Making the X1S and Scorpio isnt giving signs that they want to drop the Xbox brand, that will only happen in fantasies.

According to what I read, MS only got into the industry to prevent Sony from taking over. 

And nobody says otherwise.

what he said about dropping deadweight, and streamlining the gaming division, "Everything will be unified at some point" to me says they're slowly phasing out the xbox.

Greenberg: I think it is. ... For us, we think the future is without console generations.

I don't think The MS big cheese, and head honchos are living a fantasy. It's happening.

It's pretty evident in the way they are spending a lot less on the Xbox division. The Slim is not a sign they are sticking around, but more a way to cut costs dramatically while they are still around.

And I said months ago, I wouldn't be surprised if the Scorpio is going to be advertised just as much, if not more, as a Windows Store VR Machine than it is a new Xbox. I mean this past E3 proves how much they are shifting the focus to Windows.

there will still be a PS5 tough

Him saying things like that doesn't make me want to buy an Xbox

Well lets think about this for a second before we throw out the backpedaling part.  First, MS from the moment they revealed the Scorpio has stated its for VR, 4K HD gaming.  MS has never made any statements that the X1/X1S will have any VR games.  So by definition and just plain common sense, of course Scorpio will have exclusive VR games since its designed to play those games and marketed.  Now if you can find any data that shows that MS has marketed the X1/S as playing VR games then you probably would have a point.

I was about to say the exact same thing.  How many people in this thread only read the title an actually never read the article is very interesting.

Yes, exactly this will happen with both consoles, the Scorpion and Neo. A slow gradual shift, so by the time they're announcing Playstation 5 and the Xbox equivalent, most people with original Xbox Ones and PS4s have been prepared to move on.

The new strategy is about gradual shift.

Sony obviously has no interest in saying anything that would harm PS4 sales right now, but they will be forced to accept this same strategy (although forced perhaps is wrong since it's a good strategy for the industry) when it has become clear that the millions of people with a Neo in the future would become very upset if they can't play the games of the next iteration (PS5). And the difference in hardware power between a Neo and PS5 wouldn't be very big anyway.