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I have no clue what the PS4/XB1/WiiU will be at at the end of this year but I think its safe to say who is winning the year at least.

But onto to 2015 what are you guys predictions? Here is my take on 2015

  • MS will be forced to drop the price of the XB1 again but this time to $299. Sony will follow suit and nintendo will drop their price to $199.
  • PS4 sales will be at least 1.5 times better than whatever they are in 2014. New price coupled with FF15, MGS5:PP, Persona 5 (basically japan will become relevant again).
  • Project Morpheus will be released in some limited capacity.
  • We will see an XB1 redesign.
  • This may sound crazy, but its possible that next year the XB1 will sell even less than it did this year. Call it a hunch..... but my reasoning is cause of the momentum PS4 will build going into the year with Bloodborne and the order. Two AAA games in the first 3 months of the year and nothing from MS.
  • In japan, $299 PS4 may either be released and/or bundled with FF15. Sony needs to do something like this in Japan and they know it.
  • Halo 5 will not do wonders for MS. My reasoning is that I believe that majority of the people that have an XB1 now had a 360 last gen. That MS is not getting "new" customers with the XB1 but rather keeping some of their loyalist. Chances are that by the time Halo 5 gets here, majority of the people that would or could have bought an XB1 for it would already have one.
  • Next year will be the best sales year for the WiiU in the 8th gen.


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It's too early for this! A few minutes too early! Can you read minds, or something?

Okay, I can't say anything yet, but here is what I see happening: all three consoles (bar Wii U) will see growth year-on-year. Wii U will do as good as it will do in 2014.

I'll make my own predictions by the time Persona Q releases.



 
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interesting synopsis



Bets:

(Won)Bet with TechoHobbit: He(Techno) says 10 million by January 1,2014 I say 9 million by then. Winner gets 2 weeks of sig control.

(Lost)Bet with kinisking: I say Ps4 will win April NPD while he says Xbox One will win it; winner gets 1 week of avatar control.

Raichu's First Series:

First RPG?

First Fighter?

First Racer?

First Shooter?

First MMO?

First Horror?

Official Ni No Kuni Fanboy:

Familiars Captured:37

Game Beaten: 2 times almost

Times I got teary during some scenes: 3

I hear the same comment all the time when it comes to Halo not pushing console or not pushing that many. Every time these people are wrong.



NobleTeam360 said:
I hear the same comment all the time when it comes to Halo not pushing console or not pushing that many. Every time these people are wrong.


we all know itll push many consoles

(but thats only us and uk really :(   )



Bets:

(Won)Bet with TechoHobbit: He(Techno) says 10 million by January 1,2014 I say 9 million by then. Winner gets 2 weeks of sig control.

(Lost)Bet with kinisking: I say Ps4 will win April NPD while he says Xbox One will win it; winner gets 1 week of avatar control.

Raichu's First Series:

First RPG?

First Fighter?

First Racer?

First Shooter?

First MMO?

First Horror?

Official Ni No Kuni Fanboy:

Familiars Captured:37

Game Beaten: 2 times almost

Times I got teary during some scenes: 3

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NobleTeam360 said:
I hear the same comment all the time when it comes to Halo not pushing console or not pushing that many. Every time these people are wrong.

I know what you mean.. and I really believe that halo will move some consoles. But I stand by it not doing wonders for the XB1. Key difference being the position the XB1 is in this gen. The XB1 is not the go to mass market console the 360 was for most of last gen. And the proof of this is in how bad its sales have been this year. Or at least bad when compared to the PS4.

In a perfect world Halo 5 will be a big thing, but its just not gonna have the same effect on the XB1 sales as halo 3 had on the 360. We shouldn't just look at halo 5 as if the PS4 didnt exist. And I think it would be folly to keep ugnoring how successful the PS4 has so far managed to be and where it stands in gamers eyes so far. After all its a console that seems to have been selling for no apparent reason. Next year, it will have a lot of those reasons.



OfficerRaichu15 said:
NobleTeam360 said:
I hear the same comment all the time when it comes to Halo not pushing console or not pushing that many. Every time these people are wrong.


we all know itll push many consoles

(but thats only us and uk really :(   )

Nope. Halo caused some hardware bumps in Japan.

(But, it's Japan!)



 
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Everything will be delayed until 2016.



Bets:

1. If the Wii U sells closer to 10 million LTD by 1/3/2015 I win. If it sells closer to 9.5 million LTD by 1/3/2015 OfficerRaichu15 wins (winner gets 2 weeks of avatar control)--Lost.

Yeah, the Halo thing is not gonna happen. People said the same thing about pokemon for the 3ds and were completely wrong. The reason these franchise are so big is because they appeal to both core and casual gamers. While most of the core halo fans on forums probably already have the console, the mountain dewd bros dont and for a lot of them Halo 5 will be the tipping point. The only thing that could damage Halo 5's ability to move systems is MCC getting a lot of the Halo fans to hop onboard. Either way people will be buying the system for Halo.



Microsoft will definitely have a price drop early 2015. Probably $349 but if they're desperate and holiday numbers are below expectations then I think they could go $299. Sony will probably wait a little longer since they have at least two major exclusives coming 2015 with Bloodborne and The Order. They can hold on to the current price until E3. They should also start bundling 1st party games for free. Dropping the price for WiiU seems pointless since it probably won't help sales and will only hurt Nintendo's profits on every console sold. I think it will stay at $299 for a while.



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