PS4 Won May NPD ( PS4 > NSW > XBOx)

[thismeintiel]

flashfire926 said:

thismeintiel said:

It is enticing, but it will mostly appeal to those who were already planning on picking up a PS4, possibly spending the extra $50 to get a good power bump.

If you don't understand that a $50 difference at $249 does not equal a $100 difference at $199, I can't help you. To me, it seems like you actually know the difference, you are just setting it up in case the PS4 still wins. "Well, that was to be expected." But if XBO wins, like it should, you can go around talking about some grand upset victory. 

I'm trying to paint the picture as it actually is. XBO hasn't won a month since October 2016.  Meanwhile, PS has won four in a row coming into June. Literally not a single person thinks XBO will win June (including me).  They are coming off GOW and Detroit back to back. By that regard, it is impossible to be an "upset" if MS loses.

Meanwhile , you want to make it seem like PS is some sort of underdog going against the big beast, which simply isn't true. It's the other way around infact.

It may have not won a NPD since then, but it has beat the PS4 since then.  In fact, it did it just a few months ago in Dec '17.  And it did it with a $199 SKU, while the PS4 was $249 at many retailers.  This is the same exact deal it has in June, except that Sony still has the PS4 at $299, a $100 advantage for MS. So no, the XBO losing is not guaranteed or the only outcome people are expecting.  And yes, if it does lose, that is a very poor showing.

And the XBO isn't that big of an underdog in the US.  Sure, PS4 is beating it, but not as soundly as it has in pretty much every other region.