Drill, jega and toastboy are like the three musketeers of the Xbox brigade.

OT: All these ifs and maybes. How about just saying what you wanna say? The Xbox 1 will win US and UK...and will still be behind the PS4.

Young, handsome, rich and famous ?

I accept your compliment

But I am paying attention! D: But the last time you made a thread, you were convinced the price drop and paywall removal would help turn things around too, and yet the U.S. gap, both in numbers and in percentages, is only wider than it was before.

First, I do actually agree; absolutely, getting outsold by 20% in the U.S., by itself is no biggie, (well, not compared to the markets it's getting obliterated in,) and CAN be reversed at any time; and, while the Xbox One's chances of catching up in global sales reside somewhere in a snowball in a supernova's chance, at least getting sales parity, if not a lead, in the U.S. and U.K. by itself are within reach. This is more based on the fact that Microsoft's efforts, in terms of software and general 'style' seem to target those markets a lot more strenuously than the rest of Europe and Asia. If they're going to succeed to catch up anywhere, it will be in one or both of those markets.

But the Xbox One kind of needs to start actually reversing momentum first, in a consistent, more-than-800-units-way, to keep this from staying in the realm of 'It's Possible!' and move into the realm of 'It's Probable!'

As things currently stand, the PS4 also has a chance of widening the gap even faster in the U.S. and U.K., because both sides have games coming, both sides are going to have bundles; the Xbox One might have more of a shooter-centric bent, which would appeal more to the U.S. market, but the PS4 has greater sales momentum, and a larger install base to build upon. Which factor is going to outweigh the other has yet to be seen. Sales momentum, and a bigger install base, helped the Xbox 360 win NPD after NPD, long after its exclusives dried up to a couple of games a year. They're still vulnerable to having that phenomena work against them this time, with the PS4 selling more simply because people hop aboard the platform their friends have.

Your conclusion doesn't seem based upon an actual study of probability, and more on the oft-used 'Well, ANYTHING can happen!' claims that are tossed on as a form of blanket explanation. Sure, anything can happen. Including the exact opposite of what you're saying. =P

I am curious, though, are you still convinced the Xbox One will close the U.S. gap by January 2015?

Dont worry man. Xbox will be back on top once word spreads about how terrible PSN is.

User was moderated for this post - Conegamer

what

You keep stuff saying this....sadly word will never spread because PSN is not terrible lol. Just because you have hs personal issues with it that doesn't mean everyone has or does...geez dude...releax lol.

I love this line!  Just a bit more...only 35%  LOL

So, your previous thread was locked by Carl (http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=6513900) because it was factually inaccurate and you were just going round in circles as the thread deteriorated. As things stand, I don't see how anything has changed.

As Carl said if/when the X1 overtakes the PS4 in the US, then sure you'll have a point. But right now this thread can only end badly and it's best if we all cut our losses and kill it now. Please don't make it again, else you might be moderated.

In short, locking.

Microsoft needs a lot more than the US and UK to win the battle. UK is a pretty small market overall.

we should make a prediction thread where we guess what the threads from the xbox fans will be next year when the tide clearly hasn't turned but they still claim it will.