If XBX fails, what next?

[Mr Puggsly]

Errorist76 said:

Mr Puggsly said:

Again, X1/X1X primarily needs to maintain current sales.

 

No, that's not enough at all. ATM PS4 worldwide has a 3:1 even almost 5:1 sales ratio lately, compared to X1. They surely need to step up their game and that doesn't mean just selling another XBox to their hardcore fans. They need to aquire new buyers in order to stay relevant which is going to be quite a task looking at a 150+ price difference and a huge advantage concerning exclusive games the PS4(P) will have.

Imho they are a little bit too early...Sony imho played it wise to go the cheap route as not many people do have a 4K TV yet and a 350.- cheaper console by the same brand will play the same games. 

You have the impression success of a platform is based on sales ratio, thats wrong.

X1 already has a viable userbase which is why is keeps getting notable support. So if it can maintain its current sales, then it will continue to be viable and software sales will continue to grow.

Let me put it this way, Wii U and Vita were failures because the userbases wasnt viable. Not because their sales ratio was lower than competition. The PSP was a great success even with much less sales than DS.

If X1X is gonna be pushed as a cheap 9th gen option down the road, then $499 right now was a good decision. Its also giving MS an edge on having the best ports. Hence, X1X suddenly gets praised for best console graphics and performance.

Personally, I feel PS4 Pro is underpowered, the power increase wasnt significant enough. MS made their premium option more appealing albeit at a higher price.