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thismeintiel on 05 June 2017
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Chris Hu said:
thismeintiel said:

In a market where the market leader sells 100M+, 25M isn't good.  Especially when a lot of those sales came from firesales that cut into MS profits.  It's also down YOY, with 2015 being its peak year.  There's a reason MS refuses to give any updated numbers, and its not because it's doing well.  It's the same reason MS is cutting Xbox's budget.

That might be the case but its sales aren't really poor and any console that sells over 25 million and will easily sell over 30 million units by the time its out of production isn't a sales failure or poor seller. 

You might want to read my edit.  It put things into even more perspective.  Basically, considering a lot of those sales had to be pushed with $50+ firesales doesn't really help your case.  That you have to compare it to a system that came 4 generations earlier, when console gaming was still relatively young and much smaller, to make it seem like a success should say it all.  It's the reason MS is cutting the budget.  Xbox is not earning its keep.  And even with 30M sold, Xbox as a HW maker is definitely going to be put into question by the higher ups if the Scorpio fails to turn things around.  That's why Spencer has been putting so much focus on it.  It may be there last chance to remain relevant in the home console market.