If the result of all this is a stable product that's less powerful than the PS4 but more powerful than the Wii U, has a few more features in the "service" category than competing systems, and has a nice portfolio of popular titles, assuming its marketed well, I think Microsoft would be fine. Assuming the behind-the-scenes leaks are accurate, that would be a "best case scenario," which is important to keep in mind.



I have no sense of if that's possible at this point. There's certainly been more actions clearly in the "incompetent" column than I generally see from Microsoft, so that's something to keep in mind, but there's definitely a lot of gleeful negativity here all pushing in the same direction. I'll happily watch the fires burn if that's what happens, but I also won't get so upset that I question the intentions of people who disagree with me about rumors. I see a bit of that here.