Of course some people will have different opinions and some will feel XBOne presents a greater value than PS4.  I just can't see a legitamite argument for it, unless you really love Kinnect.  XBOne is $100 more than PS4, but is slightly weaker in power.  I think 95% of objective customers are going to pick up the cheaper, more powerful box, and the effect will snowball after time.

You may not think Mass Effect, Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey were releavant titles, but I think they were.  They were a major factor in choosing my console of choice, and I think many other core gamers liked the list of RPG's available early on.

There is also the issue that Bungie has left and is making Destiny with PS4 as the lead platform.  And the head of Lionhead has left and Fable III was of questionable quality.

In transitioning from XBox to 360, the four pinacle titles for the brand were Halo, Fable, COD and KOTOR.  The developers of the first two are not the same, and the second two are now multiplat.  The new big franchises from 360 are Gears and Forza, and Gears is now with a new developer as well.  I've loved XBox for a decade, but I really can't see the selling point here.  You can say others have a different opinion, but you aren't really disputing any of this.  I can't say to myself that XBOne is equal to PS4, let alone $100 more valuable.

I never said two similar consoles can't exist, I'm simply saying that the larger share of the market is going to go to PS4.  As it stands I see PS4 increasing share over PS3 while the competitors from MS and Nintendo will both likely see their sales numbers at half of what they were in the previous gen.

And Wii U isn't up slightly.  It's selling up 100% over last year.  With MK8 coming soon I expect that to continue for the year and the system could sell 6-7 million.  That's also where I see XBOne.

This all can change in an instant, of course.  MS can drop the price, buy an exclusive (and I expect them to do everything they can to compete)... or Nintendo could come up with the next Wii-Sports or Brain Trainin like craze.  But as it stands I see PS4 becoming the gens lead platform and One and U selling similar numbers to those consumers who want to be "different", but not necessarily better.

insulting people is ban worthy bro and please stop derailing the thread. thk you

Oh... again with the US = The world thing? Yeah... thats some good reasoning... lol

Here is what i think is alot more likely:

One of two scenarios.

First: They actually undertracked in january and tried to make up for it in february.

Second: After the negative numbers of January. Microsoft agressively aproached these guys and worked their way forcing shipped numbers into them. 

I personally find the numbers extremely questionable. Howcome theres such a big difference from january to february? Nothing special happened. That makes the numbers looks extremely fishy to me. Why the sudden jump? 60k numbers aswell. Its extremely fishy.

You threw the first stone at someone completely unrelated. Just saying.

But I agree. Not really worth it to waste my time with you.

Wow... that was a bad post.

1. So? We're talking about X1 sales here.

2. Again so? I was talking about NPD.

3. That is what im questioning. I know they arent supposed to, but the numbers are too fishy and illogical for there not be something behind them. I wouldnt be surprised if Microsoft payed them off to show them better numbers than they have. All very hush hush and under the table. I'm just speculating though. Usually when theres smoke, theres fire.

Retailers have been desperate to move X1s, they could be responsible for the feb bump.

I'd actually say the Wii U has a great concept, but it will never sell well as an ordinary console because it's not.

Typically, when you buy consoles you rip out the old one and drop the new one into it's place. There's only one TV screen and one console because they are complementary goods. Together, they make a complete entertainment center.

The Wii U isn't like that. It comes with a second screen. It uses the TV, to be sure, but I can see a Wii U playing Youtube or doing web browsing entirely on the gamepad WHILE another console is running, even if there's only one person using it. Double that if it's in a family entertainment center. The Wii U is a complementary good to an already complete entertainment center.

Thing is, that's a very unusual and complicated sales pitch, particularly for a console. It's definitely more complicated than the PS4/ X1's "same, but upgraded" argument or the Wii's "Shake the controller" schtick.

I mention Nintendo's bread and butter because, compared to Microsoft, it is. Nintendo shareholders expect Nintendo to do whatever they need to to turn around the sales slump. Shareholders at Microsoft are furious for them taking losses on XBox. Most Microsoft money comes from Windows and Office. Compared to those, the XBox is a complete waste of money. 

 Reading between the lines, when they say XBox is safe, what they really mean is "Bing is the thing which will be cut first." That's not exactly what I want to hear.

there are two options: hyperbole or stupidity.

I won't say that I believe one way or the other, but I will say that the situations are extremely similar. Both systems are bundled with an accessory that makes manufacturing much more expensive, but is so integrated into the system that removing it just isn't an option. It's hard for me to imagine a time when the Xbone isn't more expensive than the PS4, because it's always going to have that Kinect, just like the Wii U is always going to have that Gamepad. It's always just going to be more expensive because of it, and I feel that that can drastically lower its sales.