AlfredoTurkey said:
Aura7541 said:
Hence why I said "temporarily boost sales". Sales will go up when these games launch and then, gradually fall back to the original baseline. I never claimed that these games will have the same affect as MK8 or COD. I just said that PS4 sales will go up for a short while when its exclusives launch.
The PS4 is outselling the X1 in most retailers in the US despite that it has a $50 price disadvantage. X1 taking the US is not set in stone. As seen last year, winning January to (end of) October was more beneficial than winning November & December. What if the PS4 wins November and December, too? Even if not, what if the PS4 only got outsold by 200K for the holiday season?
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I think the reason Xbone is going to win the US and why it's inevitable is because we're seeing a late uptake in people upgrading from last generation on the 360's side. It's starting to look like the PS3 last generation where alot of people wanted one, but waited until the price came down. The Xbone launched at a ridiculous $500.00 price tag. I think we were all thrown off by this and assumed those early PS4 numbers were people jumping ship. I think some of it might have been due to that but now, it's looking to be alot smaller than we anticipated.
There were ALOT of hold overs this generation. Way more than ever before... or atleast in modern times. I think this (2015) is the year we see the majority of them upgrade and I fully expect the Xbone to win the US because of the 360.
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I see what you're saying, but this doesn't appear to be the case, as both the X1 and PS4 are smashing sales records for the respective companies. It seems extremely unlikely that those mostly new customers, as current gamers are the most likely to go out and purchase a new product as first adopters. I play Destiny with a group of friends that have all upgraded to this gen, for example. Of the 7 of us, 1 owns both consoles, I came over from PS3, and the other 5 came over from X360. With regards to the $500 price tag, the PS4 is currently leading the X1 at $350, so we have to wait and see if that trend continues. If it does, there's really no reason to think that the X1 will win the US.
