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Playstation or Xbox during the hoildays?

Playstation both months 281 66.75%
 
Playstation in November, Xbox in December 14 3.33%
 
Xbox in November, Playstation in December 55 13.06%
 
Xbox both months 58 13.78%
 
They'll be exactly even both months 13 3.09%
 
Total:421
Welfare said:
iTechHeads said:

You're acting like Xbox One is peoples first choice....its not. PS4 is with it being the market leader.

A price cut will help Xbox One but its still an uphill battle. They're still 2nd place. A victory isn't guaranteed at all like you see to think.


I wonder how PS4 was able to get a lead so early in the US, it can't be because of it being $100 less expensive for a good 8 months, can it? I'm not saying this will make the Xbox One the first place console in the US lifetime, I'm just saying MS held almost all their cards back for the holidays and it's the most important season for consoles. During the holidays, it's not about "which is the market leader", but more of "which one can I save more on".


But, it was not cheaper. Because that would mean that XOne had a price cut in June, and the consensus between XOne owners is that there was no price cut, only a release of a different SKU.

So, it seems that PS4 sold better because people failed to recognize the magnificent value Kinect brought into their living rooms.

Joking aside, it is well established that price had nothing to do with it, PS4 was and is just a better product, offering a superior experience for fans of video games.

We now know the problem was not Kinect, we know the problem was not the price, the problem was not the games.... The problem is XOne itself, an inferior product able to attract only a niche audience residing in a specific geographic area, and fans of few exclusive franchises...



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Madword said:
prinz_valium said:

can u buy games form the us or indian store without an additional account?

can u buy a game from the us, but install it on your  home store with the right language?

can u buy a pal game and install an ntsc add on?

u cant do any of these  on ur ps4, but u can do ALL of that on ur xb1 ;)

size or look of the console is totally subjective. and its not only about the size of the cooling units. its about the design.

xb1 is using direct contact copper heatpies. ps4 is using an alu plate (heatpipes in it) making contant to the soc. thats just worse engineering

ps4 contoller ist better? lol? totally subjective!

doenst need batteries? bad idea, because the akku is low capacity and last for way less hours. if u want, u can buy the play and charge kit for the xb1 controller. thats an additional option. options are never bad (unless they come from ms)

so my points still stand.

try harder next time and get UR basics right. so maybe some1 will listen to u in the future...

Firstly, stop spacing out your posts, it takes up way too much page space.

Secondly, stop using your opinion as fact. First you say that the PS4 isnt region free, I tell you it is (I can buy a japanese disk) and now you change it to, accessing store content without an account. Why would I want content off the indian store, i wouldnt. US Language, LOL that still english you muppet. But if i want to, i can create an account.

So i have to buy an extra charge unit, how is that better... it's not. 

You are all over the place, i'm sorry, just stop.  

Which console is better as far as the consumer is concerned.. the one that sells better... it's simple and an undeniable fact . I know you are probably having problems typing (I can see all your spelling mistakes)... perhaps its the salt in your eyes making it difficult to type.

Wow that was a pretty immature thing to say. Did you ever stop to think that maybe English is not his native language? Always a better way to word things my friend.



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Madword said:
prinz_valium said:
Madword said:

... your list is incorrect...if you cannot even get the basics right, why should anyone listen to you.. for starters you know the PS4 is region free... cooling/noise both have problems but the XBO needs a massive box to cool itself down... as for software updates. Well Sony has definately had less but bigger meatier features... while XBO has had more. Horses for courses. So patches, I think that one can be left open, while the others are definately fine lines of you being incorrect and what people dont care about as much as you.

So what about about hardware specs, or perhaps asthetics, or perhaps replacing the hard disk, or perhaps how the controller doesnt require batteries or perhaps how the PS4 controller is better... you see anyone can make a list...some people will agree, some wont. But you know how to really decide which is considered the better console.... shhhh don't tell anyone, this is secret, and you might know.... CONSOLE SALES!!

The market has currently decided which the better console is, you can dispute that, but ultimately if they are priced at the same, people believe that the PS4 is the better product... or they would buy an XBO... there is no argument there, that is FACT. Just cause you shout it, doesnt make it true. Sales is the ONLY indicator of what people think is the better product, especially if the product selling less has to undercut on price and still sells worse.

Now lets get back on topic about will it sell more in November and December. Personally I think it will be close, but should still see a PS4 win.

can u buy games form the us or indian store without an additional account?

can u buy a game from the us, but install it on your  home store with the right language?

can u buy a pal game and install an ntsc add on?

u cant do any of these  on ur ps4, but u can do ALL of that on ur xb1 ;)

size or look of the console is totally subjective. and its not only about the size of the cooling units. its about the design.

xb1 is using direct contact copper heatpies. ps4 is using an alu plate (heatpipes in it) making contant to the soc. thats just worse engineering

ps4 contoller ist better? lol? totally subjective!

doenst need batteries? bad idea, because the akku is low capacity and last for way less hours. if u want, u can buy the play and charge kit for the xb1 controller. thats an additional option. options are never bad (unless they come from ms)

so my points still stand.

try harder next time and get UR basics right. so maybe some1 will listen to u in the future...

