Of course when Xbox One drops in price then it may sell enough in the US to offset the worldwide differences. It depends if the casuals buy it or not. They need to drop the price fast though.

lol, that's what i was going to ask.   $100 is still a pretty big differentiator.  in the US where xbone's extra features will exist (live tv, nfl) i could see the playing field be even.   $100 or more entertainment stuff.   certainly there are those that will prefer the xbone and other that will prefer ps4.

..but globally, i still think the ps4 will be winning. 

Xbox One doomed confirmed?

i think being limited to 21 countries on release and not being able to import the system cause it doesnt work outside of the launch countries will hurt more than the 100$ difference in price. It's a big factor, 21 countries is a very short list and anyone looking to import it has been denied that.

Does XBOX ONE have to be the best selling console of next gen to be a success gaming console? IMO, hell no. If it can sold with a lot of units and brings money to Microsoft and 3rd parties, then it doesn't matter if it has to be No.1 or No.2 or No.3.

true, and it's always more beneficial when the marketshare is split more evenly between the 3 companies, that way they remain competitive. this was a good gen in those terms IMO.

As a person who's only getting the PS4 I've always thought that XBOX One would sell better anyway. Even before Microsoft's announcement.

Haha

Judging by this quote

"If we are wrong, we think that Microsoft is prepared to lower price next year,"

He means just for this holiday season.  If the reports of unit allocation for stores are remotely accurate, I don't see how it would be possible.

Lesson in history for the neysayers...

The Kinect is already a top selling device on the Xbox 360 outselling even COD. Kinect Adventures sold 20 Million copies on Xbox 360 its number one with the next highest selling game 6 million less. This tells me that with the exception of hard core gamers most people like the Kinect so that wont hinder sales.

Next point PS4 people like to make is in the power. Last gen Wii was the weakest in the bunch yet it killed Xbox 360 and PS4 in sales. When PS3 and Xbox 360 are compared again PS3 wins for power but failed to take the number one spot in North America for sales. All multi platform games will look the same on both consoles and I would go so far to argue its possible that you still wont see any PS4 exclusives that look that look much better then any games published on the Xbox One.

3rd and final point people recognize value vs price. I feel that like the PS3 eventually people saw the value in the extra cost of the blue ray and were willing to spend the extra cash to buy a PS3 because of it. The same will hold true for the Xbox One with the Kinect bundled. Twenty million sold Kinect already has a fan base and as more people see it in action then will want it.

Microsoft was smart going the all in one entertainment route. They took a page from the Wii's book with innovation that will draw a more mainstream audience while maintaining the value for most current gen hardcore Xbox 360 gamers.

The only area they fell short was with their policies. The DRM system was designed to allow up to 10 people on your family list share your games no matter where they lived. I was planning to leverage that technology to convince both my mother and father to purchase Xbox Ones so they could share my library. I also intended to allow my uncle in California play my games as well. I understand only one person would be allowed to play any game at a time but this would encourage more of my family members to get involved and buy games.

Instead the public has spoken and now that wont happen in my family. It could have brought us all closer together but NO the public was too caught up with having a physical disk they could trade in for pennies on the dollar at Gamestop.

I personally blame Microsoft for not explaining why they implemented the DRM policy and how it would benefit the consumer. They dropped the ball and someone should get fired over there.

In the end the public spoke and Microsoft listened. I predict Xbox One will remain the king this Gen in North America. Sony will continue to out sell them internationally.