| gergroy said: I don't know, I think microsoft can still pull it out (no pun here folks!). It's still pretty early, perceptions can shift. Especially if they are still shooting for a 10 year life cycle. Biggest problem the xbox one had/has was their leadership team. Mattrick was a joke, he deserves to be at zynga, not head of xbox. He was nothing but a train wreck as the head of xbox and his leadership during a console transition can be considered nothing less than a nightmare. However, Microsoft has done a lot to rectify the issues Mattrick left them. In time, with some big hitters like Halo, they can at least pull even in NA and UK. Europe may be a lost cause. However, they could still make some gains in emerging markets like China, South America, etc. It's not a completely lost cause for Microsoft, I still think they can get close to what the 360 sold, 70 million or so... |
Perceptions can shift, but the underpowered hardware can't. Nothing will change the fact that games will ALWAYS look and PLAY better on the competing PS4. Nothing will change the fact that on multiplatform games, the PS4 is going to be the lead console. You can change the marketing and push GAMES, GAMES, GAMES (echoes of Ballmer here) all you want, but the public already knows which console is better, and that is reflected in the sales. Price cuts aren't going to help, Sunset Overhype isn't going to help, Halo 1-4 regurgitated isn't going to help. Expect moderate to slow sales through the rest of it's probably short lifespan.
The problem isn't what MS is doing NOW...it's what was done since the Xbox One was first conceived. It was designed, NOT to be the best game console, but to be the "center of your living room"...to be a multimedia hub in a closed ecosystem that MS controlled and profits from. GAMERS almost universally rejected that flawed "vision", and unfortunately, the hardware is already set, so there really isn't any "fixing" it at this point. They are stuck, and they know it!
