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SWORDF1SH on 24 July 2014
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ohmylanta1003 said:


I'm just responding to someone else's post. People recently have been talking about PS4 dominance. It is dominating the marketplace so much so that people are now comparing the Xbox One sales PLUS the Wii U sales to the PS4 sales. This topic has led a lot of people to a lot of confusion. All I'm saying is this. Ex: Let's say the PS4 has sold 9 units so far, while the Wii U has sold 6 units and the Xbox one has sold 5 units.

PS4: 9, Wii U: 6, Xbox One: 5

Then, next week (or next month, or next year, whatever you want to say, it's just an example) the PS4 sells 7 units, the Wii U sells 4 units, and the Xbox One also sells 4 units. Now...

PS4: 16, Wii U: 10, Xbox One: 9

So in that timeframe, the Wii U PLUS the Xbox One outsold the PS4. Now it gets tricky, so listen real good (Sandslash, Hitmonlee, Psyduck, Arcanine...O.K., I'll stop). Before we tacked on the 7 - 4 - 4, the Wii U and Xbox One combined had a lead of 2 units over the PS4 and the PS4 had a 45% marketshare. Now, after adding the next round of sales in (the 7 - 4 - 4), the Wii U PLUS the Xbox One has a lead of 3 units over the PS4 but the PS4's marketshare went up to 45.71%. So did the gap widen or narrow? You tell me. The gap between the combined Wii U and Xbox One units sold vs. the PS4 units sold widened in favor of the Wii U/Xbox One. It widened by 1 unit. But the gap between the combined Wii U and Xbox One marketshare vs. the PS4 marketshare narrowed. It went from a 10% gap to an 8.57% gap. So did the gap widen or narrow? How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? Why does Fred from Scooby-Doo where an ascot?

These are questions we will never know the answer to.

O I get the math, I just don't get the logic in combining the Wii U and X1 sales when each console compete in their own right.

BTW there is a much more simple way to do the sums. Say if the PS4 had 42% market share and the following week it had more than 42% of the sales, its market share would go up. If it has less that 42% of the sales,  its market share would go down. So if the following week the PS4s market share went down to, let's say, 40%, it would have to have more than 40% of the sales for it to gain market share etc. So yes you make a good points but when you hold a lower percentages like 30% (Wii U) and 22% (X1) you only have to sell more than you current market share for it to go up. Which means that the PS4 could sell more than double of the X1 and the X1 could still gain market share.

PS4 is currently selling around 50% of the market according to VGC so its market will keep rising to around 50% unless sale percentages change.