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method114 on 18 June 2019
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shikamaru317 said:
the-pi-guy said:

Since when has the quality of multiplats been a substantial driver for console sales?  Historically that has never been the case.  

The average gamer in a gen buys a console to play with their friends.  Since PS4 got a jump start, it continued momentum even when XB was cheaper because people were still going to buy the same system their friend already had.  

Friends is a factor for sure, but specs are definitely a factor for alot of people, myself included. If two consoles are somewhat similar in price and one of them is noticeably more powerful than the other, like PS4 vs XB1, people go with the more powerful one.

It's a factor for me for sure. Unfortunately that all goes out the window next gen for two reasons. Both of which hurt Xbox IMO.

1. Backwards compatibility. Very few people are going to be willing to give up their games for a new console that is slightly stronger. This goes for both sides but it hurts Xbox more for obvious reasons. I know for a fact I'm not giving up my PS4 library just for a stronger xbox. I was hesitant to give up my 360 for a PS4 because of achievements. 

2. Games. Xbox did horrible this gen with games and I think people will remember that. I remembered how poorly they did with the 360 towards the end of the gen and I saw PS3 still getting games and it bothered me a bit. It was part of the reason I switched as well (less powerful and the used games situation was the main reason though). Also with MS releasing all their games on PC and Xbox now PC players no longer have any reason to get an Xbox. While I know that's not very many people it's still less sales.