TheRealMafoo said:
MS has 6 billion to go before it can say it's in the black. No one will leave this generation, and both will come out with a new console. So your asking us who we think will leave, and who will enter in 15 years? No clue. |
What he meant to say (I think) is that MS, despite being in the hole, are now making a profit (meaning they aren't losing money on each console sold). In fact, using your point of the 6 billion, what would be their incentive to get out instead of trying to make it back?
MS would never merge with Nintendo or Sony. Sony is their chief rival. One would have to approach the other about it. Even if Sony lost this gen to MS, they'd be too proud to do it. MS has way too much cash to be in much need of them, and they couldn't pay Sony enough to exit the business.
As for Nintendo, their views and MS' are WAAAYY too different for them to gel properly.
I could see Microsoft and Apple merging on the next Xbox, tho--Apple makes good hardware (as they like to flaunt in their awesome commercials) and they know how to make things user-friendly. Their products also have managed to do well in Japan. Combine that with MS' excellent software development, great negotiating skills, and the Xbox brand name, and you have a real contender.
