Xbox One; was it a successful console?

[Mr Puggsly]

EricHiggin said:

The XB brand has been pocket change to MS so far, so throwing in the towel is/was pretty unlikely. XB clearly is there for a reason, whatever the reasons exactly, and means enough to keep around, even if it's not making tons of money, if not losing it. I wouldn't be surprised if behind the scenes, to MS, XB has always been seen as worthy considering it's kept SNY from potentially entering into other markets that are far more important to MS. Spending measly billions here, to continue easily making tens of billions elsewhere, would certainly make all of their consoles a success in that sense.

A lot of companies have tried to enter the video game market with mixed results. I assume MS sees value in what they've accomplished. The billions they've spent buying studios is something I never anticipated either. Therefore I don't think Sony entering other markets is really a concern per se, its an industry major companies want to be relevant in and MS has a legacy there between old PC games and entering the console market 20 years ago.