Is this Phil Spencer's final test for Microsoft? Is his job on the line?

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Mr Puggsly said:

S.T.A.G.E. said:

If Microsoft does not produce at least one hot new IP this gen that they can define their brand with, they are in serious trouble. This is Sonys third year...and we all know what that means. Almost all of their developers are ready with something new. This is the same year Sony started closing the gap with the 360 because of exclusives. Now imagine what will happen when they are in the lead. They will pull alway from Microsoft, even further.

Considering X1 has like half the userbase of PS4, several of their exclusives do pretty well. But not every exclusive will be a hit.

Sony themselves said most exclusives won't make money but you support them anyway, obviously because consoles need exclusives content.

I don't think it really matters how far ahead PS4 gets per se, the biggest priority for Xbox should be keeping their userbase viable. A large userbase worth bringing games too. Getting the huge 3rd party exclusives on a regular basis is what helps both Xbox and Playstation thrive.

I don't attribute PS4's success to "hot new IPs." Because a lot of its popular games are sequels and many of PS4's best selling games are also on X1.

 The Xbox One sold faster than the 360 and were on the third year now. Thats the same year Halo 3 came out. No excuses. The fanbase has spoken. Single player experiences are not where its at ( whether the quality is good or bad is subjective). Spencer said it himself. Nintendo and Sony have those games tailored for their fanbase. I hope they have some great mulitplayer experiences ready then. Microsoft only needs one though. Seriously....the standards for Xbox have never really been that high.