Hardware Global 14th November 2015

[Mr Puggsly]

poklane said:

Mr Puggsly said:

In the long run I'm guessing X1 may sell 15 million units outside the US. I'm not saying that's amazing numbers, but not a failure.

How exactly would that not be a failure when the 360 sold like 40million outside the US?

Well I guess it depends on how you look at things.

PS3 wasn't a failure just because it lost so much marketshare. The biggest failure of PS3 was being a complete financial disaster for Sony.

Vita isn't a failure because it has sold less than PSP. Its a failure because sales are genuinely abysmal, Dreamcast level of bad sales in spite of Sony pushing it. If it sold 20 or 30 million and had better support, it might actually be deemed a success. Vita didn't need to achieve PSP numers to be a successful endeavor, it just needed to sell consdierably better than it currently does.

Wii U isn't a failure because it failed to achieve the Wii's success. Its a failure for the same reasons as Vita, sales are just abysmal.

The 360 was a massive success, it exceeded realistic expectations primarily because Sony dropped the ball with PS3.

This gen MS dropped the ball with X1, but its still objectively a great platform. It won't achieve Xbox 360 sales. If its lucky, I think X1 will do 50 - 60 million units. Imagine if Vita or Wii U sold 50 - 60 million units, That would change how those platforms are perceived. X1 is going be less successful than 360 but still successful.

On a side note, X1 has actually sold better outside the US than I thought. My prediction of 15 might be low. Maybe 20 million is possible. It all depends on how comepetive MS is.