Will Sony and MS have the courage to compete with Nintendo in 2016?

[GTAexpert]

zorg1000 said:

GTAexpert said:
Lol is this a joke? Its Nintendo who needs to be worried, not Sony or MS. Even with a unified platform Nintendo can't imagine selling half the numbers of next PS and Xbox consoles.

I think you need to get a reality check, its obvious you're just posting what you wish to happen, not something that will actually happen.

Why wouldn't a unified platform be able to sell half of PS/XB consoles?

Week ending Dec 6

PS4-713k

XB1-513k

3DS-515k+Wii U-187k=702k

Year to date 2014

PS4-12.1 million

XB1-6.4 million

3DS-7.5m+Wii U-2.7m=10.2m

In the most recent week and 2014 totals, Nintendo's platforms combined have sold better than XB1 by a decent margin and are just slightly below PS4. Obviously going for a unified platform where the handheld & console share a library could see slightly lower hardware sales do to less incentive for consumers to own both but there will still be people who do. So let's drop it down a little and that still would put it smack dab in the middle of PS4/XB1.

At the correct price point with effective marketing and a strong software output, there is no reason to believe a unified platform from Nintendo couldn't sell competitively with PS/XB.

You're completely ignoring the price factor. 3DS is the biggest seller among the Nintendo hardware and its price is less than a third of the PS4. Even the Wii U is a lot cheaper than PS4 and XB1. If they are at the same price level which would happen for a competitive console next-gen PS and Xbox consoles would easily outsell them.

Not to mention that the library of PS4 and XB1 hasn't come on its own yet, and once they do both the consoles will sell a lot more.