potato_hamster said:
Of course it can be both, The PS4 is currently selling very close to the rate the PS2 (the most successful video game console ever). Now, no one expects the PS4 to do PS2 levels mainly because of how cheap Sony managed to sell the PS2 for and how long they sold it for, however, all signs indicate that whatever momentum Sony lost with the PS3 it's surely regained. Yes, it's given up on the handheld market, as that userbase has appeared to have moved on to phones and tablets for the most part. As for Microsoft? I don't personally think they ever had long term plans in the console space. I believe they always treated their Xbox division as a means of getting people invested in the ecosystem they've created, and then leverage that to supply their PC investments. It appears we're now seeing that come to fruition, as I now believe they're pivoting away from the Xbox being a home video game console, and will be treating the Xbox label as a brand of "gaming ready" PCs in the future that will allow developers to see some of the gains of optimizing for a console while supporting a few different specifications to ensure engines don't have to be as bloated as they would be for PC (Similar to what I believe Nintendo is doing with the Switch's operating modes). MS is releasing few, if any Xbox One exclusives now that they've seen many of their Xbox 360 fanbase either go back to Playstation or simply moving on to the PC where they can play the vast majority of the games they used to enjoy on their Xbox 360. |
Your first paragraph seems to be nothing more than deflection.
You are the one who said Nintendo would be lucky to sell 12 million in a year, not me.
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