Matt. Thanks for this post and for posting again in general.
Everyone needs to read this...not just part of it, but read the entire post. It is NOT taking ANYTHING away from the other two systems as they are doing well.
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Xbox One X "Performing Phenomenally" says NPD
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Matt. Thanks for this post and for posting again in general.
Everyone needs to read this...not just part of it, but read the entire post. It is NOT taking ANYTHING away from the other two systems as they are doing well.
I think Microsoft needs to focus on the ResetEra Avatar representation market, personally.
I'm one of those people.
I have been playing PS4 since launch day and got a Pro a few months after it came out. I had an original Xbox One, but only for Forza Horizon 2+3 and Sunset Overdrive.
Then when the Xbox One X came out, I was interested, but there were no games I really wanted yet.
Then they got me. Forza Horizon 4 running at 60 FPS was totally worth the money for me, and for the first time this gen, I bought a multiplatform game on Xbox (RDR2) just for the performance and quality upgrades over the Pro.
I have been playing PS4 since launch day and got a Pro a few months after it came out. I had an original Xbox One, but only for Forza Horizon 2+3 and Sunset Overdrive.
Then when the Xbox One X came out, I was interested, but there were no games I really wanted yet.
Then they got me. Forza Horizon 4 running at 60 FPS was totally worth the money for me, and for the first time this gen, I bought a multiplatform game on Xbox (RDR2) just for the performance and quality upgrades over the Pro.
It doesn't really matter. They're still selling to a small group of people. This illusion of growth from 1X or Pro doesn't change the reality that they still make up a tiny portion of overall sales. You're never going to see equally split sales with base consoles. Cheaper price, and the majority not caring about graphics, always is the better choice for consumers.
The mid gen console idea needs to go away next generation.
The fact that 1X contributed to XB1 being up YOY, and we know XB1 had a terrible year last year, that any amount of extra sales would lead to it being up, tells me all I need to know about this "growth."
That's pretty obvious. I don't think this info gets anyone into thinking PS4 and Switch aren't selling extremely well. That would go against what we know about their sales.
lol?
I looked it up at excelsior and you are right, it was $9,999.99 pesos, my bad. I probably had it confused with some resaler or even something else totally unrelated.
I think Microsoft would be better served focusing on its own businesses, while you should focus on anything but making "jokes".
While I agree the games line up probably won't be as big next year Sony will likely still have a decent showing. I'd agree fully with you if the PS4 stays at $299 for most of the year but if Sony cut the proce to $249 early next year and bundle in a decent game they won't do too bad. Also the Pro could well get a price cut. Next holiday a $199 bundle with more supply will do the trick again.
Your impression of this seems at odds with analysts and sales reporting groups. Buyers are apparently responding well, and it doesn't seem to be causing complications for the platform holders themselves; Quite the contrary. I actually don't understand why you'd have a hostile take against something like the 1X or Pro, at this stage in the game.
He's saying the total number of upgrade consoles sold is small compared to the total number of base consoles that have been sold.
This is objectively true. The Xbox One X has been on the market for one year. Even if half the new Xbox Ones sold over the last year have been Xbox One X, they still represent a small percentage of the total number of Xbox Ones sold since November 2013.
You know, it's really annoying to type "Xbox One X". Why did Microsoft settle on that name?
In a sales response thread confirming strong performance since the launch and through this year, this comes across as...honestly, sour grapes? I don't know what. It's an odd response, made even odder with your clarification. It's legitimately arguing against the existence of a successful product. This would be like arguing against the Gameboy Pocket after one year on the market because so many original Gameboy systems had been sold previously.
One of the takeaways from this round of data is that a healthy proportion of overall Xbox sales are coming from the 1X.
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Nothing substantial has been revealed about their sales. All we get is PR about them doing well which honestly doesn't mean anything.
I'm not making that argument at all. The X and the Pro have both been quite successful, but they still don't make up a significant percentage of generation 8 consoles.
Also, "sour grapes" means declaring a dislike for something you can't have. That is absolutely not happening here.
The hell, man. If you have something to say to me, feel free to do it.
well done, they deserve it since they've made a lot of good moves recently.
i hope next gen they close the gap and sell as much as ps5, it's much better when there's not a clear winner.
i hope next gen they close the gap and sell as much as ps5, it's much better when there's not a clear winner.
It's something I told you before and it won't change your outlook or actions so again I'm not going to waste my time
Have a Good day
I don't even know where to start with telling you how wrong this post is....
Basically it's like this. Those values are for total spending across console, PC and mobile. Also you've created a list where you're assuming the big Xbox markets = 0 for PlayStation.
It's just not a good way to look at things. I get the overall point you're trying to make, but it doesn;t quite work the way you presented it.
My outlook? My actions? What could I have possibly said that would be objectionable to you?
Lol this 'comparison' makes no sense sorry.
Edit: what zhugeex says
Is this supposed to be one of those Polygon Mario HW/SW LTD charts? Because I've been trying to understand it for 10 minutes and I'm still completely lost at what it is supposed to represent?
sure sure i get what you saying but at the same way i did the opposite with the other ocuntries....it was just to give an idea
You are wrong. Xbox one is not leader on any of this markets. So at the moment all them are PlayStation territories.
I'm glad this was cleared up because my immediate thought was why isn't US/UK etc on the Sony list as well.
And still nothing new has been revealed about their market share besides overall percentage growth including base consoles in dollars and that 1X is doing well.
Which I'm not really arguing that it isn't selling at all.
Its about xbox, gotta shit on it somehow, right?
Totally deserved for that team. When games like RDR2 look how they look on xbox, it sells systems. Power helps. Its not everything, but when you have it, its a huge advantage.
Its meaningless if we only care about comparisons and who is winning. Maybe for once we should actually focus on what the story is about: unprecedented growth in mid gen.
My wife was looking to buy me one for christmas and I told her not to bother because I have a OneS and new consoles are coming soonish. Did I make a huge mistake?
Yup, people can't discuss sales without putting on the console war glasses
It depends, 2020 is not tomorrow. If you can wait it out, go ahead. I wouldnt be able to.
Thats just it. Xbox isnt my main this gen. So it felt hard to justify. But DAMN, that power. That BC. fucking HALO.
If Microsoft is releasing a new Xbox soon, how much do you expect it to cost? I dont see a stronger than X, Xbox releasing before 2021. We may see a new sku as rumored but it eill be different, not stronger.
Yeah, well for me its my main so, it was never in question for me. ;)
Never understood this way of thinking of only winners and losers.
Just because one console is selling more than another doesn't make the other somehow redundant. Otherwise it would have been like 360 and PS3 didn't exist last gen because neither of them led in any market except the UK.
Just because McDonald's is the most popular fast food outlet in every country of the world doesn't mean that Burger King and KFC need to just give up and shut down. Pack it up guys.
It's like the Fortnite vs PUBG argument - it's ridiculous. PUBG is one of the biggest selling games of all time, and yet somehow it's often deemed a complete failure by some on here just because Fortnite is more popular right now. What a complete load of bollocks.
With the other two companies it's so much easier to see hard numbers or more revealing PR, instead of just being told it's doing well. Ok, I guess?