I wonder, what is MS goal again?
Why do they actually bother doing all these hassle?
PC market, console, xcloud, gamepass. They could focus on 1 thing, and stop paying attention to other stuff, since they clearly have the money to buy publishers.
6.3m+ for their console according to Daniel, despite no 1st party games. This especially them having xcloud, pc store and steam store to put their 1st party games. They shouldnt have hit that number, yet they did . While Sony with 1st party games released, popularity, no pc store barely managed to hit 10m console sold. Like how? Shouldn't the no 1st party games be a red flag?
As a person who defended games pass several times, This is worrying to me. I accepted the reality that cloud games need time, before it replaces the console. I accepted the Idea that Xbox isnt really that much popular at all. I accepted the idea that xbox sells 3rd party games less. Yet, why does it keeps hitting these numbers. 6.3m console sold should literally be impossible. Especially, when their day1 games are on pc. One of the freaking reason, why people wont buy an xbox at all. Yet there is a huge demand for it.
Whatever is they are cooking, is really dangerous. This smells the 80s and 90s MS. They went left and right, destroying any obstacles in their way. Left many businesses in ruins.
We will enter a new generation this time. And whatever happens after this gen, is gonna have huge impact in gaming in the future.