xbox division.

Also taking this part from what you stated, exactly how did you think it would be interpreded

Finally, some common sense on the internet. Scorpio is probably MS's last comeback strategy to win back market share. If they failed, they aren't going to focus on the console market anymore. You can always see it in the cards... with the investment they make in gaming developments, they have already streamlined their investment a lot. There has always been rumors that Microsoft wants to drop the console. And Microsoft even openly says Scorpio is the last console generation.  

Reading that last line, it appeared to me you were suggesting that MS is looking to drop the console and thus move out of the business.  When reading the last part where you say that MS stated that Scorpio is the last console generation, even that part can be construed that you mean this is MS saying there will be no more Xbox hardware after Scorpio, instead MS has stated that there will be no more completely different hardware where you start from the beginning again like transitioning from PS2 to PS3 to PS4.

So exactly how will MS execute an Xbox infrastructure without actual branded console.  Not having an actual piece of hardware underneath that TV makes that strategy very hard.  No matter how the future unfolds after the Scorpio, I believe there will always be a piece of hardware branded Xbox.  It could be a streaming box, it could be licensed Xbox from many different vendors, Hell, it could be Xbox branded TVs that steam you game but it will still be a piece of hardware that deliver you games and branded with the name.