Is the Xbox One a failure?

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DanneSandin said:

XB1 is constantly outselling its predecessor, the X360, but can't compete with PS4. Does that mean it's a success or a failure?

I take offence with this statement, in the end it sold more than its predecessor, but until October all reasonable expectations was that both console's first year would be more or less equal... now after price drops and a few bundles + in store gift cards people bought in the XB1, which is something the XB360 did not have to do as far as I remember.

http://www.vgchartz.com/article/252864/xbox-one-vs-xbox-360vgchartz-gap-chartsdecember-2014-update/

Now for the current situation, it depends what Sony does in the next few months, if they lower the price of the PS4 and by how much, if their exclusives meet their respective hype levels... etc. obviously MS won't be sitting on their hands either, but given that Sony is the market leader, this is their thurf and they will basically decide how relevant the MS console is, depending how agressive they are.... This or Nintendo could surprise everyone with a new console that has decent specs and good arrangements for the thirdparty devs, this could be disruptive for everyone.