Sony's PS4 Pro Sales Silence is an Ominous Sign for Scorpio?

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RolStoppable said:

vivster said:
The only ominous sign for the Scorpio is that it's an Xbox. That will hurt the sales more than anything else. People have already decided that they don't really want an Xbox this gen and Scorpio won't change that. Unless of course you're under the delusion that PS4 only sells this well because of power difference.

Well, that's a different subject. You are thinking of "can Xbox sell more than PS" rather than "can Xbox sell well on its own." The former is pretty much a futile effort, hence why last generation was so special. People never wanted an Xbox, but back then PS sucked so hard that many people defiantly settled for green.

And if we stay with this line of thought, Microsoft's biggest problem is that they want to be like Sony and have that one single brand that stands for their video game business. But PlayStation was successful from the beginning and even its lowest point is still equal to Xbox's highest point. Xbox is not a successful brand, but Microsoft is probably too stubborn to abandon it. Which in turn pretty much guarantees that they won't beat Sony.

Damn, the truth hurts.