Disclaimer: I didn't write this article!!! It's a piece of shit.

Why Microsoft Won The Next-Gen by Losing This Gen.

Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo all did very well this generation. Although it is not quite over, it’s safe to say that the next generation of consoles isn’t too far away from right now.

If we look at the history of the last two generations, and if we were to decide a winner of each of those by sales figures (whether or not all sales were gaming related) it’s clear Sony won both. This is the first generation Sony has entered without winning in sales figures. With that said, Nintendo has “won” this generation (SALES WISE) and Microsoft and Sony fall 30-35 million units behind.

Current sales figures:

1. Nintendo Wii – 96.7 million

2. Microsoft Xbox 360 – 70 million

3. Sony PS3 – 68.2 million

It’s worth noting Sony will (probably) catch up and beat Microsoft by the end of this generation due to the fact that they are pushing the PS3 now more than ever.

With this generation, Microsoft was the first console out on the market and it’s arguably the reason why it continues to thrive so well even today with Sony pushing the PS3 so hard.

With Microsoft pushing their console out the door so early, it was a huge risk that came a bit them in the ass. The RROD (Red Ring of Death) plagued system’s for years and still do today for those with original launch consoles still. This is also most likely the reason why Microsoft is ahead of Sony sales wise since most people got over the fact of their console receiving the RROD and just went out and bought a new Xbox.

But, Microsoft knew what they were doing right from the get go. Let’s be honest, their first Xbox wasn’t overly successful like they probably hoped it would be, despite its incomparable online services. When they launched their Xbox 360, it looked like it was going to flop and roll over because of these hardware failures, but it was only the beginning of Microsoft’s plans.

Think about it this way. Playstation 2 has the largest user base of any console… ever. You can imagine how eager some people were from Gamecube, Xbox, and PS2 to get their hands on a next-gen console. Microsoft knew this (as did Sony and Nintendo presumably) but Microsoft was the smartest out of these three. They got theirs out on the market first, so all of the original Xbox user base would buy it, and all of those eager gamers just dying for a next-gen console could not wait any longer for the Wii or PS3. Half just jumped ship right then and there and (most) would stay that way.

Not only did Microsoft achieve huge success (long-term) by putting their console out first, they predicted the rise of socially connected users and media. Having cross-game chat is a system seller for Microsoft, and with Sony unable to implement on the PS3 due to RAM limitations, Microsoft practically owns the market for socially connected gamers.

Of course, putting it out first had some serious set backs for Microsoft. Their disc format is terrible compared to Blu-Ray, and it’s starting to hurt them with these “2 disc games” coming out. Halo 4 being one of them is just a sign of the times to come.

And, obviously there is the infamous Red Ring of Death which cost them around 1 billion dollars in faulty consoles and repairs. Due to these faults, the reputation as a brand decreased (Although Sony’s Playstation was hit harder with their “incredibly successful” launch of the $599 PS3).

All in all, Microsoft may have lost this generation due to the simple reason of trying to come out first on top right away, but they’re user base grew immensely because of it, and developers realized how much potential the Xbox brand had to go along with it. Sony is going to have to really fix up any and everything currently wrong with the PS3, and really listen to us on what we want for their next console. Their exclusives and first party roster will only go so far in supporting their platforms.

Only time will tell on how each of the next-gen consoles perform, but until then, my money is on Microsoft.

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This is clearly a fan boy article. Just read this again: "This is the first generation Sony has entered without winning in sales figures. With that said, Nintendo has “won” this generation (SALES WISE) and Microsoft and Sony fall 30-35 million units behind."

The writer clearly has something against the Wii. Wii won HW wise, AND money wise. I think it's apparent that the writer isn't considering Wii as the "true" winner. But anywho. He isn't either giving a reason as to why he think x3ox will win next gen. Or did I miss something?

This is a godawful piece of shit.

How the fuck did Microsoft "lose" this gen?

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^That's what I'm saying: piece of shit writing.

I agree that MS might win next gen, but this author isn't giving any reasons why...

haha sorry! http://c-techworld.com/why-microsoft-won-the-next-gen-by-losing-this-gen/

unlike other people he counts the Wii as this gen not last gen...

Oh yeah. Of all the stupid things in this article, that may be the stupidest.

It's not totally awful, but it's not very well-researched and it comes off as incomplete. I would have liked to see more evidence, more hypotheses, more acknowledgement of Nintendo's next-gen offering. In fact, in the last paragraph the author doesn't even mention Nintendo. He only writes, "Sony is going to have to really fix up any and everything currently wrong with the PS3, and really listen to us on what we want for their next console. Their exclusives and first party roster will only go so far in supporting their platforms."

The entire article presupposes the eighth generation will be Sony vs. Microsoft for first place. That's fine, I guess, but I would like to see some reasons why he believes such a thing.

So Microsoft "lost" (seriously?) this generation because they were too busy focusing on releasing first than anything else? That doesn't make any sense

Why did he mention how the Wii "won" this gen with quotation marks? Does he think that the PS3 won the generation in reality?

He says that Microsoft will win the next gen, but doesn't give any reasons why?