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RubberWhistleHistle on 04 April 2015
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the-pi-guy said:
RubberWhistleHistle said:

You know, when it is the PS4 that is getting the sales while offering nothing but remasters and let downs, that is toxic. I wish people would wake up and get off the hype train. There is nothing to be hyped about. Believe me, if PS4 had something to offer then I would be sitting here saying it deserves 50 million. But I dont think it deserves it for what it has been offering consumers since it released and I therefore hope it does not reach what the OP is predicting. Excuse me for having my own opinion. 

The biggest sellers are XB that are exclusive are Halo, Gears, Forza, and Fable.  

Xbox One has Titanfall, MCC, Forza 5, Horizon 2, Dead Rising 3, Ryse, Sunset Overdrive.

Titanfall is a new IP, sold pretty well, but was also on 2 other platforms.  MCC is a Halo game, but its not a new one, so not as much sale potential.  Forza isn't that big of a franchise, Dead Rising 3 is not insanely popular, Ryse is a new IP that didn't deliver, and Sunset Overdrive is a new IP.  So in terms of sales potential, that's probably 10-15 million, counting each individually, but most people buy more than one game.  So, lower than that then.  A realistic number is probably like 5-10 million if that, then the rest of it comes from third parties.  
PS4 has The Last of Us, Killzone, Infamous, DriveClub, Knack, LittleBigPlanet, Bloodborne, The Order.
The Last of Us is a new IP, sold pretty well, but is on 1 other platform.  Killzone, Infamous are in the same boat as Forza, big but not that big.  LittleBigPlanet goes back and forth, it's been huge, and not so huge.  Knack and The Order didn't deliver, and DriveClub had a rough launch.  Bloodborne might be somewhat big. Overall sales potential, is probably pretty similar to the Xbox One.  

So why is the PS4 selling so well?  Does the PS4 have nothing to offer?  It has lots to offer.  

I hear lots of people complaining about the fact that the PS4 is selling so well despite the fact that there are no AAA exclusives.  Here's the reality of that, most people don't buy a console for exclusives.  

Best selling games on 360/PS3 - GTA/CoD, Those two franchises make up more than half of the top 10 best sellers.  

The best place originally to play those games was the PS4 this gen.  

Because it was 100$ cheaper and were the best place to play too, and the hype meant your friends were buying the same console too.  And people want to play with their friends. For the majority of gamers, the console your friend has and the one that has CoD is the one you want.  
Multiplatform games and friends are what mostly sell a console.  

im sorry you took all the time to type that out. i tried reading it, but its hard because i could give a crap less about microsoft or the x1. i mean, to me, they are the same console so i dont see what this big war is about. they each have a handful of exclusives, but that is the only thing that differentiates them. this ps4/x1 war is completely ridiculous.