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DonFerrari on 04 May 2015
ethomaz said:
How can I make fun of Xbone fan base if the own fans make fun of themselves lol


owwww you didn't. Yes you did.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

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KillerSloth on 04 May 2015
atomicblue said:
Dr.Henry_Killinger said:

Xbox founder said it, its not a stretch to say other people working for manufacturers in the industry "care". So apparently now we do, and I hazard to say its been like that for a while.

For instance, MS doesn't care if Nintendo or Sony are profitable.


Alright, let me rephrase that, then.

Why should we care? This just seems like another fanboy bait. And everyone's biting at the hook.


If you don't care why are you posting in the thread? Seems odd then no? Easy to avoid the thread if you don't care.



KillerSloth on 04 May 2015
atomicblue said:
Since when do we care about such things as console "wars"? So long as the big three remain profitable, I see no problem.


You are on a site that is based on sales.........the irony of your post must be obvious to you. If you don't care then avoid threads/sites or posts about it.



curl-6 on 04 May 2015

I suddenly feel a lot better about my oversized snout.



Zoombael on 06 May 2015
Hiku said:
Zoombael said:
AlfredoTurkey said:


I think he's referring to the US marketplace.


I think not. Looking at PS4 and Xbox One US sales its pretty much a tie. Or not that huge a gap to call PS4 the winner of the 8th Gen (US) console war.

It's somewhat incomprehensible to narrow the perspective down to one country. The console war envelopes the 'whole' globe.

What i think he had in mind, that Microsoft had a good starting point and was on Sonys heels at the beginning, with the possibility to stay close - even though they bobbled the launch. Compared to the first Xbox, which was dead on arrival. To be considered, he is saying this now, when we are only one and a half year into the 8th generation. This "war" isn't over, not by a long shot. So all he is doing is giving a little projection. A legitmate one i'd say. Because it ain't over till the fat lady sings. MS has inarguably some system-sellers up the sleeve.

In short: Only the future will tell if he is right or wrong.

I wouldn't go as far as to say it's legitimate. Sure, it ain't over, and even Wii U could potentially outsell PS4 and XBO combined. (If they sell it for $1.)
But worldwide it doesn't look like Xbox One has a prayer to beat PS4 at the moment. PS3 made a comeback partially thanks to Europe, and partially thanks to the lowering of its price. Microsoft are already lowering their price before Sony, and they don't have any other markets to fall back on for a comeback like PlayStation 3 did. Not to mention 360 got a huge boost from the Kinect, which won't be happening again this generation. As for game library, we're seeing more and more Japanese games stick to PS4 with every month, and it's only going to requiring less and less incentive the more marketshare PS4 gets.

Hmno... nope. Please move along Sir.



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