Will the XBOX One outsell the SNES?

[Mr Puggsly]

Bofferbrauer2 said:

Mr Puggsly said:

Depends on the month, summer is historically slow. Earlier in the year the X1 was selling 60-100K a week. I have a gut feeling we could see a sales increase during November and December, but that's speculation of course.

So again, it just really depends on what MS does. With good deals and continued support, it will fly past SNES. If MS treats X1 like Wii U, then it won't happen. Its kinda like we're just making guesses on whether or not MS will support the X1.

I used to think the X1 GPU was to weak for continued support in the 9th gen. However, we see Switch owners getting excited about sub-HD games. That tells me X1 can continue support regardless how low the resolutions get.

Keep in mind that the Switch also is portable, so you can't compare that directly without that context. Switch owners are more amazed that you can play those games on the go now, or on a broader context, on a Nintendo platform, period, things that don't apply with the XBO.

And for the deals, Microsoft is doing those almost all the frigging time. They don't show up very much in the weekly sales, but without them, weekly sales would already be dangerously close to Wii U weekly sales. Just check the NPD prediction tool for the last couple months, without any deals, the XBO can't even get close to 200 points daily, while PS4 and especially the Switch stay far above that line at any time. I know that's just the US, but in XBO case, that's already almost 2/3 of the sales, so it's performance there matters a lot.

Forget the my Switch comments, it was mostly in jest. If X1 support continues during the 9th gen I'm sure at least 720p is gonna be a goal. Which I still find acceptable.

MS isn't doing Black Friday type of deals all the time. Don't just look online by the way, I'm still surprised to see X1 around $300 at retail.

Either way, X1 compared to Wii U sales is dumb. X1's performance during January to March kills your argument. While summer months are historically slow. The X1 should sell a few million this holiday assuming its $199 again, maybe they can get some really impressive sales if the X1 Digital drops to $149.

Anyhoo, you're making assumptions based on this very moment. My predictions are based on history and trends. I'm also making the assumption MS won't abandon the X1 like Nintendo did for Wii U.