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A_C_E on 29 March 2014
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DerNebel said:
A_C_E said:
DerNebel said:

It is actually. Value is completely subjective and what adds value and what doesn't is different for every individual.

When the PS4 is the best selling system that means, that it has the best value to the most people, it's just that simple.

So when the author says the X1 gives the most value right now, then that is completely his "biased" (cause everybody is biased in some way) opinion.

It isn't actually. Value is based on how much you think something is worth. Just because you think something is worth X amount of money does not mean you have X amount of money. There's a difference between value proposition and budget/expense.

Value and top selling do not mean the same thing no matter how right you think you are.

The thing is it's completely impossible for us to quantify the amount of people that think the X1 has better value but can't afford it or the amount of people that think the PS4 has better value but can't afford it. The only way for us to realistically quantify the value perception is through sales.

So if out of those 10.6 million people that have bought a X1 or PS4 already the majority bought PS4s then that simply means, that to that majority the PS4 proposed the better value, cause let's be realistic here, if you can save up $400 for a console this early in its life then you can also safe $500 if you think this is the better deal. And if the PS4s continues to outsell the X1 despite all these deals, then that also means that the majority of people view the PS4 as a package with higher value.

You say 'value' and 'sold through' are the same thing but then turn around and say its impossible to quantify value among individuals. Well its not impossible to quantify the sales of individuals, in fact, its one of the main pruposes of this site. Sounds kind of conflicting but yeah, sure thing. Whatever reason you want to give to PS4 being the top selling hardware is a reason you believe in. I'm not going against that. I'm simply stating value and top selling are not the same thing.

Personally I think PS4 is the top selling because of how well Sony marketed the PS4 and how bad MS messed up in their marketing department.