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Machiavellian on 02 May 2014
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fps_d0minat0r said:
cpg716 said:

Don't forget to add another 30 million for DirecTV and DISH..    

People love to say that Pay TV (Cable, Sat) is dead..     Its estimated that there are 115 million TV households in the USA.   Over 90 million of othem have Cable or Sat..    Average household has 2.5 people..  225 MILLION people watch Cable or Sat TV...   USA has 313 million people..   so 72% of ALL Americans have Cable or Sat TV...      the declines are nominal for real cord cutters.  It will be a good decade before the "death" of Cable or Sat is anything of REAL substance. 

The Xbox One's ability to still use the PREVAILING TV WATCHING method while also expanding into newer areas is a smart move..  anyone who thinks differently isn't paying attention to what the real data shows..    Cord cutters ..  are a minority.    


Yeah thats all good but theres only 2 problems.

1) Cable TV providers are not going to give MS a dime for allowing their TV to pass through XB1.

2) To the vast majority of people who watch proper TV, XB1 only offers a tiny convenience which no-one will care if they dont have, and its not a big influencing factor when people decide which console to buy.

You explained brilliantly how TV is still alive, but people can still watch it even if they buy another console.

Why would MS care if cable TV providers are giving them money for a feature of convience?

Are you sure about point# 2.  Looking at things today and not thinking about how MS will be expanding their options in the future I do not believe is looking at the big picture.  Convience is one of the main reason why people think about devices like Apple TV, Roku and other such devices.  When all is said and done, all the devices probably will have the same content but the one that does it best will gain the rewards.