UnitSmiley said:
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Overly confident is my guess...
Here is the reason I for one am confident Microsoft will throw everything but the kitchen sink at the Xbox, and Sony really can't beat them.
Xbox is the last consumer facing product that Microsoft has which is a commercial success(and skype but they bought that). Windows Phone is not successful, Windows 8 is still on the fence.
With previous Xbox consoles, Xbox was a side venture whose purpose was to mess with Sony and stop it from taking over the living room. Now its the key piece to their Microsoft ecosystem. They are integrating Xbox in to everything (Xbox music, Xbox gaming on phones, Windows 8) and are primarely fighting with Google and Apple for a relevant role in the next 10 years.
If Microsoft can't outmuscle Sony on the console side and Xbox brand gets tarnished, they may as well pack up everything else. There is no way they can take on Google and Apple if they can't compete with Sony.
So its either Xbox is awesome and Microsoft wins next gen or its game over for microsoft in the consumer space.
