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Well....

PS4 1st place confirmed? 627 84.96%
 
The Oracle knows it all!! 111 15.04%
 
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Deyon said:

Even without seeing or knowing anything about the NextXbox, he already predicts it will win next gen!?!

I need some of that weed he's smokin..


Actually he is one of the few people who has access according to what was said on one of the shows he fequents. It's not a bad prediction, considering the history on the power of the consoles. And the rumors pointing to the PS4 being the most powerful on the consoles, which isn't a good thing in terms of overall sales of the console.

 

I have issues with the no other developers/publishers lost next gen. It's going to happen especially if development costs continue to rise.



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sunK1D said:
thismeintiel said:

I was refering to sales, as well.  MS doesn't stand a chance against Sony in Japan, and most likely EU, without the 1+ year head start and massive advantage in price they had with the 360.  Like I said, the only way for MS to win is if the PS4 sells like crap in the US, which it's not going to do.  MS may win the US, and possibly the UK, but they are not going to win WW or the gen.  Also, all those media consumers, as well as MS's mighty ad budgets, hasn't helped with Windows 8 sales.  It's not going to sway core gamers, either, if they choose to focus on the casual market and multimedia functions.


You're looking at it from a gamer perspective. I too think that Sony will win next gen... But in overall sales? MS doesn't need to win JP or Europe, they just need to sell their OneBox as a do-all device and that will move them past Sony worldwide without much trouble(should we still compare the next-xbox to the PS brand?). Then again, this is all relative to what MS is planning and we won't know more until next month.

Windows 8 doesn't figure into this...  It offers no compelling reason for users to upgrade. Whether the OneBox will be the next thing? We'll find out in the coming years.

If the Wii U has told us anything about next gen, it is that the core gamers are going to decide the outcome.  The Wii U screams casual friendly, from its tablet-like controller to its price, but the casuals aren't there.  If MS is banking on the casuals to give them a win, then they are making a HUGE mistake. 

Of course, there's also the fact that the majority of multimedia apps that people care about (Netflix, Youtube, Facebook, Twitter) will be on the PS4, as well.  And even if some are missing, this will completely be negated by the PS4 having a much improved web browser.  MS can't win on multimedia alone, nor will they.  And if rumors are correct that the NeXbox is going to have a version of Windows 8 running on it, that will turn people away.  They are already purposely avoiding it on PCs/laptops as it is.



Before it was even revealed, great work Pachter.



Sigs are dumb. And so are you!

Fusioncode said:
Before it was even revealed, great work Pachter.


Sometimes I think this dude just makes it up as he goes along. I'll gladly do what he does for a third of the money!



PS4 last place. The fight is between wii u and nextbox



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Call him an idiot all you want, but he's as right as anyone that says the PS4 or Wii U will win. At this point, it's anybody's guess ...



Nobody know the future



PS4 - over 100 millions let's say 120m
Xbox One - 70m
Wii U - 25m

Vita - 15m if it will not get Final Fantasy Kingdoms Heart and Monster Hunter 20m otherwise
3DS - 80m

I'm a Sony fan, but I feel sorry for MS fans right now. I mean... He didn't even give X720 a fighting chance :(



Wii U is a GCN 2 - I called it months before the release!

My Vita to-buy list: The Walking Dead, Persona 4 Golden, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, TearAway, Ys: Memories of Celceta, Muramasa: The Demon Blade, History: Legends of War, FIFA 13, Final Fantasy HD X, X-2, Worms Revolution Extreme, The Amazing Spiderman, Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate - too many no-gaemz :/

My consoles: PS2 Slim, PS3 Slim 320 GB, PSV 32 GB, Wii, DSi.

Darth Tigris said:
Call him an idiot all you want, but he's as right as anyone that says the PS4 or Wii U will win. At this point, it's anybody's guess ...

And that's what makes him an idiot. Nobody knows it, so we are only making guesses here. This guy pretends to be making predictions, while claiming to be doing that for a living. That makes it a whole different story. The fact that he is ALWAYS wrong just adds to story :)

 

Also don't forget about one HUGE thing. All this media crap, the Netflix, the Wii U media app and stuff X720 will get... ONLY WORKS IN NA!! There is no Netflix in Europe, or other media services. If they (and he as well) bank MS dominance on these services, then HELLO! Wake up! This stuff only exists in NA and will only allow them to win there. They will not gain anything due to this in Europe, they may only lose customers if this comes at the expense of core console features.

Japan won't even know there is a console from MS, but then again, it's a small market and doesn't really matter that much. It will barely make up for what Sony loses in NA due to MS being an American company. Europe will pick the winner. And we know who it's more likely to choose.



Wii U is a GCN 2 - I called it months before the release!

My Vita to-buy list: The Walking Dead, Persona 4 Golden, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, TearAway, Ys: Memories of Celceta, Muramasa: The Demon Blade, History: Legends of War, FIFA 13, Final Fantasy HD X, X-2, Worms Revolution Extreme, The Amazing Spiderman, Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate - too many no-gaemz :/

My consoles: PS2 Slim, PS3 Slim 320 GB, PSV 32 GB, Wii, DSi.

Scisca said:
I'm a Sony fan, but I feel sorry for MS fans right now. I mean... He didn't even give X720 a fighting chance :(



Don't worry

PS4 either if you read the article

He just predicted a "no one lose" case,even PC and 3rd party

That means everyone will lose in nextgen