I've never owned an Xbox, but I really liked the 360 (I never bought one because my friend had one, and I had a PS3, so we each got to play all of the major games).

It's a shame to see them shifting their focus in a direction that isn't quite clear right now, but appears to be away from traditional console gaming. I also do see some peoples concerns about MS trying to limit the freedom that many go to PC gaming for.

But, maybe it will all workout. We'll just have to wait and see.

Not a great time to be an xbox fan.Exclusives might not sell consoles on their own, but when all things are practically equal (power, price, features, third party exclusives) it's normally the first party exclusives that get people buying consoles. First party titles matter.

MS feels like it's slowing pulling the plug on the whole thing while making sure everyone notices. If this keeps up, Xbox won't be a console, it will be a brand of MS-certified entertainment center-ready, like Steam Boxes, except with Microsoft's walled garden instead of Valve's. Somehow that seems far less appealing to me than even a steam box sounds, and it seems the target market for steam boxes is precisely no one.

Oh, and speaking of how important exclusives are, I think it's very shortsighted to say that an exclusive is only worth it's sales.

Who gets the most excited by exclusives? Hardcore gamers.

Who frequent video game forums, and post things on Facebook and twitter about video games? Hardcore gamers.

Who work in the Gamestops and electronics departments that sell everyone else their games? Hardcore gamers.

The value of a hardcore gamer to a brand like Xbox or Playstation goes way beyond just his money, because that's the person that's going to create hype, and talk to people at work, and tell their friends which console they should buy, and make/watch YouTube videos, ect.

They're also the people who livestream the E3 conferences and roll their eyes when COD comes up, but then freak out when they show something like TLG.

That base is immensely important to these brands, and they care about exclusives.

How sucesful like steam machines? I mean that would be pretty big for microsoft to achieve that.

whao backwards compatibility is not going well too? only 20 games so many months from 100 they say they add every time? why what happen?
The only that i don't understand is how MS is on pc games now or care about it, because Valve and steam = pc gaming. Maybe they have to start the fight again with valve and he use some good xbone exclusives games? or all that about pc is nothing and MS blows as away with console games for the good of competition

Think what you like. No one here has proven me wrong, the problem, is when I list facts fans change the subject, much like what you’re doing right now instead of answering my post with a reply to my question. Your now asking me an off topic question. Ill bite for your question. The reason I brought an XB1 was so I can play Xbox games in my living room. I am not plugging in my giant PC tower in the living room.

Now back on topic. If so many of you say 1st party exclusives mean everything then what are PS4 gamers buying? Why hasn’t any of their 1st party exclusives sold 40m+ to match the console sales? Because gamers don’t follow exclusives unless you’re an extremist. They follow the big 3rd party games hence my original post which stats the truth. Sony's only 1st party title in the top 10 is a remastered PS3 game which was heavily bundled at launch. WiiU has the best 1st party titles and why isn’t the WiiU outselling the PS4? Because I goes back to what I said. Those games are a bonus to a console not a necessary.

The fact you didn’t even bother proof reading what I said, you have just proven me right. The charts don’t lie. Now if you have anything important to say related to my post then I will continue this conversation. If not I am not going to reply with your off topic questions.

Let me tell you a joke: there will be another Xbox.

As I said, software sales don't reflect why someone bought a console. So what's topping software sales don't prove anything one way or another. Your own words prove my point. "The reason I brought an XB1 was so I can play xbox games in my living room. I am not plugging in my giant PC tower in the living room." Thank you for actually answering that question, though.

The only reason why I responded to your post was because you think exclusives make no difference or that they are overrated which you're completely wrong about. They are extremely important to the big 3. 

You already know I agree, Super. Xbox is the Decepticon to Playstation's Autobot. Can't have light without dark, man.

My point still stands. If gamers aren’t buying 1^st party exclusives for a Console then what are they buying the console for? Clearly not 1^st party exclusives because sale wise there nowhere near on the charts which is exactly my point. People and gamers are buying consoles for many more reasons than just 1^st party games. The experience, the price, the hardware, the 3^rd party support, the features and the most important one of them all… the marketing. 1^st party games was always meant to compliment a console not drive its sales.

Yes i own all consoles, and i will always prefer buying Xbox titles on my Xbox, PC titles on my PC, PS titles on my PS and Nintendo titles on my Nintendo. But guess where i spend most of my gaming? On my PC where the major 3rd party support is. Is that a coincidence? No. Thats the way gaming is these days.