Imaginedvl said:
That The only reason it is at the top now is because it started 100$ cheaper for better performance... Not games as it was the same and general consumer does not care that much. And then the domino effect could not be stopped with the big headstart |
This is the reason I bought the PS4 at launch over the X1 and the 360 was my main console the previous gen. MS screwed up and they paid for it big time which allowed Sony to gain huge marketshare in the beginning when both systems only had the usual suspects. The PS4 outperforming the X1 in big ways for 3rd party titles help make the PS4 the real choice for the COD, FIFA, Madden, Battlefield, Destiny you name it. Why would anyone purchase the weaker console to play the same titles for more money. Once MS cut the Kinect, and had price parity, it still was in Sony favor hardware wise as it was the most powerful console for the price. Hardware played a huge difference because MS lost a lot of their fanbase and it was not the games on the PS4 at the time that did that but pure hardware disparity.
Now its everything. MS lost huge marketshare so they cannot get the Japanese developers to code for they system unless they are the big dogs and even then they are making smaller exclusive for the Sony system because of install base. All indies who are going console are coding for Sony unless they get finance by MS. After what 4 years, the installbase for the PS4 pretty much sells itself because as people mentioned, you buy the system your friends have.
