How much does XB1X need to sell for it to be a success?

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d21lewis said:

Hiku said:

That's a statement from IHS Markit analyst Piers Harding-Rolls.

You probably won't find anything googling this. There's little to no chance that any Microsoft representative would give a specific estimate like that when they deliberately hide their Xbox numbers, as it could also potentially give people a way to figure out how much the rest of the Xbox One family is selling.

My bad. 

 

On a different note, looking at the trouble Nintendo is having producing Switch consoles for launch, I wonder if Microsoft has and production issues. I know Nintendo's problem was Apple using a lot of the same resources that they needed. Could the XBO X have similar whoas? People predicting a few million will sell when it's possible a few million can't even be produced.

Superman4 said:

AngryLittleAlchemist said:
Whatever it is, it's sure to reach it. With games like Crackdown 3, and Super Lucky Tale, nothing will stop the most powerful console on earth from beating sales records for 4k devices.

Yeah, I doubt it. I dont think it is going to sell well at all. Reason being, it is a mid gen refresh like the PS4 Pro and games need to run on the regular xbox as well. It is an overpriced console with good specs that wont get used much.

CartBlanche said:
Other than hard-core Xbox fans who must have the latest Xbox One X console, I can't see them sustaining sales in early 2018. This will have the added side affect of affecting normal Xbox One sales. Lose / lose long term for the Xbox One brand. Bu the good news is all those games will be available on PC too, so you don't need to buy an Xbox One at all!! Did I mention lose/lose for the Xbox brand?

Whatever it ends up selling in the mid and long term, technophiles and hardcore XB fans will give it good or very initial sales (within what supplies will allow), and if it won't take off later, you can be sure these sales will be what MS will always boast about, probably skating over their limited time frame. Ah, how reaussiringly predictable is MS PR!