Can the Xbone dethrone the PS4 in the USA?

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Kinneas14 said:

binary solo said:

Kinneas14 said:
I believe it can. Xbox brand is really strong in US, so, with some good marketing it can surpass PS4 sales.

I'm actually surprised for the PS4 demand, I didn't think that it would have been so high.

Why? PS2 sold >53 million in North America. You think all those who went from PS2 to Xbox360 or Wii aren't inclined to go back to PS4? Those people have shown they aren't particularly loyal to a brand, they'll go where they perceive the value to be. That you are surprised just means you don't understand the mindset of the majority of mainstream gamers.

Yes, you're right, but PS4 is selling out incredibly fast. I didn't expect such a comeback of popularity for the Playstation brand.

I agree that the average consumer doesn't have a particular loyalty to a brand, in fact I always said that, at the beginning of last generation, a lot of X360 sales were from people who would have bought a PS3, but for some kind of reasons (price most of all), chose a 360 because it was a good trade off.                         

I suppose the fact that PS4 set a biggest launch of all time record could be surprising. But I think there was a certain predictability about it, in hindsight. We have a longer than average generation, we have the most consoles sold in a generation, we have Wii U misfiring, we have MS shooting itself in the foot (though fortunately for them with enough time to spare to perform major surgery on the foot), we have the cheapest ever (inflation adjusted) playstation being launched, we have Sony more or less not putting a foot wrong in the pre-launch period, and importantly the video game industry has created a pretty strong pre-order culture.

All of those factors put together made a record breaking launch for PS4 quite likely. What's quite impressive is that Xb one is selling so well, in the USA, despite the fact that PS4 has broken sales records. But a lot of the factors that lead PS4 to break records also work for Xb one. In fact in the USA, had it not been for 2 things, it would probably be Xb one that broke the sales record.