fleischr on 03 January 2014
| RenCutypoison said: I don't think investors would appreciate to see X1 sold at loss when the device division is already under critiscism, but it would be cool for us gamers =D (Anyway it's Pachter, chances of him being right are like 5%) |
Agreed. I think the new MS CEO will either do something to royally piss off Xbox gamers or the board of directors with the Xbox One. I think the former will happen.
MS's position with Xbox is a textbook case of how you can break off units of the company to unlock shareholder value. I fully expect MS to make a strategic divestiture by spinning of Xbox into a separate company -- a joint venture made with an electronics company and/or cable provider. It will look good on paper, but will royally screw over Xbox owners with higher fees for Xbox Live + fees for playing a used game + fees for items and DLC all under the guise of "microtransactions".
I predict NX launches in 2017 - not 2016
