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BasilZero said:

shikamaru317 said:

I've been somewhat critical of Phil Spencer and some of his decisions over the years, but I agree this seems overly doom and gloom. I hardly think Xbox is going to die outright anytime soon. Traditional Xbox hardware may die, but it seems like it will very likely be replaced with Xbox PC-console hybrids if that does happen. Meanwhile Xbox is definitely here to stay as both a publisher and a service provider via Gamepass.

Pretty sure it came down to the Executives above him told him to either shape up and do this or him losing the job/the xbox IP and brand sold.

I disagree, this has always been his focus and its interesting that most people have short memories. If you look at a lot of moves Phil has made, then you see the industry years later move towards those same moves, it shows that Phil has a much better understanding of the market and also where the market will be moving.  If anything, if Phil is talking about these things today is because he has analyzed the market and came to the conclusion its not going to be the same as people expect.  MS failed on the a traditional console model and to be honest it was never their goal in the beginning with the concept of the Xbox.  This is a convergence of MS taking what they do best and and trying again to bring Windows and their services into the living room.  MS goal has always been the same, they have just sucked at executing it.