Microsoft is deserving of praise, not criticism, for XBox 1 not having many exclusives

[FentonCrackshell]

FentonCrackshell said:
I sense some spin here. This new direction isn't because Microsoft is gamer friendly. Their console is getting thumped and they wanna withdraw from the race so to speak. All these smiley-faced pressers and praising the competition are a far cry from 7 years ago.

As evidence of their desire to withdraw from the race: X1X being sold at a loss.

 

Yeah, not pulling out. But making a move as to say they're not really competing against the PS4. Remember how "units sold" was all the rage for Microsoft last gen? Well that's not their thing anymore. It's now "active users". Obviously touting units sold wouldn't make sense when the competition dwarfs you in that category. Just switch it up a bit and make it sound good.

Remember when power meant nothing to PS fanboys? Then PS Pro released and they mocked X1 fans because rhey became the most powerful. Now X1X is coming and all of a sudden power means nothing. It's all about exclusives now. This type of thing isn't new though. Exclusives have always been the main argument when it comes to console gaming. Now all of a sudden the console with the fewest exclusives should get the most praise. Nonsense!