Yes absolotely the best console sells the most. That's what makes it the best. The people want it, therefore it sells, therefore it is the best console in peoples opinions. Last gen it was the Wii. I didn't like the Wii, but clearly it was the console people wanted. It was the better console.

Right now I think it will do 70% but who knows in the end.  If they play their cards right, deliver exciting announcements at E3 then they can.  They have not only games but lots of interesting features with project Morpheus, PS Now & backwards compatibility.  David Perry (of Earthworm Jim) CEO of Gaikai is very smart and I'm awaiting to see PS Now.

1. every console needs hype and word of mouth to sell. Its about generating mind share. once people associate certain things with you, you carry that through for the rest of the generation.
2. Some may not want to admit it, but credit should be given where credit is due. Playstation is the bigger brand. No other company would have survived launching at $600. Especially when at the time their competition had a $300 console. Just look at what $500 did to MS even with its closest rival being only $100 less.
3. Right now, mindshare tells that games are better on playstation. Its not just a random 1k people arguing about that on the internet, it filters out into the public. Word of mouth. Last gen, 360 strived primarily of that monicker that it was the best place to play games, thanks to multiplats and its online service. Only way sont could set itself apart was to keep churning out exclusives. Now, MS hasn't got the multiplats to carry it, and for every one exclusive MS can make, sony can make two.
4. everybody kinda likes drama. last gen, it was pretty fun to watch the fall of the king and the rise of the underdog. It was a nice story, helped by the fact that Ms was pushing all the right buttons. Thing though is, that everyone likes a comeback story even more. Especially since the tables have been reversed.
5. MS made the same mistake that sony made last gen, pushed ideas and plans ahead of gamers. That cost sony last gen and this gen they made a console putting gamers first. MS were more concerned with how they could get their hands into everything you did at home. Its gonna hurt them more.
6. everyone that bought a PS3 has no reason to buy an XBO instead this gen, so sony has pretty much secured all its PS3 fans  (or at least those still buying a console)
7. lastly, and something a lot of people keep forgeting. the original XB sold around 30M consoles worldwide. Around 2/3rd of that was in the states. However, the 360 sold 80+M worldwide, again with more than half coming from the states. xbox sold more and PS sold less, that means that a lot of the people that bought a 360 (not counting first time console owners) probably had a PS2 and were just not the most loyal bunch or couldn't stomach paying $600 so they went on to the xbox. Yet, somehow, xbox fans suddenly feel those people would suddenly become loyal to the xbox brand now that the PS is the cheaper and more powerful console? Nope, they are jumping ship again. Going back home so to speak.

microsoft shot themselves in the foot with an rpg launcher?

Price and hype

Sony has many reasons to get this success and they deserve this.

Sony learned a lot from their misgivings with the PS3. Expensive custom architecture. Price compared to the 360, Difficult to develop for. What was perceived at the time as a mandatory extra, ie Blu-ray and pushed more as a multiple use machine, trying to dictate to the customer.

MS didn't seem to learn from the 360. This time they dictated to the customer and pushed more as a multiple use machine, made the X1 less developer friendly compared to the PS4, Price compared to the PS4.

It's almost an exact reversal when you look at the higher level strategic direction.

PS3 adapted to become more game centric and now the X1 is doing the exact same thing.

Because cooler people are on PS4. How many dungeon masters play on Xbone?

5 reasons for me. sexy, price, power, games, and sexy.

Price,powerfull console..songs frist party games