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Xbox One getting outsold by Playstation 4 at a 2-1 ratio.
Walmart, Target and are already putting out deals to make Microsoft Next-Gen console more attractive. Microsoft puts out a $25 Xbox One Headset adapter for its consumers. Is a price cut in order? I think so. Microsoft ever since its release has done nothing but disappoint many of its owners. It seems like the company did a role reversal with Sony. If you remember, Sony was the one that carried the “I don’t care about the gamers” attitude in the early lifespan of the Plastation 3. Once they saw that this marketing strategy wasn't working, they changed things up and now Microsoft is doing the same. How far will Microsoft take this strategy? Time will tell.
If you ignore PS4 sales figures ( fastest ever) , MS would take the sales they have. It's selling quite well and all likely hit sales estimates. No reason it can't be profitable and sell software.
Not being number 1 isn't always failure. I'm amazed anyone thought XB1 would out sell PS4. PS3 proved that Playstations sell more, even when they cost more and are late
to market
And that "almost" 2 to 1 ratio was only for February. So anyone know what it was 140K to 200k? 145K to 230K? 1 month & it's only the 3rd month.
& software moves consoles, the XBOX ONE has some great ones on the way for 2014.
@strickers "it's selling quite well". No, it sold quite well in the first 5 or 6 weeks on sale in the holiday period, since then though, no, it's not selling at all well, and there are no excuses of short supply as they're everywhere.
This is correct.
Look, it isn't good if the PS3 outsells the XBone. There is no way to spin it. The PS3 outsold the XBone by 9000 units two weeks ago.
The competition shouldn't be last gen systems. It should be current gen. With sales lagging (and they are lagging) the XBone may not outsell the Wii U.
No it isn't correct.. Sweet jebus Lol
Ms hasn't released any sales data for 2014 at all..
Don't worry XB1 fans all this outsold 2:1 4:1 crap will die down once March 11 comes. I played with guys who bought XB1's because they received a beta code, as word of mouth spreads the sales differences will shrink. All these ps4 fanboys want it to be a 3 month sprint and not a 4-5 year marathon. Not to mention the next 2 holiday seasons will be owned by XB1, Halo2 or 5 and Gears of War.
@Lukas don't confuse given away for free as sold. Each uncharted has been given away free in a bundle, but they still count those as sales. I have never seen a midnight launch for uncharted lol. PS you, yourself highlight my simple facts. The ps4 fanboy you are picked up an XB1 for Titanfall. many like you will do the same these gaps will start closing. Ps don't be naive all we have heard the last 2 months is once ps4 is launched in Japan it's over. Don't downplay Halo 2, that was easily one of the best console mulitplayer experiences ever. As I have said, wait until March all this talk will start to die down.
@truefan1
"All these ps4 fanboys want it to be a 3 month sprint and not a 4-5 year marathon"
What?! That is literally the opposite of what PS fanboys have been saying. When people kept saying "PS4 has no games" the words i kept hearing from PS fanboys, myself included, was that it's a marathon not a sprint. So you are completely wrong there.
As for X1 owning the next 2 holiday seasons, you are high as a kite to believe that. If Uncharted doesn't drop this holiday season, it will drop the next, if that happens then all eyes will be on Uncharted, you ever been on the internet when an Uncharted game launches? Oh boy. Nothing else gets any attention or love.
And a Halo 2 remake being the cause for the X1 owning the holiday season? Oh please.....
Truefan1 bit by bit showing his true fanboy colours which is ironic because he used to 'act' neutral and complain about fanboys in general. lol.
I purchased the system and a ton of games, up to this date I am still not disappointed. Heck even the lineup of upcoming games are impressive but of course I will get disagrees due to me enjoying my system of choice.
Note: I have had every system so no need to label me a fanboy. I will purchase ps4 in a few years but there is no denying that Xbox One has the better lineup thus far. Time will tell if this changes in the future. To the gamers out there enjoy your system of choice and support gaming does not matter if the system is 400 or 500 support gaming.
"there is no denying that Xbox One has the better lineup thus far."
PS4 had the better reviewed launch lineup and opinions about future games are just that.
You guys are so eager to close the XBOX ONE out. PS4 won November, XBOX ONE won December. Now the PS4 wins a mediocre low sales volume month in February, a meaningless month and now the XBOX ONE is being outsold 2 to 1?
People take everything SONY as fact when they never show actual numbers. So now people come away thinking the XBOX ONE is being outsold 2 to 1 for its life when it's for 1 low volume sales month by shareholders.
March is more important as its the fiscal year end. March sales can erase January and February sales lead for the PS4 in the US easily as TitanFall will be here.
At the end of December the totals were 3.9 million XBOX ONE & 4.2 million PS4. Relax people.
Of course you (and the guy in the Youtube video) are making exactly the same mistake people made last generation. The 2:1 sales ratio is for the US only. Are we going to see a repeat of last generation? It pretty much looks like it. If you want to ignore the 4:1 in Europe then go ahead, but it's a very weak point to be crowing from ... and that's IF the X1 improves in sales. As you can clearly see, it's currently being outsold even in America. And of course, you shouldn't ignore Japan either. World wide figures are where it's at, and always has been.
Is it worrying for gamers just yet? Not really, no, but what gamers should be worried about is Microsoft themselves. Their whole philosophy is one of 'monopoly' and without that in their arsenal the shareholders are going to be putting even more pressure on Microsoft to sell or shut down the Xbox division. So, the console is doing fine but without a monopoly MS won't think the same way as the gamers (or the press for that matter)
Don't be worried about the X1 sales, be worried about the company that makes them. They have always put earnings before gamers because they do not understand that putting gamers before earnings actually creates more revenue in the long run. Sony understands that which is why they support their systems longer and take risks with new franchises. Please the gamer and the money will come; please the shareholders and gamers will suffer in the long run.
