Endgadget: Microsoft should exit the console business

[Koba St]

After listening to yesterday’s Xbox Podcast, where the company announced it was bringing four older titles to non-Xbox consoles, a question popped into my head: Why does Microsoft, a software and services company, need a console business?

The same question was asked when The Rock announced the original Xbox console in 2001, but the industry has changed a lot in 23 years, and it’s worth asking again. Microsoft, after initially struggling to make an impact with the Xbox, firmly established itself as a top player with the Xbox 360, before settling for second place with the Xbox One and currently finding itself in a distant third with the Xbox Series consoles

Microsoft should exit the console business

Why does Microsoft, a software and services company, need a console business? The same question was asked when The Rock announced the original Xbox console in 2001, but the industry has changed a lot in 23 years, and it’s worth asking again.

www.engadget.com

 

[Rekkapryde]

They should, but they won't. They've already pigeonholed themselves saying how important people's libraries are. Eliminate the xbox console and all those customers would either have to go PC or stay with the X Series consoles.

They should double down on publishing QUALITY games and eat, but that makes too much sense.

 

[High quality poster]

Nah, Sony needs a punching bag

 

[King Sun]

MS has infinite money they should keep going

 

[MeachTheMonster]

Sony stans

 

[Half A $]

Dude! They going to release the most powerful console, biggest leap ever!

That's always worked yeah?

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

Dude! They going to release the most powerful console, biggest leap ever!

That's always worked yeah?

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Maybe third times a charm

 

[Fatboi1]

Never. We need an enemy.

 

[itsyoung!!]

Engadget should end itself

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

Engadget wrong mesenger

 

[Diondon]

Great article!

 

[Batsute]

Nah as shytty as Xbox has been these past 2 gens, Sony needs a direct competitor to foster creativity and competition. Nothing goods from a stagnant games market.

Like I said before, Phil needs to kick rocks and Xbox needs to find its identity cause being the home of the biggest floundering western IPs ain’t it.

 

[Ziggiy]

Never in my life have I ever even wanted to TRY an Xbox

 

[Pressure]

Y'all should actually try playing games. And touching grass. And hitting the gym. And maybe getting some p*ssy from a woman under 185lbs.

 

[ORDER_66]

Sony stans

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