Will the XBOX One outsell the SNES?

[Bofferbrauer2]

Shadow1980 said:

Bofferbrauer2 said:

That all depends from not dropping harder, but I get behind the reasoning.

I do expect XBO to drop faster, especially if it's successor will already be announced at this E3, which should ruin this year's sales already.

As I mentioned to tripenfall, the mere announcement of a next-gen system in a given brand appears to have no obvious impact on sales of the system it will eventually replace. The data suggests that a next-gen system does not affect sales of its predecessor until it is actually released.

True as long as the system was well received.

But just look at how the Wii U did the moment Switch was officially announced: The Vita sold on the week before Christmas about as many consoles as the Wii U did the entire month, almost a 90% drop YoY! And while I don't expect such a harsh drop with the XBO, I still think that many will prefer to wait for the new system rather than buy a XBO after the announcement of it's successor, as it's gonna be much more appealing.