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Intrinsic on 09 June 2014
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  1. every console needs hype and word of mouth to sell. Its about generating mind share. once people associate certain things with you, you carry that through for the rest of the generation.
  2. Some may not want to admit it, but credit should be given where credit is due. Playstation is the bigger brand. No other company would have survived launching at $600. Especially when at the time their competition had a $300 console. Just look at what $500 did to MS even with its closest rival being only $100 less.
  3. Right now, mindshare tells that games are better on playstation. Its not just a random 1k people arguing about that on the internet, it filters out into the public. Word of mouth. Last gen, 360 strived primarily of that monicker that it was the best place to play games, thanks to multiplats and its online service. Only way sont could set itself apart was to keep churning out exclusives. Now, MS hasn't got the multiplats to carry it, and for every one exclusive MS can make, sony can make two.
  4. everybody kinda likes drama. last gen, it was pretty fun to watch the fall of the king and the rise of the underdog. It was a nice story, helped by the fact that Ms was pushing all the right buttons. Thing though is, that everyone likes a comeback story even more. Especially since the tables have been reversed.
  5. MS made the same mistake that sony made last gen, pushed ideas and plans ahead of gamers. That cost sony last gen and this gen they made a console putting gamers first. MS were more concerned with how they could get their hands into everything you did at home. Its gonna hurt them more.
  6. everyone that bought a PS3 has no reason to buy an XBO instead this gen, so sony has pretty much secured all its PS3 fans  (or at least those still buying a console)
  7. lastly, and something a lot of people keep forgeting. the original XB sold around 30M consoles worldwide. Around 2/3rd of that was in the states. However, the 360 sold 80+M worldwide, again with more than half coming from the states. xbox sold more and PS sold less, that means that a lot of the people that bought a 360 (not counting first time console owners) probably had a PS2 and were just not the most loyal bunch or couldn't stomach paying $600 so they went on to the xbox. Yet, somehow, xbox fans suddenly feel those people would suddenly become loyal to the xbox brand now that the PS is the cheaper and more powerful console? Nope, they are jumping ship again. Going back home so to speak.