Things will get worse for XB1, not better. Once both systems have a flood of games, 80%+ of which will be on both systems, it will be hard to justify buying the XB1 if the vast majority of multiplats look and play worse on the XB1. That leaves the XB1 to hardcore XB fans and people who can't live without the exclusives there.

The US should end with something like 50m PS4, 32M XB1, before next-gen starts opening up. Both the PS4 and XB1 had the unfortunate timing to launch with hardware specced around ~1080p on 28nm process tech, when we're about to hit 14nm/10nm and 4K adoption over the next few years. In that way, it reminds me of the pre-HD consoles launching vs. the PS2 (GC/XB).

It's not that the XB1 will be a failure in the US, it should certainly pull a profit. It's just that a weaker system with this rough of a start doesn't have the ability to 'dominate' anything. I'll be impressed if they pull 1:1 this year vs. the PS4 in the US in total hardware sales. They should definitely be able to win some weeks here and there, but they have a long hard slog until the price drops hit, and from there things should improve a bit.

People seem to forget about market and social intertia, and the lack of a significant head start and price advantage aren't on the XB side this gen. The rest of the world being dominantly PS this time around aside from possibly the UK is also a rough sign for them.

If anything, XB fans should rejoice that despite some solid hardware weaknesses, that the console should remain competitive and relevant in the US for years to come. But 'dominate'? Lol. No. Maybe next gen.

1 TF effect wont even last a month, after that theirs a drought.
2 No.
3 yahh it has, they just cant find a PS4 in store to buy it.
4 wont be enough a cut , X1 needs to cost less to be potentially even with PS4
6 might or might not change, I nor you know Sony production.
7 Irrelevant, no one cares about it. My cable box is way better, X1 does not eliminate the need for one so whats the point. There is none.
8 Live, to bad Plus is way better deal then Gold. MS lost its online advantage.
9 No they cant when people world wide are choosing PS4 as their console of choice
10 Not his foolishness again. Get over some deluded notion MS will pay to beat sony. They want profits not waste billions on some fanboyish dream of we need to do as good as PS4 no matter the cost. If this notion was remotely true and realistic they would have launched the X1 at a lower price then PS4.

I shall collect them anyway.

But in all "seriousness" what's your take on this?

All these points are already true and Xbox One is still being outsold.

It will win, but not dominate.

But they have the biggest potential to grow. It's entirely possible for them to win E3 and take back US in the following holidays.

Nothing they will do will help anywhere else though.

So I'm expecting a spike in March for both consoles due to Titanfall and Infamous. I think Titanfall might have more console selling legs as word of mouth spreads in the COD community. That said they could just buy the 360 version next month.

The next question is, what is the next game each platform is going to start hyping as the next big system seller? I guess Sony's will be The Order: 1886 but I'm not sure what Microsoft's will be. I'd guess Quantum Break or Sunset Overdrive.

In all seriousness though it's probably the next instalment of Uncharted and Halo next year.

ppl really got excited after xone won 2 weeks in a row(barely) only because of a massive ps4 drought? this wont be a ps2 over xbox situation in America again,but its gonna get its ass kicked ltd,think 6th round tko

Globally, yes.

In the US, and to some extent the UK, no.

Of course the reverse is true as well. PS4 will win overall in the US and UK, but not by a truly significant amount really (in HW install base).

Where MS might have some trouble is when the price drops get these systems down to $249, $299 zone. Then a lot of gamers will have both systems, and attach rate will probably drop a fair bit for XB1. After all, if COD23 is $60 on PS4, and $60 on XB1, but the PS4 version looks better and runs smoother, why buy the lesser version?

But yeah, no ass kicking detected in the US. Ass kicking globally? Yeah. Definitely.

Guy who wrote this admitted he did it for clicks.

I expect a virtual dead heat in the U.S. when it's all said and done. Elsewhere, Sony will probably win.