FORBES [Opinion] - Xbox Series X Vs PlayStation 5: Don't Count Microsoft Out This Generation

[DonFerrari]

sales2099 said:

DonFerrari said:

You could summarize that saying that giving PS5 power to EA their game won't be better than TLOU2, but if TLOU2 was fully developed for PS5 it would be better than the one developed for PS4 or the remaster/patch it will get for PS5. That is the basic point we have been saying but not accepted.

I get the point, but mine is that the masses overall don’t care, so long as it’s an overall great game. 

That much certainly is true, and also for a portion of the ones that care they will just get the XSX version for being better without really knowing or caring if it would make much difference if there wasn't a port for X1.

VAMatt said:
Its highly likely that MS will do better next gen than this one. That doesn't mean they're going to sell more consoles than PS, or even more consoles than XB1. But, there almost certainly will be more people playing XB games and paying MS for the privilege. That seems to be all that they care about, based on their investments in subscription services.

So, will XB win in the traditional sense - probably not. Will more people play XB games over the next decade than the last - probably yes.

I think, for the record, that both PS and XB can grow next generation. They don't necessarily have to take a larger piece of the pie to do that. They can grow the pie, either through streaming, or otherwise making their games available on more devices (Gamepass on Switch, for example). This would be the optimal outcome, IMO.

Well the discussion is on how much HW each will sell and that is most likely Sony.

But I agree with you that MS can manage to increase the number of subs on both Live and Gamepass plus possibly revenue/profit on gaming division with their current strategy.

And I do hope they can make use and investment on the bought/created studios so more good games release. Don't think they will change the type of games they do to entice me to go Xbox, but more great games is best for industry as a whole.