Garland said:
jnemesh said:
I don't know if you guys read the same letter I did...but here is what I saw:
" As a large company, I think it's critical to define the core, but it's important to make smart choices on other businesses in which we can have fundamental impact and success. " - What success has the XBox One had, other than a strong launch? Sales this year are anything but "successful"...the same goes for the entire HISTORY of Xbox...they have NEVER been profitable. Now, some here will claim that they HAVE been profitable lately...but THAT is due to them lumping in the extortion money they are getting from Android into their CE division. Xbox by itself has been a money pit for 15 years now.
"The single biggest digital life category, measured in both time and money spent, in a mobile-first world is gaming." - "mobile first" doesn't sound much like the current Xbox does it?
"Xbox is one of the most-revered consumer brands, with a growing online community and service, and a raving fan base." - So the BRAND is important. I see nothing here that says they are committed to the current Xbox CONSOLE.
My takeaway from all of this is that the Xbox BRAND will survive, and be used to promote MOBILE gaming. The console itself? It will probably survive, in it's current form, for a while longer...and it might not. I would bet, though, that MS keeps it alive a while longer. LONG TERM, however, I can see Microsoft leaving the gaming industry completely, as it has never done for the company what they thought it would, and the "threat" from Sony was quickly eclipsed by the threats from Apple and Android.
Think of it this way...again, LONG TERM, it is FAR more important for MS to be successful with Windows Phone and Surface, along with Office and Windows, than it is for them to pour MILLIONS MORE into Xbox, which still shows no signs of being profitable on it's own.
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Careful now, logic doesn't work around here. LOL
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It never works when you are not kissing.MS's backside.
