Replicant on 12 October 2017
| pxrocks said: it can beat ps4 easily if ms sell Xbox one for 50$ or even 100$ less than ps4.also US is Xbox strongest market and PlayStation weakest.in terms of popularity in the US nintendo and xbox is kinda equal but playstation way less popular. |
Considering last generation, I see what you're coming from but I don't think I'd refer to PlayStation as being "way less popular" than Xbox in the US. Last generation was the exception rather than the rule.
Just look at the top 10 best selling home consoles in the US:
| Pos | Platform | North America |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PlayStation 2 (PS2) | 53.65 |
| 2 | Xbox 360 (X360) | 49.11 |
| 3 | Wii (Wii) | 45.38 |
| 4 | PlayStation (PS) | 38.94 |
| 5 | Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) | 33.49 |
| 6 | PlayStation 3 (PS3) | 29.42 |
| 7 | Atari 2600 (2600) | 23.54 |
| 8 | Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) | 22.88 |
| 9 | PlayStation 4 (PS4) | 21.68 |
| 10 | Nintendo 64 (N64) | 20.11 |
PS4 will certainly end up somewhere in top 5 making PlayStation take 3 of the top 5 best selling home consoles in the US. I'd maybe give the edge to Nintendo if we include handhelds but I wouldn't say PlayStation is "way less popular" than Nintendo let alone Xbox.
