Either way, it's not a science, I did say:
Yeah...well you "could" be wrong...or you "could" be right. I am always wrong, so pfffft...there!
Either way, it's not a science, I did say:
It is anecdotal, and I won't dispute that. But are you honestly going to sit there and tell me that non-forum goers weren't aware of news that multiplat games may be better on PS4?
Xbox fans can't have it both ways. They can't claim Titanfall will be the next best thing in gaming because everyone is aware of it, yet claim not many people were aware that PS4 had the better hardware.
In any case, I said I could be very very wrong.
Xbox fans can't have it both ways. They can't claim Titanfall will be the next best thing in gaming because everyone is aware of it, yet claim not many people were aware that PS4 had the better hardware.
In any case, I said I could be very very wrong.
Hasn't Gears and Halo sold more games then all of PS3 exclusives combined? Add titanfall to the exclusive heavy hitter list. People buy the consoles that the games they want are on.
nobody is expecting too much as far as xb1 sales in Japan vs PS4 sales there. On the same note who do you feel will own the Chinese market?
China, the land where game consoles are currently still in a quasi-banned state, the console wars pretty much haven't started yet. Gray market imports of both PlayStation 4s and Xbox Ones are slowly trickling in, but it seems that, after all, the scales might tip in Microsoft's favour.
According to an article published by one of China's largest tech sites Sohu IT, Luo Jiangchun, CEO of online video service Funshion, revealed that the Xbox One will be available in China in 2014 during a marketing and advertising strategy meeting last week . Luo stressed that for 2014, Funshion will work on the Chinese version of the Xbox One. He also said that the company will also be ready to take on more video games-related advertisers.
So, what gives Luo the authority to say such a thing? Well, Luo's company, an online on-demand video service much like Hulu and NetFlix, is majority owned by Chinese IPTV provider BesTV. Yes, that's the same BesTV that Microsoft launched a joint-venture with this past September.
Microsoft and BesTV have sunk a total of $79 million into the joint venture, which is based in the Shanghai Free Economic Zone. It's still unknown what fruit the partnership will bear, but in the same report by Sohu, there were rumors that Microsoft and BesTV were working on bringing over a watered-down version of the last-gen Xbox 360 to China. This China-fied 360 would have stronger online video capabilities and features while toning down the gaming aspects of the system.
China's had a semi-quasi ban on video game consoles since the year 2000. The ban was supposedly lifted earlier this year; however, we (mostly me) are skeptical the ban will be lifted completely as text within the government document detailing video games and video games culture in the Shanghai Free Economic Zone say that games will still be subject to the approval of relevant ministries before going on sale in China.
360 sold software better, because everyone knew the games were better. 360 had a year head start, so obviously, no one was going to wait on the PS3.
However, once the ps3 came out, immediately it was seen how ahead the 360 was, and for pretty much the life of the 360, people more often than not, opted for the better versions of the game.
It's going to be similar now. Some people are going to opt for the better versions of a game (console versions).
If we don't want to admit that some people brought a PS4 to have the better version of games and brought it mostly for the price, then we'd have to admit that last gen, people mostly brought a 360 because of the price, not the better games (which, ironically enough, was what a lot of 360 fans were saying over at TXB for the longest....they wanted the better version of games for the money).
TF will change things. Halo will change things. Gears........will change things.
50% more is pretty significant. That said, let's wait for worldwide numbers before bragging either way.Ps4 outsell the xbox one 1.5:1 in the UK.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps...s-1-5-1-in-the-uk-declares-sony/1100-6417427/
So..not even 2:1.... And certainly no where the ratios predicated by our very own prophet consolewarz
Oddly enough, the 360 outsold the PS3 1.5:1.Ps4 outsell the xbox one 1.5:1 in the UK.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps...s-1-5-1-in-the-uk-declares-sony/1100-6417427/
So..not even 2:1.... And certainly no where the ratios predicated by our very own prophet consolewarz
I know that before I even type this out how it's going to look to console peasants, but whatever...
Honest opinion incoming...
TF isn't exclusive and will, without a shadow of a doubt, perform better on "that other platform console fanboys don't count", Halo isn't as big as it was when the 360 launched (although I personally think it's a much better franchise than COD) and Gears... Well, without Cliffy B. I think the franchise will just continue to go downhill.
Didn't Halo 4 sell at a much faster rate than 3?
Halo is still massive.
Didn't Halo 4 sell at a much faster rate than 3?
Halo is still massive.
No clue about sales and Halo still is a system seller, but it doesn't seem as popular as it was back in the Halo 2 days. Although that could just be the perception when compared to COD sales. /shrug
I know that before I even type this out how it's going to look to console peasants, but whatever...
Honest opinion incoming...
TF isn't exclusive and will, without a shadow of a doubt, perform better on "that other platform console fanboys don't count", Halo isn't as big as it was when the 360 launched (although I personally think it's a much better franchise than COD) and Gears... Well, without Cliffy B. I think the franchise will just continue to go downhill.
Which version will sell the best thoughI know that before I even type this out how it's going to look to console peasants, but whatever...
Honest opinion incoming...
TF isn't exclusive and will, without a shadow of a doubt, perform better on "that other platform console fanboys don't count", Halo isn't as big as it was when the 360 launched (although I personally think it's a much better franchise than COD) and Gears... Well, without Cliffy B. I think the franchise will just continue to go downhill.
Who knows.Speaking of sales, just a heads up that you can now buy brand new Xbox One's for below retail price. The going rate for a new Xbox One on eBay and Amazon is $470-$480 including shipping. Has a console ever been discounted this quickly and this early in its lifetime?
Who knows.
But Target Canada is selling all PS4 games for $35. Has a console ever had launch games being dumped for almost half off so fast?
Makes sense. Nobody is buying the games, so places like Target and Amazon are trying to get rid of overstock. No wonder X1 has a higher attach ratio, and X1 has sold more games in NPD tracking despite selling fewer consoles.Even better, Target USA was "dumping" PS4 games for $33/each during launch week in November.
Makes sense. Nobody is buying the games, so places like Tartget and Amazon are trying to get rid of overstock. No wonder X1 has a higher attach ratio, and X1 has sold more games in NPD tracking despite selling fewer consoles.
Can't be selling too bad since it outsold PS4 in Dec despite being $100 more.Better than trying to get rid of console overstock. No one is buying the more expensive weaker console with the less games to play, which is probably why the latest rumors point to MS already talking about a price drop. They don't have to drop the price though since sellers are doing that for them already.