| DialgaMarine said: I guess it depends on people’s definition. I’m sure it sold very well, but with the way it was marketed, I wouldn’t be surprised if the majority of its purchasers were people who already own 1 or more XB1 consoles, meaning that even with high sales numbers it didn’t contribute much to expanding the player base. Just my theory, but I could be wrong |
Yeah. This factor limits the significance of sales numbers. If I buy an X, it will be my third Xbone. The disk drive on my original broke, so I bought an S. Now I want to upgrade to an X. But, I won't be buying games 3 times for my 3 consoles.
The same thing goes for all platforms though. 3DS owner upgrades to XL, then upgrades to New 3DS. PS4 owners probably purchased most of the Pros.
On the other than though, I purchased a Pro as my first PS4. There certainly are many people doing this same thing with X. So, what it all comes down to is hardware sales do not equal player base.
To confuse things even more - I am generally an XB first gamer. So, if I owned both a regular PS4 and XB1, I would be more valuable to MS than Sony, as I would probably buy most games for XB. But, since i have a Pro, I buy most multi-plats for PS4. That makes me more valuable to Sony. When I upgrade to X, it will swing back the other way.
