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SWORDF1SH on 17 December 2016
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3sexty said:
SWORDF1SH said:

Damn it doesn't look good for Xbox then. I mean if it's a concerning trend for PS4 to sell over 1M in one month in one territory while having the best Black Friday week Worldwide in PlayStation history then Xbox must be on life support. All the figures look great for the PS4, it's sold 50M to consumers and on its way to selling 400M units of software in 3 years.

Xbox is being beaten in every territory and in some countries by a huge margin. In Japan it's nonexistent. 

If this is worrying to Sony, then Xbox must be on it's last legs. MS will be holding a shotgun and taking Xbox up to the top of garden like an old sheepdog on its final walk.

The difference here is that MS can afford to keep a declining console trend on life support.  Sony on the other hand cannot as it is one of its only life supporters for its entire business.. Quite worrying when you combine a new pro release coupled with psvr release as well as a super cheap ps4 slim relaese which combined should have obliterated the competition in the month of Novemember...but sadly it didnt and the copetition with no major relaese was nipping at its heal...Sony needs to do something and fast....Otherwise we will see the begining of a decline in its only bright spot.....Future success for consoles is a must for Sony or its game over.MS on the other hand will likely keep supporting the business even if it is a hobby for them - and guess what..there will always be consumer interest in it and its been a hobby for them for the last 10 years (and still committed to it). Sony needs to keep the console business strong just to stay alive as a company.  The stakes are alot higher for them otherwse they have no business in ten yrs time including playstation. November trend is worrying in this respect and Dec will seem likely worse given whats happened in the U.S - a very important market indeed.

PlayStation is very important to Sony's survival. That brand covers more than just consoles nowadays. But again, PlayStation is thriving right now and completely obliterating the Xbox. Both the Xbox and Playstation brand will be fine but if it's worrying for Sony (your words) then Xbox is in a bad state right now. 

Again I think both brands will be ok but if you  think Playstation is going through worrying times, Xbox must be near death. Especially when Xbox relies on US for 60% of its sales, and most of those sales were through fire sales and still the Playstation is beating it for the year, previous years and lifetime. PlayStation only relies on US for 30% of its sales so you can see that being down ( while still selling very good)  isn't that concerning to the degree you're making out.