Come on man. You are indirectly saying it by bringing up what the PS4 sold. It didn't sell more than PS so 1.2 is a total mess up is what I'm  getting from your thread. 

Of course I am. Say what you like, but the XB1 is in competition with the PS4. So yes, they should be compared, especially in the US. I found Microsoft provided little effort in competing compared to last year, and almost handed it away.

They would of took more losses if they did a price cut to beat the PS4's price or if they had too good of bundles. I'm sure if they did take any loss or got no profit, that they'll make money off of the sales off of games and online subscription from the consoles sold. It's still a wiser strategy than trying to beat the PS4 in sales while taking more heavy losses on each sale.  

Microsoft strategy may have worked. It sure could have been worse. There was no chance we were going to have a repeat of last year. The first firesale always sells the most. That card was played.

I think they held their own quite well considering...though I think the Tomb Raider debacle is going to come with some consequences.

Wrong, Xbox sells on brand vs anything else in the U.S, the 360 really erupted Xbox as a major gaming brand(almost the gaming brand for a while too)..... So lots of 360 guys are jumping to xone because of brand recognition.... Sony is doing everything, and I mean everything better than Microsoft this gen..... So it isn't because sony is missing something that Xbox continues to sell

If that was true I would own PS4 right now. The sole reason I don't own a PS4 right now is its lack of exclusives I care about (I'm not a Dark Soul's fan btw). If Sony was doing everything right than X1 wouldn't be doing as well as it is. Brand recognition didn't do Wii U or Vita much favors. I bought a WIi U this holiday because it has exclusives I really wanted.

I think you're giving MS less credit than deserved.

About competing with PS4: I play on Xbox One and would like to see Xbox One doing better, but I can't just ignore the fact that it's outselling Xbox 360 (at the same point on lifecycles). That's a good sign. On the other side, Sony has proven that if they do almost everything right with a console, it'll be a monster. PlayStation is way bigger than Xbox worldwide. I think we can say there's no competition in Europe and Asia.

Another point: while Xbox was outsold by PS4 in November and December, Microsoft's strategy worked well. They had the second best Black Friday in Xbox history. I think that delivering great exclusives (which Microsoft is doing) is a better strategy than desperately fighting for market share. There's no need for that.

Brand recognition + most third parties are multiplat..... But they all look/run better on PS..... I don't see a reason beyond halo to be an Xbox only guy..... Unless you are okay W playing third party games(which is fine) that are not on par with ps

People want a fight. They want a close battle where their champion comes out on top. Well it's not going to happen this gen. The people chose PS4. It's the "John Cena" of gaming consoles.

M$ didn't win and no matter what happens, M$ will never win. All we Xbox One lovers can do is enjoy our consoles and celebrate the small victories. Sony won the holidays. They'll win every holiday but Xbox had a good showing, got some good games, and some good services. That's good enough. No point in even comparing PlayStation 4 at this point. It's not 7th gen anymore.

This. There's simply NO competition anymore. Maybe next time.