| UltimateUnknown said: Right now I don't think PS4 will outsell Xbone because of the lower price, but rather because Sony seems to be shipping a lot more units worldwide. The price will become a big factor once the consoles become much more readily available. Even the Wii U was doing crazy when it first launched IIRC, but then it flopped. |
I agree with this comment mostly.
Once the fanboys have their systems and the furor of the new release and holiday season pass, the real competition begins. Weh March 1st hits and there is general availability of both consoles, we will see how things shake out. If you watch that basic video of the Demo of the XB1 that is in the other thread, you will see that M$ is going after every person with a tv and internet. They don't want to just get the people who shop at Gamestop or frequent GAF or VGchartz. They want EVERYONE. THey are spending enough money to get the awareness level of the system beyond the "core" gamers.
The argument failure by most here is that the $100 price difference between the PS4 and XB1 will hurt the XB1 after the launch period passes. I agree with that sentiment only in the aspect that it will impact sales to people looking to buy a GAME system only. People looking to buy a media center or a game system that has a media center focus will be inclined to go XB1 just from the media splash. Then, the media splash will also help when more of the Kinect games become available and people can see how improved this whole system is compared to last gen(especially fitness stuff). Family games will drive the system again.
Don't get me wrong, the PS4 is going to sell the best globally without a doubt. But Europe and the US will be decided by your Mom's and Dad's, not the gamers.
It is near the end of the end....
