| Shadow1980 said: Actually the 360 had some pretty decent Januaries. January has just been a weak month overall this generation. Combined PS4 & XBO sales were under 400k both last year and in 2015 for January. Combined PS3 & 360 sales never dipped below 460k any January from 2007 to 2013, and was over 500k in four out of those seven years. Also, February is big for a non-holiday month (usually the biggest in terms of per-week averages, assuming no big system-sellers in the March-Oct. period) because of tax season. People like to spend their returns (if they get one) on big-ticket items. That's how I bought several of my consoles. But as for the PS4, it's starting to look like it's passed its peak already, while the XBO still has a little room to grow. February will be an important test for both of them. Let's see if that two-week price cut to $250 for the PS4 does anything. Maybe Sony should have left it at $250 after cutting it to that during the holidays. |
I disagree. At $270 the XB1 is apparently priced in such a way that its cheap enough to do better YOY but still not push PS4 numbers. At $270 the PS4 is priced to still do better than the XB1 but not do better YOY. I feel right now sony just needs to be selling at a lower price than what its doing now. I really don't get why sony didn't keep the price at $250 and then drop it further to $199 during the upcoming holidays.
Maybe they aren't as interested in YOY wins as long as they just win the month?
