| HebrewGamer said: People still console warring in 2026? |
Because typically: hardware = platform. Platform royalties > internal software profit (maybe unless you're Nintendo).
If Microsot can carve out a path where they'd sell similar 1st party software (on their own platform) to Nintendo + have a similar platform royalties to Playstation, they would easily surpass both.
If Microsoft has a guarantee that the exclusive path will enable them to surpass Playstation, they'd take it in a heartbeat. How do you not understand the relevance of platforms? How is discussing it console warring?
There are cons and pros to each approach. But make no mistake, Microsoft would love to become a big platform. They're hesitant to go with exclusives because they're terrified that the decline in software sales would outweigh the platform growth, and that 90% of their IP's fans outside their platform would look for alternatives (instead of switching platforms for COD, they'd just check out Battlefield or whatever). I mean I too would be terrified. It's one of these "high risk high reward" strategies.
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