| Shadow1980 said: Only 40%? Are they serious. The PS4 sold 75% more units last year than the XBO did, and the only reason it wasn't more was because of the price cut to $350 that gave it a massive holiday boost in the U.S. Assuming there isn't a huge adjustment, VGC is indicating that the PS4 has so far sold 90% more units than the XBO globally last month. The XBO did not retain its momentum at $350 in the U.S., and the PS4 has yet to receive a price cut, though it will likely get one this year. If the PS4 is reduced to $300 this year, its sales will take off, plus it would put tremendous pressure on MS. Would they reduce the XBO to $250 this year just stay below parity, or will they go with a much more modest reduction to $300 just to keep from falling too far behind? Would they just focus on pricing in the U.S. & UK and chalk up other regions as lost causes, or do they really think it has a change anywhere outside the Anglophone world? I doubt they want to hurt the system's profitability that much. I think they'd rather sell 40 million units and make a little bit of money than sell 50 million and lose a bunch of money. In any case, if the PS4-to-XBO ratio is what it is right now, then there's no way in hell the PS4 is only going to outsell the XBO by a mere 40%. The gap in Anglophone nations isn't close enough, and in all other regions combined the PS4 has a commanding majority of the market share. In all likelihood, the PS4 will outsell the XBO at least two-to-one globally. I think a more likely end point for the two is the XBO selling 40-45 million and the PS4 selling 90-100 million. |
glad you said it all. This is pretty much 100% the situation
