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Imaginedvl on 11 July 2025
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SvennoJ said:



Now who is worse for the console business, the one setting XBox up for the fall, or the one only slowing down / prolonging the fall unable to actually fix the down turn and basically making the console business irrelevant, going 3rd party mode. 

I think the question is more, was the Xbox console business even salvageable? 

I do not think so. I mean, Xbox took a real beating because of Mattrick leadership; it was a blood bath lol

70% of the market share is locked down; those people bought so much during the PlayStation 4 era, earned trophies, etc., that making them switch back to the Xbox ecosystem would be a miracle. This is true for any ecosystem.

And based on that, I believe it was best for Microsoft to focus on something else if they wanted to stay in the gaming industry (which is what they did).
I think Spencer had the choice between failing big time while pushing for Xbox to stay super relevant in the console market or pivoting and trying to make something out of this. 

Last edited by Imaginedvl - on 11 July 2025