As PC gaming is growing, consoles need more reasons, ie more exclusives to win over the PC gamers these days. I think PS4 is doing a fantastic job, because if you want to play a Sony published game, you will need to buy their console and rarely there are games that do go multiplatform like Joe Danger, literally the only one I can find.

But Microsoft is doing a shitty job with that. Games like Dead Rising 3 and Ryse Son of Rome and now Rise of the Tomb Raider which is confirmed to be a timed exclusive, what is the point if most of the AAA titles come to PC in the end? Microsoft has completely lost the trust of most gamers, including me who owns a XBO and now fully regrets it. I'm very disappointed, I could have spent that $400+ on upgrading my PC for once and waited a few years for price drops and that is what I should have done. I don't think this will stop here. Microsofts plan and plan since the 360 was to just pay for the game to not come to PlayStation but PC is open. Some people might have thought that Microsoft would change but it doesn't seem like it. And because of this, PS4s sale will even increase more because these PC gamers who have not chosen a current gen console yet will pick PS4.

Unlike Sony, Microsoft also profits from PC gamers in a lot of indirect ways. So it's not as harmful as you might think.

Moral of the story: purchase Nintendo products, because they've said repeatedly that they will take their games to the tomb.

Tomb, heh.

Tomb Raider.

Well, that is what happens when you don't own much IP exclusives for your console.
If you keep using the money meant for making new games and building new studios from the ground up to keep timed exclusives and backdoor deals. eventually you will suffer for this.
bad practice and now they are paying for it, since third party developers have no obligations to stick to the (failing?)console like a first party should/would.

No they don't. If you are talking about having Windows, they purchase that already. It's not like they make new money after they purchase PCs. They already have PC sales, they don't make extra from Steam games, so no they aren't making anything from indirect ways, the indirect money you are talking about is when people first purchase a PC and that is just normal, it's not like they make extra money just because the person purchasing is a PC gamer.

I know they dont profit from steam though...

Sony supports the Personal Computer gaming platform. M$ fucked it up with Vista, GFWL and trying LIVE.

Next gen tips:

Buy a PS4 for multiplatforms and sony high quality first parties;

Then buy a WiiU for Nintendo high quality first parties;

- Right now you have access to ~90% of the games;

Then buy a PC ( i5,8GB ram,Nvidia GPU) and double dip the multiplatforms with cheaper prices,better graphics and mods.You also will have access to PC exclusives like MOBAS,MMO,indies,Steam shovelwares and part of microsoft "exclusives"(like Fable aniversary,project spark,dead rising 3,Ryse son of rome)

Right now you have like ~97% of the games.

Then,if you really need to,buy a Xone for Halo,Forza and Gears trinity.

I like to introduce you to licensing fees. Every computer component, every software, every peripheral, every game that runs on Windows generates money for MS due to licensing fees. You know this message when Windows warns you that the software or driver is not signed? Every time this doesn't happen, ka-ching in Redmont.

MS loves their PC gaming monopoly.

I don't think think you know what licensing fees are. Licensing fees are like a website having google search, that is when a company gets money. Where do you see any Windows licensings on steam or humble store, etc. There aren't any. And why are you bringing that up? It has nothing to do with gaming, I might as well bring up how Sony makes money from movies. The only money Microsoft makes from gaming, is when they publish their games like Ori and the Blind Forest and Project Spark when they release on PC.