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Garland on 21 February 2014
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binary solo said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:

The only reason they launched the console in 2013 was because of Sony. The media was following Sony's dev kits and said a long time ago that Sony was prepared well ahead of Microsoft. People think I am joking when I say that Microsoft is only in this industry to distract Sony from gaining ground in multimedia and from affecting the console realm. MS has only worsened the issue. Microsoft doesn't like leaving Sony with too much breathing room because they know in the gaming industry that Sony is a dominant force.

Well MS must be preparing its exit strategy, because Sony is a shell of what it was in 2000 when PS2 launched. And Consoles are no longer a realistic prospect as the entertainment hub of the house. Apple/Google TV, Smart TVs and and tablets are where control of the home is at now. If MS wan't to dominate the not just the living room buyt the whole house they need to ddrop out of consoles fast and focus on the devices that WILL own the future.

In terms of MS's over all strategy for the consumer electronics market Xb one was the past before it even launched.

I agree. IMO, Microsoft is just about too little, too late with their living room focus, as most people are now using their tablets & other devices for the living room nowadays. Live TV isn't all that popular anymore.

Maybe if they would've done that about 6 to 10 years ago with Xbox 360, then their focus for the living room would've been big. Also, I certainly don't think that Microsoft will easily be able to get 81 million owners (or more) on Xbox One like they did with Xbox 360, especially if they don't have the rest of the world besides NA, as Xbox 360 had at least 34 million owners outside NA (UK/Europe was the biggest with about 26 million owners).