UPDATE: http://www.digitalspy.ca/gaming/news/a530685/ps4-tipped-to-outsell-xbox-one-by-11m-units-over-next-four-years.html

Sony's PlayStation 4 has been tipped to outsell Xbox One by 11 million units over the next four years.

An IHS analyst believes that the PS4 will marginally outperform the Xbox One at launch, but will steadily pull away by the end of 2017.



IHS researcher Piers Harding-Rolls predicts that the Xbox One will sell 2.2 million units by the end of 2013, compared to the PS4's 2.4 million sales.

By the end of 2017, however, the PS4 is expected to sell 49 million units, compared to 38 million for the Xbox One.

While Harding-Rolls believes that the Xbox One will continue to outperform the PS4 in North America, Sony's global appeal will equate to more worldwide sales.

Both consoles are expected to benefit from poor Wii U sales.

"IHS expects existing geographical brand allegiance to continue with Xbox One outselling PS4 in North America, and PS4 outselling Xbox One across Europe combined," reads an IHS statement.


Read "IHS believes that Sony's wider geographical brand allegiance - especially across continental Europe and Japan - will be decisive in allowing PS4 to outsell Xbox One on a global basis by the end of 2017.

"We also believe that both Sony and Microsoft will continue to benefit from Nintendo's Wii U weak sales, with some past Wii users adopting the latest consoles instead of upgrading to Wii U."

UBISOFT: PS4 ahead in pre-orders

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/437838/ps4-pre-orders-ahead-of-xbox-one-ubisoft-boss-suggests/

When asked during a financials call on Tuesday whether Ubisoft was worried about Xbox One's commercial performance, Guillemot replied, "Even if the PS4 is in front of Xbox One pre-orders... so we are not worried at all. We think [Xbox One] will be a best-seller as well."

The article for easy reading :D

Ubisoft chief executive Yves Guillemot has suggested that that PS4 pre-orders are ahead of Xbox One.

When asked during a financials call on Tuesday whether Ubisoft was worried about Xbox One's commercial performance, Guillemot replied, "Even if the PS4 is in front of Xbox One pre-orders... so we are not worried at all. We think [Xbox One] will be a best-seller as well."

Sony announced in August that more than one million PS4 pre-orders had been placed worldwide. Two months later, analyst Michael Pachter suggested that that figure had risen to around 1.5 million units.

While retailers have reported seeing strong pre-orders for Microsoft's new console, official figures have not been announced.

Guillemot said back in July that Christmas pre-order numbers for PS4 and Xbox One were double that of the launch of PS3 and Xbox 360, citing reports from retailers.

Ubisoft reported on Tuesday a $131 million loss for the first six months of the financial year (April to September), representing a 33 per cent year-on-year decline.

Higher costs, including a $56 million rise in research and development spend, has left the publisher in the red despite a slight rise in year-on-year sales generating $400 million.

PS4 is set for a launch date of November 15 in US and November 29 in Europe and Latin America.

The Xbox One release date falls a week after PS4's US debut, arriving November 22, 2013 in 13 markets. The Xbox One price has been set at £430 / €500 / $500.

I guess the word IF confirms things.

We really need a full quote for context here. ....... leaves a lot of space to make or break the implication of the quote.

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OP tried to make a sensational headline lol. It was a fail. It's more than likely true but this guy said if.

what... this is stupid

Seriously, anyone who knows anything at all about sales and/or the state of the industry since the Xbox One reveal knows this.

What Carl said.Also I predict a $400 X1 sometime next year.

The context is this.

They asked Ubisoft if they were worried about the XB1 commercially. Guillemot said "Even if the PS4 has more pre orders the XB1 will be fine.

He is giving a what if scenario of pre orders to get across that the XB1 would be fine.