RolStoppable said:
It all goes back to the Xbox 360 having manufacturing problems at launch (only 1.3m units could be shipped in November and December 2005) and then an extended lull (it sold through ~5.5m units in its first twelve months). The Xbox One had significantly more supply (over 3m units in November and December 2013) in its launch period and could properly capitalize on the anticipation, unlike the 360. That's how the Xbox One built an early lead that could be maintained despite sluggish sales, because the 360's baseline in 2006 was bad too. By now, however, that lead should be gone. The 360 kept improving over the years while the XB1 is stuck in the same territory. The 360 managed to pull off multiple years of 10m+ in its life, the XB1 won't have a single one. I suppose a few Xbox fans keep repeating the same line because Microsoft's lack of reported shipments makes it impossible to tell how well the XB1 is doing, but that can only work for so long. |
Interesting. Thanks a lot. Much appreciated (it's been bothering me for quite some time).
