Prediction: Next Gen Xbox will sell <10mil units

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IcaroRibeiro said:

Kyuu said:

A device like this isn't passing 10 million, maybe unless power per buck and ease of use are comparable to consoles. PC gamers don't give a shit about some SteamMachine with a spin. Even the SteamDeck which has a giant selling point (portability) will struggle to hit 10 million.

MS gotta find ways to convince its remaining Xbox userbase to basically convert to PC without abandoning their plastic boxes. This is the only way they can retain 20 million+ sales. The PC community will hardly notice this thing.

Steam Deck is not a retail product, lack mindshare, lack marketing, lack advertising, lack branding, lack global distribution and lack a dedicated audience of fans who consume the brand for decade at this point 

The only way for something branded as Xbox, even if it's a disguised PC, to sell less than 10 million is if Microsoft repeat the same selling/distribution strategy of Valve

Edit: Or if the bad initial sales lead to quickly discontinuation 

You would think the Steamdeck sold a 100 million with how many people talk it up on reddit.  It must just be the same 8 people with thousands of alter profiles.