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Originally Posted by McG
IMO it is best for gamers if both consoles are neck and neck with each other.
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I was originally thinking the same thing as we were coming up on the original console releases but somebody recently brought up the great gaming period of PS1 domination. Kinda like all cellphone models having equal sales numbers. It's unlikely and many companies will just crash and burn but new models/features get added as time marches on. It's like any market though, there will be winners and losers; companies adapt and adjust to compensate when things don't seem to be working with customers.
Just like how Microsoft has been reacting to their sales numbers with price cuts, removing Kinect now, and apparently FINALLY (maybe?) removing their paywall to other paid services.
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/0...-netflix-hulu/
We can report that multiple sources within Microsoft have been briefed on plans to make a long-awaited change to the Xbox Live Gold paywall for streaming media services. According to our sources, Xbox 360 and Xbox One users will soon no longer need a paid subscription to Xbox Live Gold to access Netflix, Hulu, and other streaming media apps.
Interstingly though:
Additionally, we've been told that Xbox Live Gold may put other services behind the paywall to make up for this shift
E3 is gonna be interesting to watch unfold!