Firstly, stop spacing out your posts, it takes up way too much page space.

Secondly, stop using your opinion as fact. First you say that the PS4 isnt region free, I tell you it is (I can buy a japanese disk) and now you change it to, accessing store content without an account. Why would I want content off the indian store, i wouldnt. US Language, LOL that still english you muppet. But if i want to, i can create an account.

So i have to buy an extra charge unit, how is that better... it's not. 

You are all over the place, i'm sorry, just stop.  

Which console is better as far as the consumer is concerned.. the one that sells better... it's simple and an undeniable fact . I know you are probably having problems typing (I can see all your spelling mistakes)... perhaps its the salt in your eyes making it difficult to type.


first: i dont spacing out my posts. its this wired side called vgc doing it automatically if u use enter.

second: stop spreading lies. i never said ps4 isnt region free. i only said it is worse in the region free comparison to the xb1 (and it is. thats a fact)

third: stop using ur own opion as fact. u brought up the ps4 controller. thats total subjetive if u prefer battery or akku

bold: being personal. wow great job

last: my 4 objetively points still stand valid. u just bring in false information, act like i said thing i never did and bring subjective opinions.

 

TheBlackNaruto said:

Wow that was a pretty immature thing to say. Did you ever stop to think that maybe English is not his native language? Always a better way to word things my friend.

ofc it isnt

would be horrible, if i would be that bad on my native language

 

(beside me not using any ', or many punctuatuion marks because being lazy)



I can see the XOne edging the PS4 in November but the PS4 dominating December.



Pretty crazy to think that many of you even consider the fact that PS4 could win in US (because nobody has a doubt for the rest of the world for those holidays).

But Sony has still announced nothing for the US, when they have already announced a good deal of bundles in Europe with White/black Far Cry 4 bundle, GTAV bundle and LBP3 bundle. they'll probably do some price cut of their own.

It's like they were waiting for Microsoft deals before stating theirs. But whatever they do (which bundle at what price), until now their strategy with notably Watch_Dogs and Destiny was flawless.



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I think with both the pricing and the bundles Xb one has a better than even chance of winning November NPD, and a less than even chance of winning December NPD. No word from Sony about and holiday pricing, but I don't think they'll care too much if they don't win NPD for November. They've possibly already written November off in the USA as requiring unjustifible financial sacrifices to counter MS's kitchen sink efforts.



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Nope, 50 $ cut is not enough.

360 needed about a 200$ price advantage, X1 is no 360 and lacks such a massive price differential. We already seen such drastic action with the X1, all failed each time.



i think it will be close but Microsoft will still be behind the PS4



Seece said:
Normchacho said:
I'm going to keep saying this, price isn't the issue the Xbox One has had. $350 for something people don't want is still a worse deal than $400 for something people do want.

Except people do want XB1, if you look outside Destiny month, the ratios were not staggeringly far apart.

For a lot of people on the fence, a $50 price advantage and free game is enough to sway them.


Agreed. But at this point every signs shows us that the demand for the PS4 is far bigger, and it even outmatches the X1 demand in the US.

MS is playing agressive this Q4 and they have a genuine chance of winning both November and December. If that is the case and the fall will be managable in January, MS might have a fighting chance left in the US.

On the other hand, if Sony wins this Q4 by a large margin in the US, massive hits like Halo 5 and Gears 4 are way to far off, for MS be able to turn the tide. If the trend continues, by next year both in the US and especially on a global scale, the PS4 will become the de-facto console of this generation.

And people taught that this gen will be boring console war wise



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hunter_alien said:
Seece said:
Normchacho said:
I'm going to keep saying this, price isn't the issue the Xbox One has had. $350 for something people don't want is still a worse deal than $400 for something people do want.

Except people do want XB1, if you look outside Destiny month, the ratios were not staggeringly far apart.

For a lot of people on the fence, a $50 price advantage and free game is enough to sway them.


Agreed. But at this point every signs shows us that the demand for the PS4 is far bigger, and it even outmatches the X1 demand in the US.

MS is playing agressive this Q4 and they have a genuine chance of winning both November and December. If that is the case and the fall will be managable in January, MS might have a fighting chance left in the US.

On the other hand, if Sony wins this Q4 by a large margin in the US, massive hits like Halo 5 and Gears 4 are way to far off, for MS be able to turn the tide. If the trend continues, by next year both in the US and especially on a global scale, the PS4 will become the de-facto console of this generation.

And people taught that this gen will be boring console war wise

It is already that, its been that since both launched.  There is no turning public perception about PS4/X1 so and trend turning is just not going to happen.