We need another console platform to challenge Sony

[Machiavellian]

See no reason for another platform. If you believe MS does not challenge Sony you did not attend the PS3 years to reap the benefits of the PS4. Sony is leading because they made the right course change while Ms lost focus. MS fired the person who lost focus and now have a new direction. I like the direction MS has made, if you think turning a big ship on the dime is feasible then you have no clue how the industry works. Just like Nintendo with the Wii and now Sony with the PS4, smart market decisions led to huge marketshare and profit. Just like the PS3 , the WiiU and the X1, bad marketing decision could see your installbase get Nerf. When all is said and done, each OEM has made good choices and bad and suffered for those gens. When the next gen starts, it will be interesting to see if MS can change their course.