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They don't need to come out with their own tv either. PS TV's can be purchased built in to Sony Tv's but they can also be purchased as seperate streaming boxes. I don't necessarily think MS needs to only try to put out something to compete with Sony's upcoming offerings. They just need to show something (don't know what they could be) that isn't just another exclusive game, they need more selling points than that. Now that kinect has been left to fend for itself and tv integration has proven useless, they need to both compete with sony's offerings and also diffrentiate themselves. |
RIght...I get that Microsoft needs to incorporate new services into their XB1. However, a consumer is not going to be standing next to a PS4 and XB1 in the store and say to themselves: "I am going with the PS4 because it has PS Now for me to instantly start renting games on my new console". There is absolutely no consumer that buys a new console with the intent of renting games right out of the box.
Microsoft is not going to be investing into virtual reality this generation as they have completely dropped support for the Kinect 2.0. My reasonings behind this stems from Microsoft making a Kinectless bundle as well as not mentioning a single game or even the word "Kinect" in either their E3 or Gamescom 2014 conferences. Consumers have also proven that the Kinect 2.0 is not as accurate as they hoped it would be. On top of that, Microsoft would also have to heavily invest more money into their controller to have motion detection like Sony has with theirs. Playstation Move has been proven to be the most precise motion controller out there against the competition. Making a virtual reality headset for the XB1 would be a step backwards in my opinion.
I believe Microsoft needs to focus on what they want to do with the XBOX brand moving forward. They screwed up by advertising their gaming console as an all in one, hence the name. Now Microsoft is trying to refocus their gaming console as the console to play the best games. What you are suggesting is going back to what made them fail. By branching out into new services or hardware (virtual reality) will make the XBOX brand lose focus once again. Providing new services that match the PS4, without the 1st party studios, will not convince consumers to buy your console. THAT is why they need 1st party games first and foremost.
