Last gen they overcame a year head start by the 360, a horrible 1st 18 months, and high cost (with little added value) to pass the 360. This gen. Same launch month. Cheaper console. Great start. No anomalies like the Wii to contend with (and leech casual sales and control of japan).  I mean I see no reason a person could go wrong with a XB1 purchase, but I see few reason why someone would purchase an XB1 over a PS4 (obviously the main thing is if you want to play one of their exclusives would be the main thing) Last gen the 360 got most of the mainstream gamers in NA and UK, Sony about everywhere else. I think due to the price and hype the PS4 come close to splitting these markets. I also see the PS4 dominiating Japan which last gen the Wii hurt it there alot.  I see WW the XB1 seeing slightly decreased console sales and in a twist it having a lower attach rate (seen a more of an all in one, who would buy a PS4 except to play games). I just think things could snowball a bit for Sony and being able to get a 55 to 60% market shart with the XB1 getting 30-35% and Wii U maybe 10 to 15%. That is WW. In NA and UK maybe like 40 to 45 for MS 35 to 40 for PS4 and Wii U gets the scraps.  All in all this gen I see total Console sales way down, but the PS4+XB1 will be = or > than PS3+360, of course the different is the Wii U gets 20 to 30 mil compared to over 100 mil the Wii got.

good prediction. Could use paragraphs for easy reading though

I don't think anything is certain this gen. MS are chasing a much wider audience than Sony is, if that works then even if Sony wins the gamers mindshare then MS may win the console gen. It is impossible to really tell at this point in time.

All Sony needs to do is revive The Getaway 3 for the PS4 and mark my words, they will slaughter the UK market share.

Well, part of it is also because the UK tends to also gravitate towards cheaper systems, I think we were the only other region other than Japan where the Gamecube outsold the original Xbox.

sorry for the wall of words for some reason the browser on my laptop does not like VGC.

I honestly don't know. Xbox would have to get to $300 (While PS4 remains at $400) and pump out twice as many exclusives. Even then idk if that would be enough...

Wider audience? If you want to expeirence the xbox one at it's best, you have to live in North America and to a lesser extent, the UK.

Half of xbox one's apps won't even make it outside of North America, So the only possible way i see the xbox one wining this generation, is if the PS4 starts to decline and the xbox one sells atleast 50m+ in North America.

It's hilarious how some xbox fans call the xbox one a console for a wider audience.. they act like the ps4 is the n64, where all you do is pop in a cartridge and play, with online features....

the ps4 is capable of doing the same exact multimedia functions if not more than the xbox one, seeing as it has better ram... and the ps4 doesn't just play games as of today either

Pretty good graph