| Aura7541 said: If these numbers are close to what the actual sales figures are, then X1 is really getting beat up. MS needs to hit-it-home not just in E3, but also Gamescom, PAX East, and TGS if they want their X1 to do much better than this. |
Not to rile up the Xbone fans here, but I think that SONY will once again stomp Microsoft at this year's E3.
Microsoft's strategy was to release everything at last year's E3 in order 'make up' for the disastrous xbone reveal. On top of that, I bet they were expecting titanfall to carry them until Halo 5 came. They never expected titanfall to shift so little units. They were expecting Xbone to sell at least 100k/week throughout the remainder of the year. Obviously, that's not happening.
As soon as they saw how 'poorly' the Xbone was still selling even after titanfall landed, they probably green-lit a ton of projects from their 1st party studios, but do we really expect any game to be ready for preview in just 2 months? I doubt it.
I expect a ton of multiplats, Halo 5, Forza Horizon 2, and a preview of the next Gears for Microsoft's E3 this year.
SONY played it smart. They knew they had the momentum last year and withheld their exclusive lineup. I think SONY knows that this year is the year they can "kill" the Xbox if they release a lot of megatons at this year's E3. The damage would be too catastrophic for the Xbox to recover then.
Microsoft is scared out their minds right now. They know the end is approaching in a few days.
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