Xbox is on life support but Microsoft Studio's is very much alive. They want to control the software and they are well underway to achieve just that. They tried to bully the market with hardware but that did not work out for them. Software is timeless and can run on everything. And when you own all software and their stores you run the gaming business. Steam is the last big hurdle to take to have complete control. (Sony and Nintendo will slip up a generation eventually) When Gabe dies or leaves Steam, MS will make the stock owners a deal they cannot refuse.
