Is the Xbox Brand Simply Weaker Than the Playstation Brand?

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rolltide101x said:

Aeolus451 said:
Playstation consoles won every generation except one and xbox hasn't won any generation. So yes, sony's playstation brand is more popular and stronger. I think that MS shouldn't give up or just settle for second place. Competition is good for gaming all around. They can probably beat sony if they just stop using gimmicks to sell their console, nickle & diming gamers on things like cords/controllers (it diminishes value) and lastly, don't try to push those asinine policies on gamers.

Settling for 2nd place is EXACTLY what MS should do. Profit at 2nd or loss billions fighting a war they cant win? The answer is very simple

They aren't gonna profit for long if sales continue being eclipsed by SONY.

At the start of next generation, no 3rd party is going to agree to an exclusive deal with Microsoft. They had the benefit of the doubt this gen with the performance of the 360, but they won't have that heading into next-gen. Moreover, it still seems MS isn't willing to invest in their own 1st party studios, so we're back at Halo, Gears and Forza  all gen long.

Online gaming on the Xbox next-gen will be deader than it is now, since all the remaining Xbone guys aren't going to take any chances and go for the PlayStation, meaning XBL revenues will decline.

Microsoft can't keep doing petty deals to try to keep up with SONY. They need something drastic to gain back marketshare, and that something drastic is removing online-gaming fees. They started this BS greedy practice that's now killing their sales. It's time for them to end it once and for all.