In this editorial, regular Joystiq contributor Kat Bailey examines the trends Microsoft best consider for it be next generation console.
Want t' know something amazing? The Xbox 360 has been around nearly twice as long as the original Xbox, 'n we've yet t' hear a hint from Microsoft about it be next console. Instead, the hardware manufacturer be happy t' keep moving along for another year with Halo 4, Gears a War: Judgment, 'n even more Kinect games, secure in the knowledge that the Xbox 360 be among the company's most successful products.

t' be sure, Microsoft be in a much better place now than seven years ago. After four years a running an unprofitable second t' Sony, Microsoft be more than ready t' move on from what the company had openly described as a test bed. In fact, Microsoft be so desperate t' pillage it be console t' market that the company be willing t' ignore technical problems that would go on t' cost them more than a billion dollars. 'n much as that hurt, Microsoft (if not it be customers) would probably still say that the headstart be worth it.