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theprof00 on 19 November 2014
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Gamz said:
theprof00 said:
Gamz said:
BraLoD said:
Globally in the US for you...
XBO is remaining being destroyed worldwide by the PS4 and seems like the PS4 is already ahead in US again... How can two weeks over in US be the biggest comeback in history?


Xbox brand has always been U.S. and UK market.  Sony has owned the rest, but those two are the biggest.  So this isn't different from last generation.  The U.S. is coming around and UK too.  

Sorry but that's not going to happen. PS4 is up by over a million in the US. Would be an interesting prediction to guess that xb1 will overtake ps4 in us by holiday end, but it's likely not going to happen.

1M is not really that much at all.  It's really a moot point at best. 

You're right, it is a moot point given the sales we'll see this holiday. The real point however, is that sales have only picked up for xb1 during the holiday and this really unbelievable price point. Walmart is going to have xb1 for 299$. It's almost half off the price it came out at a year ago. This isn't a diss, we're just talking facts. MS have said this is a temporary price drop, and while it's very possible it might stay at this new 349$ price point, xb1 is still having a hard time outselling ps4 in the us. Only 100k over this past week, a week that sees the release of a call of duty game. Years ago, a new cod would see sales be much higher:

COD:MW3
http://www.vgchartz.com/weekly/40860/USA/
200k difference

Blops 2
http://www.vgchartz.com/weekly/41231/USA/
180k difference

Blops
http://www.vgchartz.com/weekly/40496/USA/
140k difference

You can look at this two ways.
1. xb1 is selling 80% of what x360 was selling
2. ps4 is selling 150% of what ps3 was selling

In fact, both of them are true. PS4 is the fastest selling console ever. It's extremely close to the wii sales after one year, and has a chance of outpacing it after the holiday at double the price. xb1 is actually trending the same as ps3 in its first year....except ps3 had no gaems, and xb1 does.

When you put the facts into perspective like this, it's not conrcrete proof of, but it really supports the view that this is not going to continue after holiday. Sales are going to tank going into the next year, especially if they raise the price back up. Xb1 will become a holiday system, just like MS have conditioned.