Wman1996 on 22 November 2025
curl-6 said:
WW2 didn't end when Italy capitulated, (or Germany for that matter) the console wars aren't over just cos Xbox is throwing in the towel. |
Fair point. Perhaps I should've re-titled the thread to something else.
But using the real-world analogy, Italy was a massive turning point for WW2. After that, the Axis had almost no chance of victory. And after Germany fell? Virtually impossible.
Xbox has no path to victory (if it even ever did) in the console business. Their revenue is bigger than Nintendo but less than PlayStation. They don't have the profit margins Nintendo does, and they might even be less profitable than PlayStation even with their Xbox Anywhere initiative.
Nintendo and PlayStation aren't in direct competition and have not been for a long time.
Consoles will continue to exist, but the exclusive features, architecture, and titles are shrinking.
Lifetime Sales Predictions
Switch: 161 million (was 73 million, then 96 million, then 113 million, then 125 million, then 144 million, then 151 million, then 156 million)
PS5: 122 million (was 105 million, then 115 million) Xbox Series X/S: 38 million (was 60 million, then 67 million, then 57 million. then 48 million. then 40 million)
Switch 2: 120 million (was 116 million)
PS4: 120 mil (was 100 then 130 million, then 122 million) Xbox One: 51 mil (was 50 then 55 mil)
3DS: 75.5 mil (was 73, then 77 million)
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