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jason1637 on 27 December 2016
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Aura7541 said:
jason1637 said:

Well you missed that he missed the words "i think". Based on the fact that they waited so long to bundle CoD IW in the US while BF1 was bundled a lot. Personally i disagree with him but since he wrote "i think" it still doesn't look like he was making an absolute claim but just a prediction on the future of Sony and Activision.

Well its not that hard to understand using the "100k" rumor PS4 won last month and it had months of preorders for the Pro. This month the Pro is a low lower in the monthly and the XB1 Minecraft bundle is a lot higher, also there is no Pro preorders so people like him and me believe the XB1 could take December. Its a We could be right or we could be wrong its not rocket science. 

The problem with the last paragraph is that it doesn't put everything into consideration. Yes, there aren't Pro preorders for the PS4 to benefit from. However, this is the first month since August that Microsoft has not released a new SKU. At the beginning of November, Microsoft released a Gears 4 blue XBO bundle at entry price which was further discounted to $249 on BF. The blue XBO looked really good and you could get that at a great price, so who could say no to that? Final Fantasy XV favors the PS4 more than XBO due to multiple factors: larger JRPG fanbase, inherent bigger word of mouth, and bigger enthusiasm for singleplayer-based games among the PS userbase. The XBO seemed to have the better deals from Dec. 11-24, but the PS4 deals also last for a longer duration. The COD bundle was announced late, but it appeals to a different demographic from Uncharted 4.

It's irritating when people (on both sides, by the way) make conclusive statements or predictions without considering all variables.

I made my prediction based on what Amazon is showing. Amazon can be wrong but if it is right then i see XB1 winning because like i said Pro preorders are out and Pro is a lot lower than last month while the Minecraft bundle is a lot higher. But the monthly isnt over and like you said the COD bundle is coming this last week so the monthly could change. As for the PS4 deals lasting longer earlier today i clicked on the XB1 and saw its still at $250.