This is all based on feelings. In reality most of the market has disappeared into mobile gaming, PC, and Nintendo. Microsoft has plenty of potential marketshare

This is all based on feelings. In reality most of the market has disappeared into mobile gaming, PC, and Nintendo. Microsoft has plenty of potential marketshare to tap into without getting into a war with Sony, a war that they are likely to continue losing regardless of who they acquire (they own MINECRAFT of all things), they just need to figure out how to carve a niche.