Ah, the comparison to Epic helps me understand a bit... maybe. Are they simply worried about PS5 "winning" and Xbox disappearing? I don't worry that Steam will ever disappear because of Epic and don't care if they get games (in fact I have an epic account just to claim the free games, but I don't really play them because they don't support Linux). But if Steam did disappear in favour of Epic, I would be pissed. I wouldn't care if there's a merger or rebranding as long as Linux support and my existing library is maintained.

Even still... worst case, they buy a PS5, and get all the same games and more? A friend of mine switched from Xbox to PS and thought it was pretty good. I do prefer the Xbox thumbstick placement over PS5, though. I guess they'd also lose their Xbox friends/following/achievements/etc. Though surely it would, at worst, be merged into PS.

But still, even if you're worried about this backfiring and Xbox disappearing... it seems worth the risk, to me. Presumably there are some good PS exclusives that could come to Xbox?

I'm really trying hard to figure out how this isn't just fanboy whining and I'm coming up short. I'm interested in other ideas!