Was this gen unwinnable for Xbox?

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Pemalite said:

curl-6 said:

Xbox I would say is arguable as while it did lose money, as you say it did also manage to open up a new market to MS. At the same time though, it did get crushed by the elephant in the room.

On the flipside, even if Xbox Series turns a profit, it could be argued as having failed as it has effectively killed Xbox's console business.

It hasn't killed the Xbox business though. Microsoft has made $80+ billion dollars since the Xbox series released.

It's sales are higher than other highly rated machines like the Atari 2600, Nintendo 64, Sega Genesis, Original Xbox, Gamecube, Dreamcast and more... And likely just to come up a bit short of the Super Nintendo.

...And as such, is enough for Microsoft to justify another Xbox generation... And also justify partnering with Asus and other OEM's to build a handheld ecosystem.

Is it going to outsell the Xbox One or Xbox 360? Not a chance in hell. But while it's profitable (And Microsoft is not chasing a $4 trillion market cap for nothing) Microsoft will keep pushing it.

Remember, companies exist to make a profit.

With the way Xbox Series sales have slowed to near zero, there's a real risk that next generation could be DOA.

Hopefully not, but there's an argument to be made that the Series is a failure despite being profitable, in so much as their console business may not recover.