There was sooo much more wrong with XB1 prior to launch than just hardware.
Also, MS tried the power marketing with “6 > 4” during the X marketing, and that went absolutely nowhere. So many gamers online were convinced that the X would change the tide and even things out a bit for X, but things only got worse after that initial sales boost from X quickly tapered off. If Sony’s studios are hard at work on quality AAA exclusives, while Sony themselves maintains an overall pro-consumer stance and strong third party ties, then PS5 will do fine. Unlike XSX, PS5 will have actual next gen exclusives at launch, and XSX itself will be held back by the theoretical XSS console.
At this point, I think both Sony and MS are sending a different message to gamers, and it’s naive to assume that the 110 million+ people who bought into PS4 will suddenly change their gaming ideology and go with Xbox’s more streaming focused future.
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