It seems publishers are having a lot less reason to feel confident in the Xbox brand at the moment. On the GamesIndustry.biz podcast, Christopher Dring claimed that he's hearing growing unease from third-party studios about the viability of the Xbox brand. Dring says that a very prominent third-party company told him at Game Developers Conference that Xbox's sales in Europe have"flatlined.
The Future of XboxReaders should keep in mind that it's just two sources that are saying this, and a lot can change. However, Xbox fans do have significant reason to be worried about the brand's current direction. Consoles thrive when they have exclusives that make people want to buy them, but Xbox hasn't had many true exclusives during this generation. There are big name games on the way like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Marvel's Blade, and O.D.