| Mandalore76 said: I never said that PS4 wouldn't do 100M. I don't know how much more clear I could have been about that (see bolded above). What I said was that I personally don't think the XBox One will sell 50 million units, and I'm certain that it won't sell 60 million. I don't think it's going to get the mid-gen spikes that the XBox 360 got. The 360's mid-gen refresher added wifi, touch sensitive controll, better cooling, quieter fan all at a decent pricepoint ($299). The upcoming XBox One X is going to be a $500 console that appeals only to those with 4K TV's. Add in competition from a newly resurgent Nintendo with the Nintendo Switch, and I think that seals the fact that Xbox One won't have the legs of it's predecessor. There was no brand new hardware on the market during 360's mid-gen spike years. And, the 30 million that Xbox One got these past 4 years were while the Wii U was not a blip on anyone's radar. Now that Nintendo is selling Switches faster than they can get them out of the factory, there is going to be even less marketshare for Xbox One to hang onto. |
Oh, I didn't noticed the bolded part earlier, sorry. Well, I get your point. I would say that using the numbers until 2016 it was clear it would. I recon that it is suffering more against PS4 this year and maybe the PS4 Slim will get faster price cuts than the X1S (no 4K BR drive) and we should not see a lot of buzz from X1X with that price point.
The Switch is also a new variable that will have an impact. So yes, this could become a Sony vs Ninty fight from now on.
