State of Microsoft Gaming

[Vampyr]

Originally Posted by BreakABone

The fact of the matter is, we've seen a perfectly good example of what happens when you don't think of the future when Sony went from the PS2 to the PS3. They lost about 75% of their userbase so far. MS doesn't have that big of a userbase to erode as much, but the fact is if all 3 consoles start off on equal footing next gen, MS is in a terrible position.

But that isn't a perfectly good example of that. It didn't have anything to do with them not "thinking of the future", it had to do with them creating a system that was too expensive and expecting the name to sell it. Then didn't need to start new IP's in order for the PS3 to be successful, they just needed to build a quality machine that people could afford. Look at how much better it's selling after the price drops. Did Sony suddenly develop a lot of new franchises that got gamers excited? No. They just made their existing product better.