(Business Perspective) Does MS really need Xbox Hardware?

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Pemalite said:

Azzanation said:

We have Competition. Nintendo and Sony.

Whilst Nintendo and Sony -are- competitors, they don't directly compete.

Sony and Nintendo appeal to different demographics and their platforms are completely different form factors. I.E. Fixed home console vs Portable.

And more competition is better, a duopoly is worse than a 3-way competitive market.

Duopolies is what drives the big tech industries. Apple/Android, Windows/Mac etc. No 3rd company stays around in the console hardware market, it's just not big enough to support all 3. We are focusing more and more on digital and Cloud that Hardware isn't even necessary anymore. Let Sony make the high end consoles and sell the games on their system. If Sony wants to rip people off again, then we have Nintendo and PC to cover that. 

SKMBlake said:

Machiavellian said:

MS will always be a threat to Sony because Sony has a service just like GP called PS+ but one thing it does not do is day one release of their own games. 

Talk about a threat. Pretty much 0 game in 2022, and 2 so far in 2023 with one rated 59/100.

Don't forget the one they shadow dropped scoring an 89/100 this year.