Yeah right, its gotta outsell the flop of a wiiu first :P
Yeah right, its gotta outsell the flop of a wiiu first :P
I think Xbox One will win most months, including March. Just not all months. It was $100 more with only a few hundred thousand ahead in the US. Of course the XB1 will take back the US, just not yet.
| Dallinor said: Considering Titanfall has hammered in the last nail in the coffin of the PS4 in NA, I completely agree. |
Coffin? LOL. So you're not even saying X1 is catching up, your saying it just nailed in the final nail to doom the PS4. Reality much?
| ironmanDX said: I think Xbox One will win most months, including March. Just not all months. It was $100 more with only a few hundred thousand ahead in the US. Of course the XB1 will take back the US, just not yet. |
Hahaha,
nope.
I don't think it's doom though. I expect it to be about 55/45 in the US, maybe 60/40 UK, and well, the rest of the world doesn't matter much to XB.
Sony is in command as far as market leadership, but the US will be split enough to prevent outright domination (or anything close to it really).
Microsoft would need a miracle to completely flip everything. With a weaker console, and very damaging pre-launch timeframe, not to mention the final years of 360 were less than stellar, well .. they've got an uphill battle.
Even a price drop is problematic. Yes, it must be done. $449 obviously isn't enough. So it has to be $399 or less. The problem they face is that Sony can march ahead as they go. The suits at MS won't allow them to swallow much of a loss per console, and Sony has a cheaper core system to produce. So a $349 PS4 could face the $399 XB1, then later on $299 vs. $349, etc.
True bravery on MS's part could turn that, but that's not in the cards.
Think about it, post Jan 1st, XB1 sales have been poor outside of Titanfall week. What happened the very next week? Ah yes, they slid behind again, even in their strongest marketplace, the US.
But as I said, being 2nd doesn't mean jack really. Bring out great games, support your players well, and that's a success in my book. They took some major risks and the results were less than stellar. But now the hard work begins, and one thing will help :
Great game after great game after great game.
The 'cloud' BS that has recently resurfaced (which I thoroughly debunked as viable in the XBO nation thread already) concerns me a bit. Nothing would ignite more fanboy shitstorming than yet another PR debacle from Microsoft. They need to keep their mouths shut on that front unless they magically get something that defies all laws of technology and internet limitations.
Promising people something that is impossible to reasonably deliver it just a setup for embarassment. If we see a canned demo where they are running a 100mbit or gigabit lan to the 'cloud' server (or they don't comment on the exact test details), then we'll know we're being taken for a ride.
But show a bunch of fantastic games, build the in-house talent further, and bring those out exclusively on XB1, and we're talking solid years of sales and happy gaming.
Fusioncode said:
It might not be a huge seller but it could move some systems for the baseball crowd. The franchise is niche but loyal. |
you also have to remember this year there is really no baseball game on any other system, i dont count RBI baseball as a baseball game its going to be more of a game for casuals then those who use to pick up the 2k series and MLB series, i have about 5 ps3 friends picking up a ps4 in late april for MLB The Show especially now that they can grab the ps3 copy and get the ps4 for 20$ at gamestop on thier ps3-ps4 upgrade program for the game.
We're narrowing it back down to NPD now as all that matters? Why do I get the feeling that if XBOX ONE lead PS4 worldwide we'd not see so much emphasis on NPD from the XBOX ONE crowd?
It would be very embarrasing if X1 doesn't win march NPD. If PS4 wins again in march then is clear X1 is second for life.
mods,we all know by now this is 100%(unfunny) schtick, and its wasting space here at vgchartz,you know what to do
Xbox One has a pretty good chance of winning March NPD's what with Titanfall and pricecuts.