(US ONLY) Will Halo 5: Guardians be the game that puts Xbone and PS4 to neck & neck?

[Ljink96]

Dr.Henry_Killinger said:

Ljink96 said:

As we all know, one piece of software can change how a piece of hardware sells. With Nintendo, they credit Pokemon and how it made Gameboy sell a megaton after its release.

It is no secret that the PS4 is at the top of this gen's competition. It holds almost 50% marketshare. It is doing rather well. My question to you... will Halo 5 be what Pokemon R/G/B was to the gameboy?

Overall, it's just offsetting to me to see PS3 and 360 take stabs at eachother the entire 7th gen, but now it's like PS4 learned something over summer break that Xbone didn't learn. You know what I mean?

You should clarify that this is US only because it is impossible(unlikely) that any single game would make up the deficit globally let alone Halo which is only big in US and UK.

And while 1 game can change how a console is selling, its a completely different question to ask if it will eliminate the PS4 - XB1 US Gap. To do so would require outselling the PS4 considerably for a long time, and while Halo 5 can potentially boost XO to outsell PS4, there is the issue of duration and whether or not Sony does anything to mitigate this.

Price is arguably more effective then games in selling consoles, and considering PS4 weathered last holidays with a couple of bundles and have effectively nullified the ground XO gained, it will take a lot more than Halo 5.

Will do, that makes sense.