Captain_Tom said:
Ka-pi96 said:
d21lewis said:
I agree with Captain_Tom. Think of it like this: Let's say you walk into Gamestop and you're looking for a new Mario game. It costs $59.99. It won't matter to you in the slightest if Call of Duty is suddenly $5 unless you're already interested in CoD. The only people who'll be swayed by the sale are people on the fence or people that wanted to buy an Xbox One, anyway.
The reason the Xbox 360 sold what it sold wasn't because of price (even though that did play a part in it). It sold because people educated themselves about what it had to offer and it became something that they wanted to own. What Microsoft has to do (and they've been doing this in my opinion) is make the Xbox One a device that people want to own. Offer a comparable experience to the PS4. Offer better games or at least offer games that can't be missed. THEN, people will buy it.
If the only factor was price, the Gamecube or the Wii U would have set the world on fire. iPhones sell for a crazy price because people like the brand. M$ has to restore people's faith in the Xbox brand. |
I'd expect there is a lot of those people though. Particularly the ones that want an Xbox One anyway and are just waiting for more games or for it to be cheaper.
|
I guess I just have to disagree that there are a lot of people on the fence. No offense to the fanboys, but whether some people like it or not the PS4 has demonstrated to consumers that it is the superior console in practically every way. Anyone who still wants an X1 is only getting one because either a) It was there only option anyways (Fanboy), or b) it has a game they believe they must have now; and in either case $50 isn't gonna change much.
d21lewis is right in saying that the PS4 has become the "it" console that people have set their eyes on. Xbox needs a new killer feature and a $300 price to even have a chance of clawing back some marketshare.
|
The Funny thing about what you said is that I am just the opposite. The only reason I have yet to buy the PS4, is that it doesn't offer anything special. The minor graphics increase is not a reason for me to buy it. This is the first console launch for PS that i didn't get one within 10 days of launch.
I bought an XB1 near launch because I wanted the features related to it. I had planned to get the PS4 within a couple of months when they would have been easier to get. But, after spending multiple hours playing one at a freids house and the same at my brothers, I have decided to wait for some games that matter to me if at all.
I think that forum dwellers here on the chartz and gaf etc.. actually believe that a majority of people study at great lengths over their consoe purchases. The reality is that most people buy consoles because of price points and identifiable differences. The only way that the PS4 is different is if you put a screeen capture next to another and count pixels. That by itself is hard to do in a retail setting. The influence of the PS4 being the "it" console is definitely impacting those buyers who are early adopters and thus their friend groups. But, the PS4 hasn't yet reached a place where that amount of people in the major markets is overwhelming.
