Shadow1980 said:
Three problems with that observation: 1) Those are hourly sales, 2) It's only the first day of November, 3) COD comes out on Tuesday, and MS gets marketing exclusivity with COD. The XBO might win for COD week, but just keep tracking the November best-sellers list (currently not up yet as it's the 1st of the month) if you want a better indication of how the month is progressing. In any case, I give it a big, fat "maybe" as to whether it beats the PS4 in November. While it's cheaper than the PS4 and has the MCC as well as COD marketing exclusivity, that still doesn't guarantee the XBO will win. The Titanfall bundle technically made the XBO cheaper ($500 - $60 for the game - $100 for Kinect = $340 for the box itself, and that's not including the further $50 discounts that were available), yet the XBO couldn't beat the PS4 in March. Sony will also likely have bundles of their own coming soon; they've announced GTAV and Far Cry 4 bundles for Europe, and I think those will likely come to the U.S. I think November going to be tight (<10% difference), but right now I think it's a pure toss-up. Also, if the XBO does win November, I don't think it "deserved" it. All MS did was issue a $50 price cut, which confers no qualitative improvements to the system itself. For most consumers, there's little practical difference between the systems, as both share 90% of the same games and are similar enough in technical capabilities (specs never won the war anyway; the PS4 will be the first time the most powerful system was also the best selling). The primary reason why the PS4 has been winning is because it had a greater perceived value for months, thanks largely to its price advantage. By time the XBO reached price parity via the unbundling of Kinect, it had lost too much momentum to close the gap. By being officially less expensive than the PS4 (as opposed to only technically less expensive), at least for the next two months, that may finally close the gap, but it's a stretch to say that it deserved a win just because of a price cut. And I'm saying this as someone who hopes to be able to pick up an XBO this month to complete his trinity of eighth-gen consoles. |
I think being officially less expensive than a PS4 would help a lot more than being technically less expensive. Also the PS360 to XB1 upgrade at just $250 will convince many to pick up an XB1, as its mostly last-gen console gamers who will get a new console this month. It is mostly about the price, but that is a very important factor.
