When I see such news and posts, I feel like an ORACLE with omens about the future because of every single one of my estimates turning out to be true.
Here is my sales estimate for the 8th Generation, 1 year earlier, originating at the 2013 Expo
Sales Estimations for 8th Generation Consoles
European Market Share Estimate between XB1 and PS4
XB1 : 15-25 % vs PS4 : 75-85%
So it was obvious to me that PS4 would sell AT LEAST 3 TIMES AS MANY in overall Europe, and even more in the continental Europe.
I also expressed many times that, even at price parity, PS4 will sell more in English Speaking Countries as well, including US & UK. The power of Xbox brand is blown out of proportion. The earlier generations advantage was due to, early start, price advantage, and network effects... ALL GONE now...
Now people are saying IT IS THE PS2 ALL OVER AGAIN... and yet I said the exact same thing numerous times with scientific & statistical estimates backing it up...PS4 lifetime sales estimate 132.3 to 168.9 million
Then we see huge XB1 overtracking in US, and you know what I had said it too! : Is XB1 significantly overtracked in US?
People are now starting to believe that PS4 will sell over 15 million by the end of 2014, yet I had said it already many times!
PS4 estimated to sell 17 million & XB1 10 million by the end of 2014
2014 End Sales Estimates, more convincing than ever
Also people were harshly dismissing the WiiU for not selling well and claiming it won't go past 15 million or so. I begged to differ. The estimates below, though, includes an 8 year duration (similar to PS4) but I don't think it will last that long, so you can assume the lower end of the given estimate (20-30 million) :WiiU lifetime sales estimate 24.7 to 49.4 million
Playstation 5 vs XBox Series Market Share Estimates
Regional Analysis (only MS and Sony Consoles)
Europe => XB1 : 23-24 % vs PS4 : 76-77%
N. America => XB1 : 49-52% vs PS4 : 48-51%
Global => XB1 : 32-34% vs PS4 : 66-68%
