| vivster said: I never understood how the TR exclusivity was such a big deal. It won't sway many people who didn't already want to buy a X1 because they know it will come to other platforms later. I mean are there really people who by consoles for TR? Yes, Halo is big and it should easily win X1 the month it releases. But think of the ground PS4 will make in the first half of the year. And then there is Uncharted at the end of the year. There was once a time I believed Halo will make everything good again in US but seeing how PS4 sells without games or pricedrops is shaking my beliefs. I don't think it will be able to make up for the growing gap from the rest of the year. |
This year, it was a battle of PS4 winning January - October vs. X1 winning November & likely, December. The fact that the PS4 will win the US for 2014 without official pricedrops, (as many) insane deals, and slightly underwhelming library is incredible.
2015 will be an entirely different story. This time, the PS4 will have a vaunted lineup with games that appeal to gamers of wide varieties of tastes. Yes, Halo is huge and moneyhatting Tomb Raider was undoubtedly big. However, these two games alone can't make up for the countless games the PS4 will be getting that won't be on the X1. Sony also has a $100 pricecut saved in its back pocket. Microsoft can't use the same strategy from this holiday season again because the price can only come down so much.
