If XBX fails, what next?

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Mr Puggsly said:

Shiken said:

The X1 is just kind of there, not really excelling at anything.  They don't know what they want to be anymore, and that is half their problem.  To me, the X1X just seems like a glorified steambox.  If I want that, I will just build a real gaming rig.  Without much to offer in terms of exclusive incentive, I feel like XBox consoles are on their last leg.

I've played notable games on X1 (exclusvie and console exclusive) but according to people like you those expereinces didn't happen. From a gameplay perspective, I still lean MS over Sony. As Sony is leaning heavy into narative in their games.

People show they're out of touch with the average consumer when they say, "I will build my own gaming PC." There is market for that, but most people just want to buy something pre built, reasonably priced, and easy to use. This is what PC lacks compared to consoles.

I agree MS should do more in the exclsuive department, but they already have notable content. Eitherway, its primarily 3rd party content that moves these consoles.

I wouldn't be quick to jump the gun and say that self-building PC users are an inconsequential demographic.

Companies like Razer, Corsair, Thermaltake, XFX, Coolermaster, Silverstone, Gigabyte, MSI, Asus, Acer and many many more have made a crap ton of cash from self building PC gamers.
AMD, nVidia and Intel recognize and take advantage of the sizable chunk of self-building PC gamers as well to help spurr upgrade cycles. Whilst the entire PC industry was in decline, self-building PC gamers were growing.