MS are probably exiting the console business. Don't assume Scorpio will be a traditional console.

You might be right... When was the last true Xbox One exclusive revealed? I'm not even talking about complete(not coming to PC) exclusive, just console exclusive? Dead Rising 4 is timed. Rise of Tomb Raider was timed. Sea of Thieves is probably the last true exclusive to be revealed for Xbox One and that is first party. It seems Microsoft have been rolling back spending on the marketing rights and exclusivity in the last 18 months or so. They would have sunken millions into Scalebound, this was obviously not a cheap game to create considering Gears of War Judgement cost 60 million to make years ago.

I've seen that quote  about Judgement. Its is rubbish. 

How can a game that sold 5+ million and a game that sold barely 2 million both make $100m. Judgement did not cost 60 million. That was Sweeny justifying to himself the move to the crappy F2P model that Epic was transitioning to. 

Scalebound looked no better than Recore. If any more than $30m was put into that crap, then someone fucked up big time. 

i have a feeling that MS's 2014 E3 will become infamous for its failure.

I dont get why anyone still wants to work in a big company and make AAA games.
Just go indie and make mobile games or smt. If sucess, profit much bigger and best of all, you have freedom to make your game as you want!

And if the game is unsuccessful, you are probably bankrupt... no matter how good the game turns out to be and how much work and passion you put in that project.

The competition in the indie scene is merciless.

If success. Keep in mind many devs have families to feed and bills to pay. If they're developing a game for big publisher that means steady income for years.

And of course I'd imagine they also like to work on AAA games that are potentially played by millions of people and gather a passionate fanbase.

Alright, here's a question for Xbox gamers. What if Scorpio turned out like a steam machine, with steam installed and whatever MS's store was called. And all future Xbox games would move to their store, would you buy it?

So it would still be basically the same box I have under my television right now except that it would be digital only? Sorry I really don't know what a steam machine is. If it was still as convenient to use as a console compared to PC and I could use xbox controller, account etc then sure I'd buy it.

edit. if this steam machine should somehow be "powered" by PC then no, I wouldn't buy it. I'd buy PS4 Pro. I'd cry while buying it, but I would.

I remember being excited for this game. But I lost hope for it when Microsoft pulled the Kenetic from the console. The was being built to make full use of the ill fated accessory, and it basically made it so they probably had to try and redesign huge chunks of the game. Which is one of the reason I don't think we will see this game on any other platform. (Though elements may be reused for their original IP they are making.)