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GribbleGrunger on 02 February 2015
FloatingWaffles said:

I agree with you that I think Sony will probably win this month, but my point is that basing an entire generation on one month's sales is ridiculous.

Also I have no idea what Microsoft has to change the momentum. If you were to ask me off the top of my head what Xbox One games are releasing in the next few months (Exclusive-wise) the only one I can think of is Screamride, and even then that's on the 360 as well.

I just think the momentum this year will push more PS4s into people's homes and as some often like to point out (and rightly so), it's mindshare that makes the difference. As I pointed out, they have MLB The Show, Dark Souls 2 (likely to sell more PS4s because of Bloodborne getting people excited for the franchise) and Mortal Combat X. In April they have the advertising deal to Batman: Arkham City.



 

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Iluvatar211 on 02 February 2015

You sony ponies are overestimating this generation with its bad ant-consumer business practices, similar titles every year and hype AAA games need. My guess is the PS4 wont reach 40 mill units sold. Humanity has seen it all and is tired of console gaming (playstation/sony/nintendo).

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think-man on 02 February 2015

Not easily but It will win.



 

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MoHasanie on 02 February 2015

I don't think so, but I'll wait for January and February's NPD results.



    

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AlfredoTurkey on 02 February 2015
Playstation_awaiter said:
AlfredoTurkey said:


I agree. Plus, people act like there is some huge gap. Right now, it's like, 500,000. That's pretty much nothing and can evaporate quickly. This is going to be a battle for both companies and I expect a neck and neck finish.


That 500 gap will be 1 million by october.

 


Care to explain how you know what's going to happen over the next 7 months? Or is this just your prediction?



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NightDragon83 on 02 February 2015

Considering how bad the 360 spanked the PS3 in the States last gen and the fact that the current gap between the PS4 and the X1 is at a mere  500k units despite the X1's slow start compared to the PS4, I wouldn't be so sure. The PS4 might eventually win North America in the long run, but it definitely WILL NOT be easy.

This ain't like a couple generations ago where the PS2 was dominating due to all the 3rd party exclusives and the original Xbox was the Halo machine and not much more.



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AlfredoTurkey on 02 February 2015
thismeintiel said:
AlfredoTurkey said:


Funny, I own a PS4 and none of my friends have one.

The more you start off your posts like this, the more I (and others) will believe you don't own one.  Especially when what follows that is always a post to dismiss or downplay the PS4.

 


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GribbleGrunger on 02 February 2015
NightDragon83 said:

Considering how bad the 360 spanked the PS3 in the States last gen and the fact that the current gap between the PS4 and the X1 is at a mere  500k units despite the X1's slow start compared to the PS4, I wouldn't be so sure. The PS4 might eventually win North America in the long run, but it definitely WILL NOT be easy.

This ain't like a couple generations ago where the PS2 was dominating due to all the 3rd party exclusives and the original Xbox was the Halo machine and not much more.

Nor is it like when MS dominated with the 360 having released cheaper, a year earlier adn had better multiplats. The gap was closed because of TWO months. Sony will likely grow that gap again in the next ten. January is won, February is won (The Order), March is won (Bloodborne), April is won simply because of the momentum of the two previous AAA titles plus MLB The Show. The only month in question is May. That could sway the momentum back to MS but it's a HUGE 'could' and I very much doubt it will. April is Batman: Arkham City exclusive advertising deal. The rest is just a matter of where Sony decide to put their other big hitters. The gap WON'T be closed by as much this year in the US.



 

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Aeolus451 on 02 February 2015
darkenergy said:
Aeolus451 said:
I'm gonna have to disagree with the majority of posters on this thread. I believe that the xbone will win the US. A lot of people are forgetting or forgiving the DRM debacle. Americans have horrible memory and they love shooters which is MS's focus in terms of new IP's & first party games. MS has tunnel vision on the states and it will aggressively do whatever bundles or price cuts to beat sony there. Including trying to appeal to more casuals.


Umm...what?



A lot of gamers from all over the place said that they wouldn't buy a xbone because of their attempt with used game and online only policies. A price cut and a few free games later, alot of americans forgot all about it or all is forgiven. Hence the main reason why I think the xbone will win the states.

AlfredoTurkey on 02 February 2015
CGI-Quality said:
NightDragon83 said:

Considering how bad the 360 spanked the PS3 in the States last gen and the fact that the current gap between the PS4 and the X1 is at a mere  500k units despite the X1's slow start compared to the PS4, I wouldn't be so sure. The PS4 might eventually win North America in the long run, but it definitely WILL NOT be easy.

This ain't like a couple generations ago where the PS2 was dominating due to all the 3rd party exclusives and the original Xbox was the Halo machine and not much more.

If nothing else, the US should be a reminder that the slate starts clean each new gen. The PS2, "spanked", the Xbox in the States, and it's as if that never mattered last gen. Though the gap is a lot closer, right now, there's no doubt that Microsoft lost a lot of 360 customers to the PS4. I agree that it won't be easy, but what the 360 did last gen, for the most part, doesn't really matter. The current gap is where it is because Microsoft threw a whole lot at the situation, not because the 360 lead the gen prior. 

I don't think it's all entirely because they threw a "whole lot" into it. I think a good portion of it is MS knowing the US market (COD exclusive marketing/DLC). They're better at marketing in the US and their AAA games are all designed with the US in mind. They're just better than Sony when it comes to their home turf. 

The interesting part is how much better Sony knows the US than MS knows Japan. Either that, or MS just doesn't give a shit. But who knows.