CosmicSex said:
Why not? The system plays games doesn't it? |
The answer is very easy. The Xbox Brand was never strong to begin with. It was relatively healthy in the US, because of Microsoft's heavy promoting, but mainly because of the NETWORK EFFECTS.
Outside the English speaking nations, none of these effects existed. The only major reason why X360 even sold elsewhere is PIRACY, without which, X360 would not even sell half its numbers outside the English speaking regions.
Now, XB1 does not have
the price advantage
the early launch
similar horse power
superior development support and tools
network effects
but to the contrary, they suffer from
inconsistent policies, and outright lies
broken promises
underwhelming console
What did you expect? Nobody outside the US and Canada must have been expected a different result, seriously!
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%
