JB2448
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I'm not looking for this thread to happen again, but I feel like this is a discussion that is worth having on the forum. The Xbox One's exclusive retail software lineup in the past two years has been comparatively anemic to the Xbox 360's and original Xbox's lineups at similar points in their life cycle.
At this point, with the Xbox One X launching in three short months, what can Microsoft do in order to entice existing console owners to upgrade or consider investing into the Xbox ecosystem? Having three console makers is an important balance in order for competition to fuel progress and pro-consumer initiatives. Any of the big three deciding to cut their losses and transform their dedicated console hardware business into software based on another platform or an open platform running an operating system (such as Microsoft's Windows 10) would spell a shift in the dynamics of the three-way platform balance.
Will this holiday show that exclusive software isn't entirely necessary in order to sell a premium platform iteration, or will the potentially poor performance cause Microsoft to reconsider its position in regards to dedicated video game hardware production? If the worst happens and they decide to withdraw from it, what can be done in order to ensure that there is adequate competition in the dedicated video game hardware space for consumers?
My apologies if this thread doesn't meet standards. Feel free to lock if the discussion isn't fruitful.
I'm not looking for this thread to happen again, but I feel like this is a discussion that is worth having on the forum. The Xbox One's exclusive retail software lineup in the past two years has been comparatively anemic to the Xbox 360's and original Xbox's lineups at similar points in their life cycle.
At this point, with the Xbox One X launching in three short months, what can Microsoft do in order to entice existing console owners to upgrade or consider investing into the Xbox ecosystem? Having three console makers is an important balance in order for competition to fuel progress and pro-consumer initiatives. Any of the big three deciding to cut their losses and transform their dedicated console hardware business into software based on another platform or an open platform running an operating system (such as Microsoft's Windows 10) would spell a shift in the dynamics of the three-way platform balance.
Will this holiday show that exclusive software isn't entirely necessary in order to sell a premium platform iteration, or will the potentially poor performance cause Microsoft to reconsider its position in regards to dedicated video game hardware production? If the worst happens and they decide to withdraw from it, what can be done in order to ensure that there is adequate competition in the dedicated video game hardware space for consumers?
My apologies if this thread doesn't meet standards. Feel free to lock if the discussion isn't fruitful.