The XB1 wasn't ready for launch in 2013

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Dr.Grass said:

Zappykins said:

Good grief, another one of these threads?

Well, I do kind of agree with you.   But I would say the Xbox One was more ready than the PS4.  Both seem a bit rushed.  And their biggest games have yet to hit.  For both many games were delayed. 

I do not think in any way Microsoft was 'caught off guard' by Sony at all.  And I think they knew exactly what the console would look like - and it would look very much like theirs.  Hence the tweet by one of the Xbox staff poking fun at the reveal that wasn't. 

I doubt they were surprised by the memory much.  But it would be interesting if anyone has the feed from the conference room at Microsoft where they watched the reveal.

Even the WiiU doesn't quite feel completely launched yet, but it's getting there. 

Seems like the perfect launch of recent might have been the Wii - you have Wii Sports to grab the casuals, and then Zelda: Twilight Princess to go those fans, and Wii Play for people wanting an extra controller.

"the Xbox One was more ready than the PS4"

There are zeeeroooo threads stating the above, yet popular consensus to the contrary.

"I do not think in any way Microsoft was 'caught off guard' by Sony at all."

Again, popular consensus to the contrary.

"And I think they knew exactly what the console would look like - and it would look very much like theirs.  Hence the tweet by one of the Xbox staff poking fun at the reveal that wasn't. "

What is the majority view on the looks of the two consoles eh? Which one looks too big and cheap and which one looks sleak and sexy? In any case, YOUR POINT IS MUTE because knowing what a console looks like is NOT a predicate for being prepared for the opposition AFTRER the opisition has already laid it's plans bare completely (that was 20Feb BTW).

"I doubt they were surprised by the memory much"

So they might've been surprised, but not much? More than the average gamer you'd say? Or less? Oh wait, you're not saying anything.

"Seems like the perfect launch of recent might have been the Wii - you have Wii Sports to grab the casuals, and then Zelda: Twilight Princess to go those fans, and Wii Play for people wanting an extra controller."

It might help if you specified a criteria for "perfect launch". The Wii launch was OK for non-casuals, and the sales were stellar. So I'm assuming you're going by sales. In that case the most "perfect launch" of recent times is the PS4.

Complete ownage in every area... Wowo... I wish I could have summarized it all so well. You were spot on with all of your critiques. You were maybe a little too nice on some of the corrections considering how pulled out of his A** some of the statements were. Seemingly just made up just because. Yes the Wii was the perfect launch even though the PS4 just broke EVERY launch record that the Wii previously held. and has continued to sell at a higher rate and we are almost to March... AND the PS4 hasn't even launched in Japan and it is already far ahead of where the Wii was at the same time frame. and the Wii had already launched world wide and become a craze. Yet the PS4 had a better launch and is selling more hardware monthly every month with supply issues (like the Wii had). So the PS4 launch is clearly, factually, significantly better and is clearly the "perfect launch of recent might have been the *PS4*" is what he meant. If he wans't just making sh*t up to fit his narrative and fabricated point of view. 

Moderated,

-Mr Khan