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DarkD on 23 February 2014
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TarHeeLsALLday said:
DarkD said:
Doesn't stand a chance. Microsoft doesn't have an entry point into the market really. They should have exited this generation. Instead they went all in on Kinect... That was Microsofts ray of hope, but do any of you really think the Kinect has or will save the XBox division? Halo will increase sales, but it isn't saving anything. Microsoft is just trying to recoup their losses this generation before exiting next gen. It's pretty much a guarantee at this point.


They just spent $400 million on an NFL deal, $100 million to secure the exclusive rights to Gears of War, $100 million to develop their controller, and are spending at least 1 billion on exclusive game development. Money is clearly not their concern. They are fully dedicated to Xbox and making it a success.

If anyone should have left the industry after last gen it should have been Sony. The PS3 nearly sunk their entire company and they will never fully recover from the losses they took.


All that spending is the reason why I'm saying they won't leave this generation but next generation.  It's called a "sunk cost", meaning they've already spent the money on this generation, so they have to see it through.  Next generation however is still up in the air, and with the losses they will almost certainly see, there's no way I can see them sticking around another generation.  

As much as I dislike Sony, the playstation brand is their best division.  They only lost so much money before because they made the last generation about graphics and high end machinery.   They probably would have at least tied the Wii last gen if not beaten it if they put a more reasonable machine on the market.  They never really lost their fanbase, they are still the most popular brand of game system.  

Let me put it this way, Sony is the one company that can't leave.  Nintendo and Microsoft both have strong arguments for leaving, but anyone knowledgable on this can tell you, Sony is the one that is in it for the long haul.