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On The Web, XBox Already a Dying Breed

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 21, 2026

Down to about 0.05% on large machines, based on statCounter

Console Operating System Market Share Worldwide

XBox died a painful (but not sudden) death at 9PM on a Friday, its leaders fell on their swords, and Microsoft still tries to scatter the pieces of what's left or pour these into an "AI" bucket. Maybe some magical pixie dust with a nebulous label can be passed through the sausage-making machinery to make real money?

Remember that Microsoft passes the baton to a "Ponzi" manager every time the finances don't add up: Nadella (big debt), then the slop CEO (huge debt, slop declining fast), now the "XBox" chief (hopelessness).

Will this pay off?

Nah...

Won't happen.

The Ponzi scheme can grow, but the higher it goes, the harder it'll fall.

Anyway, XBox is fast becoming extinct online.

"XBox", the trademark, is being changed to refer to some online streaming, nothing to do with an actual product called XBox.

XBox has been a massive failure.

Microsoft also hopes to distract from reports like this one (hours before its prepared puff pieces):

Microsoft revealed truth behind what causes Xbox 360's red ring of death

Microsoft will never publicly admit or say how many billions it lost on the XBox. It would even waste money it doesn't have just to hide the collapse.

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