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The Fury on 21 August 2014
Fusioncode said:
India? How important of a console market is that?

1.2 billion people. Even if the amount of people in the country that can actually afford a console is only 5%, that is still more than the population of the UK that can.

A shame that India has other issues and the rich poor divide is rediculously huge.



Hmm, pie.

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Dr.Henry_Killinger on 21 August 2014
Mr.Playstation said:
I can see were he is coming from. He is stating that their console offers more in terms entertainment such as tv compatibility and so on, he is out off touch though, of what is happening worldwide.

American TV



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taggartaa on 21 August 2014
teigaga said:

Well he's kinda right, competitive does not mean better selling.

Its games have a higher metacritic.
It has more AAA exclusives
Its cheaper to produce then PS4
It has a busier fall line up then the PS4.
Probably will be in more supply based on what others have said.
Kinect is far more functional then PS eye (not sure about the cost difference though)

The only way the PS4 seems competitive seems to be on the goodwill it has with customers and its power/resolution advantage.

People seem more interested in playing sides, then they are in applying logic.

"Its cheaper to produce then PS4"

That has nothing to do with competitiveness, the price of the console is what you should be comparing.

Sales is a metric used to determine how competitive you actually are in an industry. To be competitive, you must be in a competition with someone (i.e the ps4). So ask yourself, what is Microsoft's/Sony's goal with these consoles, what are they competing on? Is it to have the most AAA exclusives? Is it to have the busiest fall line up? To help you answer this question, ask yourself this, would Microsoft trade its "busier fall line up" for more sales? Everything you mentioned is just Microsoft trying to drive up sales, that is the goal of these companies, and that is where the competition between them is.



Dark_Feanor on 21 August 2014
Fusioncode said:
India? How important of a console market is that?


1.2bi people and a economy growing at 6% a year...

Nothing important.



OttoniBastos on 21 August 2014

They see me spinnin', they hatin'



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overman1 on 21 August 2014
Dark_Feanor said:
Fusioncode said:
India? How important of a console market is that?


1.2bi people and a economy growing at 6% a year...

Nothing important.

yet right now, more than 40% of the population lives in relative poverty...still not a valid market for a long time.



fighter on 21 August 2014
kitler53 said:
pokoko said:

PR is PR. Everyone does it. Besides, he's talking about the features, not system sales.

"For one, we believe our portfolio is far more competitive, not just on the games side, but the stuff we offer from an entertainment perspective. Whether it’s live TV, whether it’s voice commands, whether it’s the entertainment portfolio, I think we are more comprehensive than any other console on the market right now."
Read more at http://gamingbolt.com/xbox-one-exec-on-competition-with-ps4-we-are-more-comprehensive-than-any-other-console-on-market#vUtgGaD0kQtMGK0w.99

The more interesting thing is that he basically confirms that the PS4 has had serious supply issues there until recently. People were scoffing at that when Sony said it but now Microsoft backs them up. Turns out that "there are plenty of units at my Wal-mart lol" doesn't always reflect the global market.

quoted for the truth.

very true, when sony says it sold 10 million through that's also PR



Fusioncode on 21 August 2014
Dark_Feanor said:
Fusioncode said:
India? How important of a console market is that?


1.2bi people and a economy growing at 6% a year...

Nothing important.

Right and how many of those 1.2 billion people are buying consoles? 



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Richard_Feynman on 21 August 2014

I see it's totally find to make racist remarks towards Indians. If these comments centered on Africans or women then there'd be blood.

Taste your hypocrisy.

Moderated,

-Mr Khan



vkaraujo on 21 August 2014
The Fury said:
Fusioncode said:
India? How important of a console market is that?

1.2 billion people. Even if the amount of people in the country that can actually afford a console is only 5%, that is still more than the population of the UK that can.

A shame that India has other issues and the rich poor divide is rediculously huge.


We have to be careful with the extrapolation here.

Brazil only has 200M inhabitants, but according to newzoo it has the biggest game revenue after USA, EU countrys, JAPAN, CANADA and South Korea. Still, it only has just as much revenue as Spain.

So no, i don't think India has a bigger revenue than UK. The amount of people who will buy the consoles are way lower than 5%. More like 0,5%.