Microsoft doesn't care about console sales. They care about how many people are using Windows or Xbox Live. They've given up on dominating the console market. The Xbox brand of console serves only as a way to get people to buy their services. This is why MS moved all their exclusives to PC. They want to rent you games and services, not sell you games and consoles. This is why they tried to do away with being able to trade/sell games. The whole "always online" fiasco was a scheme to force people to pay for Xbox Live.
Scorpio isn't a desperate attempt to recapture the console market via more powerful hardware. It's just a sub premium option for their users. Ultimately they want you gaming on a Windows PC, but if they can't have that they'll settle for you gaming on an Xbox.







