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It has been shown this year that the PS4 is a much stronger console in the US and UK. X1 fans believed that Titanfall will boost the X1 past the PS4. It never happened. In fact, the PS4 outsold the X1 in the US in March by a significant margin. Then, came the Kinect-less SKU. A lot of X1 fans thought unbundling the Kinect will help the console outsell the PS4 permanently. Again, it didn't happen.

Whatever advantages the 360 had are all gone. Online gaming, better multiplats, ease of development, and even advertisement. Sony has been trumping MS in all these aspects. If the best Xbox couldn't outdo the worst Playstation, who's to think that the X1 can beat the PS4, even in the US and UK? The gap is growing and it will really grow in September thanks to the Destiny bundle. The deficit will become harder to overcome because consumers will buy PS4's because their friends and family have one, too.

Never in gaming history does one game (or collection) single-handily reverses a console's misfortunes. Halo MCC, while a collection of a huge franchise, will only provide a temporary boost. Same applies to Halo 5, Quantum Break, and the new Gears. If you want to permanently raise the baseline sales, you have to consistently release exclusives in forms of both established franchises and new IPs. That is why the PS3 slipped past the 360. The other problem is the possibility that Halo MCC will mostly be purchased by gamers who already had an X1. Point being, never rely on just one game (or collection in this case).