How is this not a loss for xbox, just another compelling reason not to bother buying one, we've had clowns here saying every single PS4 owner that doesn't already have a PS5 is going to game on xbox or PC because of this FFS.
It is a win for Microsoft though.
I haven't read through all the posts, so it's possible I missed something. But seeing this post from you is interesting.
You acknowledge that this would be a significant loss to Xbox, as there would be little reason for getting one if they did so. Seems logical so far.
Where the wheels fall off is the part where you actually believe MS have just up and decided to sacrifice it's entire Xbox division, by making such a move.
MS and Sony may have had some discussions about being more open and friendly in order to keep the other tech giants at bay in gaming. But if that were the case, then it would go both ways.
Like it or not, MS has an established foothold in the gaming console market. Just about every other giant tech company on earth outside of Sony and Nintendo would chew off their right arm to be in that position. Amazon surely would, as would Google, Apple, Meta, Epic, Samsung, or hell... Even Tencent.
But you think MS doesn't recognize this, and is perfectly fine burning it down in order to become what is basically a third party publisher. That's a pretty terrible prediction on it's own, and that's not even mentioning that this is all occurring immediately after they acquired on of the larger publishers in Bethesda, and in the midst of acquiring one of the largest publishers in all of gaming.