written in word, has it happen often enough that the text editor goes haywire

The Xbox One will do just fine. I'm expecting something around a 55/45 split in North America and England. The rest of the world should lean toward the PS4, though it will obviously be much closer in some regions than in others.

The thing is, a lot of people were fooled by the 360 "leading" the PS3. For most of its lifetime, the PS3 had a much higher rate of sale, which indicates that the Playstation brand has remained stronger than the Xbox brand. The assumption many had that the next Xbox would continue to grab market share had little basis.

I think that the "casual core" will favor the XO. Kinect games, CoD, possibly Madden will keep it a popular console in North America. It will also be popular with technology and television aficionados. Millions of people who feel invested in Live with achievements and lots of friends will return with little hesitation. The Xbox brand will be just fine.

I think Xbone will be fine, but the Xbox userbase might be somewhat changing next gen.

I actually think that the three different next-gen consoles differ enough for each console to attract its own, special audience:

PS4: Will be the console of choice for core gamers - people who play video games a lot and want only the best graphics and most powerful console. They don't care about gimmicks, they're almost exclusively looking for power.

Xbone: Will be the console of choice for people who also want great graphics, but like the idea of using their video game console as a general multimedia hub so much that they're willing to make certain compromises on the graphics and pay a bit more.

Wii U: Will be the console of choice for parents who want to buy a console that is "kid-friendly", and of course for everyone who loves the typical Nintendo-titles like Zelda, Mario etc.

I see op blind praise all xbox one stuffs this just joke. not participate.

a small block or peg of wood.

Iam hopeing its a fad and sells bad, then games like ryse and dr3 will come to ps4

I just read the thread twice and didn't find the "nog" you speak of. :p

I did however read that the Wii U will "outcell" the Xbox One. Does that mean that the Wii U includes more cells than the Xbox One?

It seems to be split down the middle where I work.

OT: The Xbone will do okay this gen (might as well say the gen has started), but MS is gonna have to really work for it like SONY did last gen.

Not everything has hidden messages, eventho it might look familiar

Beating Sony at home consoles is about as possible as beating Nintendo in the handheld market. Even when Sony seriously screws up in every possible way and beyond, they still sell loads of consoles as proven by the PS3. Now imagine what happens when Sony does everything right and the competition does everything wrong. I say we will see domination once again in Gen 8. There won't be a tie anymore.

That said, Microsoft does have enough money to not even care about sales. They can still afford to buy every important multiplat and some exclusives and whatnot. So I wouldn't worry too much, Xbox One will be fine and it will get games. But I honestly don't think they even stand a chance against Sony this time around.