| the-pi-guy said: Since when has the quality of multiplats been a substantial driver for console sales? Historically that has never been the case. The average gamer in a gen buys a console to play with their friends. Since PS4 got a jump start, it continued momentum even when XB was cheaper because people were still going to buy the same system their friend already had. |
| shikamaru317 said: Friends is a factor for sure, but specs are definitely a factor for alot of people, myself included. If two consoles are somewhat similar in price and one of them is noticeably more powerful than the other, like PS4 vs XB1, people go with the more powerful one. |
According at least to the latest annual report by the American Entertainment Software Association anyway, price is the single biggest influence on game purchases (66% consider it), while quality of graphics are the second biggest influence (63% consider it). See page 21. So objectively it looks like you both may be partially right.
However, it's worth saying that these are the factors listed as being behind game purchases, not necessarily console purchases. But still, just wanted to be as helpful as I could.
