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AlfredoTurkey on 02 February 2015
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CGI-Quality said:
NightDragon83 said:

Considering how bad the 360 spanked the PS3 in the States last gen and the fact that the current gap between the PS4 and the X1 is at a mere  500k units despite the X1's slow start compared to the PS4, I wouldn't be so sure. The PS4 might eventually win North America in the long run, but it definitely WILL NOT be easy.

This ain't like a couple generations ago where the PS2 was dominating due to all the 3rd party exclusives and the original Xbox was the Halo machine and not much more.

If nothing else, the US should be a reminder that the slate starts clean each new gen. The PS2, "spanked", the Xbox in the States, and it's as if that never mattered last gen. Though the gap is a lot closer, right now, there's no doubt that Microsoft lost a lot of 360 customers to the PS4. I agree that it won't be easy, but what the 360 did last gen, for the most part, doesn't really matter. The current gap is where it is because Microsoft threw a whole lot at the situation, not because the 360 lead the gen prior. 

I don't think it's all entirely because they threw a "whole lot" into it. I think a good portion of it is MS knowing the US market (COD exclusive marketing/DLC). They're better at marketing in the US and their AAA games are all designed with the US in mind. They're just better than Sony when it comes to their home turf. 

The interesting part is how much better Sony knows the US than MS knows Japan. Either that, or MS just doesn't give a shit. But who knows.