Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)’s One Success

Wii U & PlayStation

Nintendo and Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE) also have some of these same advantages with their PlayStation and Wii U consoles. However, Nintendo’s Wii U has not seen the sales that Nintendo had hoped for and is lacking the game development that all new gaming consoles need.

Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE) is lacking the platform that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) brings with Windows and Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE) usually targets more hardcore gamers with the PlayStation consoles. This leaves Microsoft as the most likely of the video game console makers to succeed in transforming their console into a successful entertainment device.

A hidden gem

While Apple and Google debate what the best way to get into your living room is — a set top box, a TV set, or maybe even releasing their own casual gaming system — Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) can focus on tweaking its offerings to make sure the new entertainment users of the Xbox One have the best experience possible.

Microsoft is behind in the smartphone world, the tablet world, and Windows 8 has struggled with desktop and laptop adoption, but Microsoft has stumbled on a gem with the Xbox that puts it at the head of the pack when it comes to your living room.

The article Microsoft’s One Success originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by David Danna.

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