What does this giant wall of text you keep typing have to do with what people are discussing? We are simply discussing Digital libraries and ecosystems on consoles.
You keep bringing random ass shit to your responses with a giant wall of text, instead of simply explaining your view on the points being discussed. You don't think digital libraries will keep people on a console.
Me and many others think that people will not want to throw away money, simple as that. Which is why I brought up Epic Game Store. People don't want to move over to Epic game store not because they don;t want to play the game they are excited about. But because as a launcher it lacks features and won't incorporate their library.
Origin among others allows Steam overlay/friends list now for some of their games primarily Apex Legends. Ubisoft allows steam friends as well.
People will go where their games are. Right now with digital being fairly big and continually to grow, people will be more locked into a ecosystem. if they have few purchases for Digital then you would be right that they will go where ever the game they want to play is on or where their friends are.
You are better off responding to that giant wall of text that debunks everything you are saying or not responding at all. It all ties in to your line of reasoning and shows just how wrong it is.
I am also not interested in what many others are saying, I was in a discussion with several people today, I have responded to them, some said we agree to disagree, and that is fine. I am now debating with you and you keep going back to
'me and others' without ever responding to:
1. Why would back compat be so important when it has never been?
2. We start over every time there is an iteration to a game, every freakin' time. So why would last game progression, let alone previous gen content be so important?
3. If majority of gamers have shown that they are willing to dump this fabled progression for a generation (Wii U, Xbox One), what makes it so important going forward?
4. What makes a digital library more important than a physical one? Why is it even more important going forward when it was not that important this generation?
5. Why are some features more important than others on a store? And why limit it to the store? Microsoft has the best online and services, they have the best optical drive on console, it has not led to more sales, has it?
These are questions you will skirt over and avoid. In my opinion it has more to do with a lack maybe of understanding as to how the business world works. That is the only thing I can think of.
A disastrous outing for a console is not only going to be tied to one thing, it will always be a multitude of things and it has never revolved around BC, progression or mode of game purchase. If that is what you are looking at, then you are looking at this game industry thing the wrong way or from a biased standpoint to try and back some non existent point.
