MS CEO assures commitment to Xbox.

Is this even English?

LOL, okay.

@shawn30: Whatever helps you sleep better at night. Fact of the matter is that PS4 is dominating worldwide with better sales, more games, and better looking and running multiplats while Xbone continues to become more irrelevant by the day. Price parity isn't gonna do shit for them except for a small boost in June and they'll fall again in July lol. I remember when lems like you used to say that price parity will ensure Xbone domination in US. Why the sudden change of heart lol?

Mostly due to the fact that the 80+ million 360 and ps3 owners translate so far to 9 million PS4 and 5 million One, while this isn't even one year into the console wars and nothing is decided year one. That about covers it.

We go over this time and time again.

Ok Look:

The trending rate of sales hasn't change for years, no matter how you would like to spin it.

They had to send out an email to their employee stating that they are still committed to the Xbox brand? Oh god

Eh, the gap is growing FACT.

Meaning everything you just typed is irrelevant.

I'm just happy I finally have Voice commands in my country haha.

so xbox is being sold off haha i knew it

Why wouldn't you? Did you see the response they got for that drek? Did people want to complain and tell MS its a bad idea and expect them to keep going forward with it? Didn't Sony say rumble was "last gen" when talking about sixaxis? They went and put rumble back into the controller though. It only made sense.

@shawn30: I trust MS about as much as I trust Sony now. Abandoning Kinect has made me distrust them so this latest announcement is lulz for me.

I'm sorry to say this but the ps4 has most likely not sold 9 million yet. Monthly sales around the world have slowed from approximately 1 million to maybe around 400k-500k. It's most likely around 8.5 million now.

Meanwhile Cows are still waiting for the Features and Games Sony promised them would come at launch last year.

LMFAO....Really dude? That line had me almost spit coffee through my nose!!! Sony getting software up to speed? A snail can move faster than their software team. Watching paint dry is more beneficial, and way faster! Sony+ Speed when it comes to software... /please stop I'm dying.

The PS4 is bare bones compared to the XB1...and you know this if you have both systems. I know you have both systems, so don't BS me :P

Sounds like what Sony had to do Last gen.

Tell me you can play a CD on the PS4?

What's a "CD" ?

apart from the UK yes.

So another clueless idiotic troll makes a dumb comment with no relevance to the actual topic. lol!! No surprises here.

TI'm not BSing you.

Sony set out to release a gaming console and that's exactly what they did. I'm sorry but there wasn't this huge focus on making it this universal machine.

Sony Edge's out the one hardware wise by a bit, Install times, Resolution, performance and so on.

What does microsoft have? That's right, the xbox one is a giant universal remote. A cool one at that.
But as a gamer I hardly use any of the features on my one. Voice commands are cool, but Sony didn't release there system half assed.
And anything that has been released have been stability improvements?

Now did sony not put some things in they said were going to put into the system? Yeah it kinda sucks. But as a gaming machine it was where it needed to be when it launched.

Microsoft was 10 feet behind the starting line.,

You cannot accurately predict the future, and that never changes for any of us. 1 year into a product launch, especially one that's been fairly successful like Xbox One and only looks bad in comparison to the amazing sales of PS4, is hardly enough time to call a gen winner or say a product will simply fail long-term. Hey, if you love PS4 and need to ensure everyone agrees it will sell the best for years to come, have at it. But most any rational adult will tell you how things look today isn't always a reflection of how they will look tomorrow. I just don;t think we will know exactly how the Xbox One will fare in its first year. Yes, we can look to trends, but things can change on a dime. I don't guarantee anything I say as I'm no psychic, but I'm old enough and smart enough, and have followed enough console launches to know nothing is decided in the first year.

Maybe its just best we agree to disagree, lol.

Haha stop with the ignorant doom and gloom hypothesis. Gaming is a billion dollar industry and despite any mistakes that MS have made thus far, in terms of market share and brand awareness Xbox continues to grow. Competing with household names like Nintendo and Playstation is never going to be a walk in the park. Ms dont need to dominate multiplats to win this generation, they need to fulfil their vision of creating and all in one entertainment centre with a consistent stream of first party titles with "must play value". This multiplat 1080p nonsense will not be the make or break factor deciding this generation.

lmao Shawn still clinging to the thin strand of hope that one day Xbone sales will start skyrocketing as 360 owners are attracted to the irresistible Vine app and cheap Lococycle.

Look at Ubisoft's game sales numbers for the most recent quarter of the year. The shift has happened.

@always_explicit:

Sure thing man, who wants a profitable business anyway right? Investors will continue to be thrilled with the brands decline.

Your completely correct...

Microsoft doesn't need Xbox.

Investors opposition will only increase if things continue as they are.

So long as they keep enhancing apps with Kinect and improving voice commands I'm fine with them selling a Xbox One without it and optimizing the OS for that. A number of people just don't like/have any interest in Kinect and that's cool. I do, so as long as its supported in the ways I use it (OS navigation, Xbox Fitness, Netflix, NFL Football) I'm perfectly fine:)

And like you, I trust Sony and MS the same as I trust any multi-billion dollar company. Maybe Sony a little less :)

If you can quote the part where I specifically stated that MS doent need a profitable business??? .......
What I said is the increase in brand awareness and market share mean their position in the market is fantastic.

Stop with the vague hypothesis!!! "if things continue how they are".....what do you even mean....and be specific please? You dont have the slightest clue "how things are".

The simple fact is....whatever way you swing it, Xbox has gone from having no investment in the console market to being one of the biggest brands in gaming in a relatively short period of time. The 360 was an amazing success last gen and made Xbox a household name. We are 6 months into a new gen and you want to right the Xbox brand off because of a price cut on an expensive launch console. Gimme a break. MS wants a nice big chunk of that billion dollar industry, they took it with the 360 and they will only aim to increase it with the X1....which as mentioned....is still a baby.

@always_explicit: "if things continue how they are".....what do you even mean..."

I've already explained the bold in my original post. They have made so many changes to their original plan. It's unquestionable the brand has been struck a significant blow, even this early in the gen. My original post was pretty simple If they don't make a profit again this Gen "atm its looking like a likely outcome" I wouldn't be surprised if it's the last for them. Nowhere did I clam it was certain or fact. Was based on my observations, on a consistent trend of not so good news.

The Xbox Brand isn't atm where Microsoft wants it, that's evident to anyone. I realize how heavily invested they are into Xbox one also. So you can bet they'll start swinging for the fences spending money trying to snag exclusives. "Hopefully Investing in Studios". but the end result if people don't hop on board could be even more damning at that point.