| CrazyGamer2017 said: So the X sells more this week in the UK than pretty much any other week in the whole of the EU. |
LOL...what?
The One X and Switch sold about the same amount in their respective first weeks (source: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-03-06-strong-start-for-nintendo-switch-in-the-uk). Also, what are you talking about with the pretty much every other week in the whole of EU? The original (weaker than PS4) Xbox One sold more than this in its first week. Not to mention first week sales are not necessarily a great indicator of long-term sales. The PS4 Pro, which was supply constrained, sold a respectable 50,000 units in its first week in the UK but the weaker and cheaper PS4 outsold it in subsequent weeks and continues to outsell it. The One S will most likely overtake the One X as well because of the price and the fact that it will most likely be good enough for most and it plays the same games.
Sony has a good line up for 2018 and PS4 sales are strong across the globe (including in regions where the One X will likely not make a dent, like Japan). They hardly need to change their strategy nor do they need to rush out a PS5 (which will, in all likelihood, be more powerful than the One X). Nintendo doesn't even have a stationary system that competes with the One X, they have a powerful portable that addresses a different need entirely (namely for portable gamers, and those that want a portable companion to their stationary console or PC). In addition, if people cared about getting their hands on the most powerful systems, then pretty much everyone would be a high-spec PC gamer.
The One X has had a great debut week, and it has a lot of potential (the hype surrounding it makes me believe it will, at the very least, do better than what MS expected), but lets see how it does over the next couple of weeks and months before making any grand standing statements. If One X overtakes the PS4 and Switch in weekly sales over the next few months and sells in massive amounts, then you may have a point that the market cares about power over other things. However, if, at the very least, the One X does well and boosts Xbox sales but PS4 and Switch continue to do well, then that would be an indicator that a major orientation around power (which would presumably have Sony rush out a more powerful PS5 and Nintendo to abandon the Switch a rush out a powerful stationary system or just become a third-party developer exclusively for powerful systems) would not really be necessary.
