Xbox is not going anywhere, lets rid this talking point.

[endimion]

theprof00 said:

endimion said:

This is not wrong but definitely I oversimplified and not a financial investor stand point but more of an economic analyst one... Which often diverge in conclusion... For a find investor long term equity, brand equity, all sorts of various assets, sometimes dividend, potential branching etc are really big factors at play.. Cold hard revenue vs profit balance is way to generic in finance..

 

to all, I also strong believe PC gaming is not a solution, the PC industry has been under heavy fire left and right for a while now, I also believe console gaming as we know it is going the same direction... And I strongly feel like MS for once is anticipating this and Sony is betting on their mage to last longer but will fall behind eventually... The key question here is what will control our living rooms in the future and more precisely what will be our Mai entertainment go to devices.. Cloud computing, Onecore win10, continuum are all solution that enables MS to be ultra versatile across devices and will help them adapt on the go... XBox will be their entertainment output for the mass market whatever this will be and probably a cross all devices they can be on...

Obviously there are many more factors to think about, but at the end of the day, MS would rather have a box with a higher profit margin, than one with less. And that reflects in financial health.

Besides, it's not like I'm saying that ms are going to just abandon the console. I'm saying they are very likely to change their approach, and make a more profit margin driven box. They'll keep making xbo, release a digital only box, and aim to make that the main console. As the market shifts over, they will begin to phase out the original. But obviously, they aren't just going to stop selling xboxes. Anyone who thinks that is my point is likely just being very reactionary; ie hurt

yeap to be frank I don't know if anybody knows where that shit is going... It's all trial and error... Sony is keeping the old recipe but you can tell it's not gonna be the one winning long run it's past maturity.... Nintendo has been trying to reinvent it and has failed to to transform their success.... And MS is trying to blur the line between all devices... It's been showing since the first XB.. And to I think they have the right idea, they just have been struggling to find the right way to implement it the rich way since the XB 360... The 180 all that TV, now one core and continuum, the cloud, windows media player extender etc are all signs and I have to say mostly great ideas if implemented properly and not force-fed to customers... But the industry is shifting quite fast and nobody seems to have the wining recipe right now... It's fun to watch though