| toastboy44562 said: Facts: -Xbox One is beating the PS4 in the UK right now forcing Sony to cut the price of their console. -Xbox One had a successful launch in China and looking to have 100k+ opening week. -Xbox One will have more than 15K opening week in Russia -Forza horizons is a great game!
Speculation: -Sony had their biggest game come out already (Destiny even though its on Xbox One), while Microsoft still has Forza, Sunset Overdrive bundle, Call of Duty Bundle, Assassins creed unity marketing, and Halo! -The gap in the USA isn't that big and still can go either way. -Despite the PS4 bundle the Xbox One is still close to PS4 in USA -Xbox One could pull ahead of PS4 if Microsoft cuts the price of Xbox One by 50 dollars -Microsoft now owns minecraft so maybe the only physical release will be on Xbox One -Microsoft Advertises better Kinect will boost sales (even if it may be small)
You heard it here first homies, Xbox One will pull similar numbers to PS4 this holiday! I think the ratio PS4 to Xbox One will be 1.2:1 |
None of that is fact, let's have a look:
I haven't seen anything in the way of proof that XB1 is beatin PS4 in the UK.
China doesn't represent long term sales, the baseline will be much smaller.
As with China, Russia's sales were at best a small bump or addition compared to the grand scheme of things, they don't represent that addition to weekly XB1 sales figures.
Forza Horizon didn't clear 2 million units of software sold on 360 and FH2 is available on both platforms.
Driveclub was a hotly anticipated launch title on PS4, many people canceled their pre-order and were willing to wait until the game comes out to buy their PS4.
As for your speculation:
You're assuming that Destiny is Sony's biggest game of the year, when it could easily be COD or Driveclub.
Pretty much every multiplat has been selling better on PS4, because people want the best experience on consoles and the majority of people are buying a PS4, causing a knock on effect or more PS4's selling because people want to play online with their friends.
The US is one area, it may be close in that region, but Japan and Europe will be Sony's domain.
PS4 has it's bundles, like TLOU, Driveclub, Destiny can still gain Xmas sales, Sony could have the biggest bundle of the year if they do one for GTA V.
Sony can do a price cut too.
Minecraft already has a retail release on PS4.
Sony has been advertising just as much and will likely lay it on massively this Xmas, especially with PS4 having more games releasing throughout 2015, Sony can also play the card of having the better running 3rd party games.
Kinect did nothing but have a negative effect on Xbox One when the system was launched, it's doubtful it will have a great effect this holiday, especially with little in the way of any Kinect software to push with it.
