Why PS4/XBO could match PS3/360 WW sales in the US alone.

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Conegamer said:
Your thoughts are the following, eh?

Well in the meantime, I admire your optimism but I don't see it happening. Why? Because gaming consoles are still gaming consoles. They're awfully more expensive, and aren't designed for the single purpose of watching TV, so 90%-odd of people wouldn't even consider it.

It's kinda like saying they'll more than treble the PS360 LT sales because that's how many tablets there are, and people buying tablets play games and browse the Internet, something you can do on your new console. Unfortunately, it doesn't work like that.

One other small thing, no console this generation is going to beat their equivalent from last gen. The gaming excitement has peaked on the 7th gen, and most "casuals" will be content with their system, and not want to spend a large amount of money to make their games look slightly better (in their eyes at least, I've heard this a fair few times).

So, all things combined, there's no way that the PS4 and XOne will topple their counterparts, let alone US only. And those people buying one for the sole purpose of watching TV (or at least the primary one) will be incredibly slim.

So in short, nice idea but illogical in practice.

I think the whole landscape of the Cable world is about to change in the next two years. Many new ways of watching live TV are going to emerge, and people are going to start to look very seriously at these other options. New players are going to try and bust the current package model, and allow cunsumers to pay for what they want, and not force filler channels on them. Many massive companies are going to attempt there own services at extreamly affordable prices ala WWE network. I can see WWE Network setting the ground for MLB, NFL, ESPN, ect. 

The way thing look to me, the days of watching TV from local cable providers are numbered, and people are going to go to these more social devices to enhance there viewing experiance. I think by the end of this generation, the majority of sports broadcasts will be viewed through XBO and PS4.