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Will PS5 sell a lot more than the rival this Christmas?

Yes 95 71.97%
 
Not sure yet 18 13.64%
 
No 19 14.39%
 
Total:132
0D0 on 12 August 2020
melbye said:
Between PS5 and Series X, yes. Add Switch to that and absolutely not

Switch is absolutely irrelevant. It's already out and it's not a next gen console.



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My Total Sales prediction for PS4 by the end of 2021: 110m+

When PS4 will hit 100m consoles sold: Before Christmas 2019

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kenjab on 12 August 2020
Cerebralbore101 said:
0D0 said:

Good points on price and stock. Microsoft can get really aggressive with price and discounts. We'll see.

MS really likes to muddy the waters, so I could see Series S being sold on a payment plan. Something like paying $30 a month for two years, and you get XBL Gold, a diskless Series S, and Gamepass. That would come out to about $360 per console, but MS would probably talk about "value" from now until the end of time. Roughly 30% of console users have online subscriptions, so for most people XBL would be a waste of money. But a lot of people would buy into that, because they don't want to pay $300 upfront, or buy games.

I agree with your point but you seemed to do the math wrong and your price is too high.  $30/month for 2 years is $720, which would be too much for the Series S and GamePass combined.  When MS started All Access, they sold the One X, which was $500, for $28/month.  I would expect the Series X to be AT MOST $30/month and the Series S to be $20-25/month.  But I agree and fully expect MS to really push All Access for next gen as I feel that's a big way they can get customers, especially in North America.



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XBox: Kenjabish

kenjab on 12 August 2020

The question for this post is not relevant worldwide, as the Playstation has such a huge lead over XBox in Europe and Japan that it's a no-brainer. The real question is in North America, since the XBox 360 crushed PS3 and PS4 is only a little ahead of XBox One there. Even with the Halo news, I still think XBox Series S/X has a chance against PS5 in NA, and think in any case both will sell out this holiday.



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XBox: Kenjabish

Cerebralbore101 on 12 August 2020
kenjab said:
Cerebralbore101 said:

MS really likes to muddy the waters, so I could see Series S being sold on a payment plan. Something like paying $30 a month for two years, and you get XBL Gold, a diskless Series S, and Gamepass. That would come out to about $360 per console, but MS would probably talk about "value" from now until the end of time. Roughly 30% of console users have online subscriptions, so for most people XBL would be a waste of money. But a lot of people would buy into that, because they don't want to pay $300 upfront, or buy games.

I agree with your point but you seemed to do the math wrong and your price is too high.  $30/month for 2 years is $720, which would be too much for the Series S and GamePass combined.  When MS started All Access, they sold the One X, which was $500, for $28/month.  I would expect the Series X to be AT MOST $30/month and the Series S to be $20-25/month.  But I agree and fully expect MS to really push All Access for next gen as I feel that's a big way they can get customers, especially in North America.

Was the X One all access bundle giving you Gamepass + XBL as well? If so, then I agree with your post.



rapsuperstar31 on 12 August 2020

Xbox could have launched with Halo, Fable and Gears with Playstation launching only Knack 3 and Playstation would have still won.



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haxxiy on 12 August 2020

Yes. Spiderman vs. no Halo at all. It's a no brainer at this point even if the pricepoints are alike.



 

 

 

 

 

PotentHerbs on 12 August 2020

The PS5 had a great chance to win the holiday season even if Halo wasn't delayed and they were $100 more expensive than the Lockhart model lol.



hinch on 12 August 2020

The delay for Halo infinite was the final nail in the coffin for any chances for Microsoft compete this holiday with Series S/X.

Even with the cheaper Series S, the mind-share isn't really there for Xbox WW. Especially since its missing a big launch title. MS might do better in the US, but elsewhere its going to be a slaughter house.



Azzanation on 12 August 2020

Neither have launch titles that are interesting so no rush for me.



jenpol on 12 August 2020

do we have a full list of titles for both consoles ?