| EricHiggin said: That's not what the documentary says. If that were the case, going after SNY would have been a no brainer for MS. It wasn't until Windows in general may be under threat, which was simply a future thought experiment, that MS took it more seriously. Even then they weren't entirely sold on it. Which makes sense because once SNY steps on your turf, what are the odds they'll only remain in this fraction of it? |
I haven't seen the documentary, however it wasn't just Sony that pushed MS into the Console market. They were in it way before Sony and even Sega. They were pushed out by the ever popular Commadore 64 which dominated the market at the time. MS always wanted to stay in the market and the moment Sega dropped out, they saw their prime opportunity. Sega was helping drive MS software and without Sega, no one was doing it in the console industry. The Xbox was created in house so they don't have to rely on outsourcing their software. This explains why MS wanted to buy Nintendo etc. The Xbox named after Direct X was Microsoft's return to the industry.
