Industry experts compare Microsoft’s recent business decisions to Sega’s actions after DreamCast’s premiere.
Microsoft’s recent decisions have not only caused emotions among Xbox fans, but also a wave of speculation in the industry. Does the company follow a path that will end in failure and stop producing consoles, focus only on the games themselves?
Microsoft focuses more and more on the software, providing its exclusive games on competitive platforms, including PlayStation 5. Experts say that this strategy resembles the times when Sega said goodbye to the production of equipment and started creating software.
Exclusive Xbox titles, such as Indiana Jones and the Great Circle or Forza Horizon 5, hit PS5 and achieved a huge success. Forza quickly became one of the bestsellers on the new platform, which can herald further porting of games on the Sony console.
Despite the changes, Xbox does not intend to completely give up hardware. Already in October, ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X will debut on the market, although its high price raises doubts among potential buyers.
Microsoft also intends to fight PS6 by releasing a new console, which, according to the announcement of Sarah Bond (CEO of Xbox), will be the biggest technological jump in the history of the brand.
In turn, there was a CEO Sei Shawn Layden emphasizes that the future of Xbox is in question. The current generation has defeated, so if the new equipment does not meet expectations, Microsoft can follow in the footsteps of Sega, focusing only on games and software.
