pokoko said:
This should be the first point, though I think about it from the other direction. Less popular consoles are typically bought by consumers who fall into the dedicated gamer demographic. This group often feels connected to a particular ecosystem. The lower the userbase, the higher the tie ratio should be. It would really only be a surprise if that is NOT the case. Also, in the case of a Playstation and Xbox, when they are considered in their entirety, it becomes obvious the two markets do not perfectly line up. I'm pretty sure an earnings report from Sega, for example, would highly favor the PS4. This means that trying to extrapolate this data from Ubisoft into a complete look at the software market isn't going to be very accurate. |
I actually think it would be accurate for the industry as a whole. I would also imagine that the average XBox owner probably bought more games than the average PS2 owner. It's just how averages work. The larger the sample is, the more it's going to come towards the middle.
