Call of Duty is now a Playstation Series.

[Kerotan]

Mr Puggsly said:

Kerotan said:

yes we both agree but i disagree with you nitpicking where they should have done it differently. There were more effective ways they could have improved them. Your way is just one of the many things they needed to do and if losing money for them wasn't an issue as you say they would have done it your way and my way. But like every business they set out to make a profit. 

I'm not nitpicking at all. Price is what made it so easy for PS4 to get the sales edge. The X1 didn't launch for the same price as PS4, it was more expensive. That was a ridiculous move and people should have been fired for that.

They could have made a profit in the long run selling X1 for $299 or maybe even $349. Now they're wasting money trying to keep the Xbox brand relevant. My feeling is MS should have sacrificed money early on and make it back from software and subscriptions. Instead, MS chased away market share and is now spending money to keep the Xbox brand relevant. So MS lost money regardless AND market share.

They could possibly have made more of a profit but they could have just as easily have made even less. Who's to say Sony wouldn't match the drop and absolutely whip them even more in sales. 

The price was not the only thing that made it easy for people to choose PS4. The DRM fiasco and the weaker specs were a huge talking point. Easily as big as price if not more.