Microsoft: Momentum Shift For Xbox One. Still Work To Be Done.

[cpg716]

mornelithe said:

cpg716 said:

Sorry. The average consumer is NOT buying them from out of their country. Yes. Hardcore gamers would do this. But the real PUSH in those 20+ markets has NOT happened. No adversiting etc. The causal gamer does NOT even know the X1 exists yet. The general buying public are not "tech savvy" or very "smart" when it comes to new releases.  EVEN here in the USA.. I talk to people all the time who own PS3/X360/Wii and have NO clue that the Wii U, X1, and PS4 even EXIST!

No need to be sorry, you're correct, the marketing push hasn't occurred in those countries, then again the vast majority of the countries in question are both Sony strongholds and nowhere even remotely close to the Microsoft strongholds (US/UK), which MS isn't winning either.  Your statement also forgets that Sony has already been marketing in these countries and will have been doing so for 2 months shy of a year, prior to the One's launch.  I mean, you're more than welcome to think these fringe territories are going to amount to something for MS, but the vast majority of hardware/software sales come from countries the One is already launched in.

I stated intitally that the X1 would not do amazing numbers in those countries, or catch up to the PS4. With the positive momentum the X1 has had (E3, Price Drop, etc) my point was that their likely won't be this "double" the weekly sales #'s we had seen.  PS4 is the better "global brand".  It will outsell the X1. But I dont think it would be a "massive" beating.  No console is going to hit 100m this generation.  There isn't going to be a "PS2" type leader.