GribbleGrunger
The 2:1 sales ratio is for the US only
And thats without taking into account the severe supply constraints the PS4 has in America
How well the xone is doing can be spun in many ways, it got off to a good start, but thats expected of any new console, but has fallen away dramatically which again is to be expected, but to lose in America by 2-1 has got to set off some alarm bells, especially as it was the only place apart from the UK the xbox sold in any great numbers, with the UK also seeming to have turned it's back on the xone, their really isn't that much for M$ to celebrate.
I said BEFORE either consoles released, all Sony had to do is match the sales of the X1 in the US and it would win next gen easily. Well, it's currently outselling the X1 in the US. Like I said above, people shouldn't be worried about the numbers of X1s sold compared to the 'opposition', they should be worried about Microsoft's obsession with monopoly.
Gamestop just started another Xbox One promotion and has changed there twitter picture to an pic of the Xbox One. I have never seen such aggressive advertising.
@Eonjay When your stores are full of green boxes, you have to get creative in order to shift them and make room for items that will sell easier and make you more money. I bet they wish they were full of blue boxes instead, no offers and deals required there.
The differences between the aspects of consoles you guys parroted on about last gen are MUCH larger this time around, so you basically want us to quiet down on revealing the truth and having conversation about stuff that is actually not negligible and worthy of some conversation?
I can understand you want to prevent the Sony guys from doing what you did last gen, because you can't handle it, and it's a fair point. Hypocrisy after all - but after the bashing that PS3 got for less, I can hardly see that happening. Why should it?
"At the end of December the totals were 3.9 million XBOX ONE & 4.2 million PS4. Relax people. "
3.9 = shipped, not sold
I swear, anyone who says XBone sold 3.9 million should have a bubble taken away from them.
"3.9 = shipped, not sold"
Was just about to say that but thought I'd scroll down to see if anyone else had. As of a couple of weeks ago I read somewhere that the XB1 number was more like 3.3 mil, and it's on a pace to still be in the 3s at the end of March, while PS4 might possibly break 7 mil by the end of March.
"March is more important as its the fiscal year end. March sales can erase January and February sales lead for the PS4 in the US easily as TitanFall will be here."
LMFAO! I love how Xbox fanboys think Titanfall is the new CoD. I also love how that statement suggests the PS4 has no games coming in March. Haven't you learned what happens when you say a Playstation console has no games?
"I love how Xbox fanboys think Titanfall is the new CoD."
...because it is? Who plays CoD more than Xbox fans? If they are telling you it is, then it probably is. It's not about what game comes out in March, it's about the fact that Xbox gamers buy more games vs PlayStation gamers.
Titanfall will definitely move a lot of units. It's a shooter, nuff said.
"it's about the fact that Xbox gamers buy more games vs PlayStation gamers."
Lol, no they actually don't. They buy more of specific games because they are starved of content most of the time. Hence why games like Halo, Gears, and CoD sell a lot, but the rest of the games don't.
Playstation gamers have so much content to choose from that sales are spread out more and games have longer legs, just look at GT5 for proof of that.
"Titanfall will definitely move a lot of units. It's a shooter, nuff said."
Bzzzzt wrong. You don't have the authority to make that claim. Not unless you want to tell me Friday's winning lottery numbers along with it.
I agree otherZinc
the problem also is that most are claiming victory when in reality the comparison is not equal. (Only 3 months) Most gamers in general (not just this site)don't think that if Xbox One sold in other regions it would not improve sales. There are a ton of gamers who purchase both, including myself, and a ton who are waiting on Xbox One. MS is making sure there is content and the online works well with Kinect in the other regions. Suddenly its a bad thing to put out a quality product and not repeat past mistakes. I don't get most of these fanboys hating when the pendulum can swing right back. Enough with the hate and lets speak about the great gaming experiences.
The 3.9 was how many they shipped, not sold. Also numbers for February aren't out yet it was January that ps4 outsold x1 2-1. Between the end of December and the 1st week of February ps4 sold another 1.1 million according to npd bringing the total to 5.3 so if that's mediocre ok whatever dude lol. Doesn't change the fact that sony released units sold while ms only releases units shipped and in all likeyhood ps4 has a 30-50% bigger install base at present.
Nope..
This isn't a head to head battle.. Its not like only one can win and the rest are losers..
Xbox one is selling great.. It makes no sense to think ~4m sales is bad because a competitor with a cheaper product sold 5.3m or whatever.. If sony only sold 3m would ms be allowed to be happy with the same sales that's apparently dooming them?
Cheaper and more powerful product with the backing of Sony for exclusives. That's why the PS4 is selling so well it isn't just a price issue. Otherwise the Wii U would be selling more than both of them and that isn't the case.
The Wii U's problem is lack of software they decided to launch in 2012 and directly following the launch which had a nice lineup of games there were no post launch games. While ps3 and Xbox 360 continued to get the great games like TombRaider, Bioschock etc. I was going to purchase the Wii U but there were no games and the drought went on till mid summer of 2013. That is why you have to respect Xbox One and PS4 they are making sure to have titles available post launch Xbox One with Plants v Zombies, TitanFall, Kinect Sports Rivals and PS4 with Infamous, MLB the show and both are getting Thief, Metal Gear Solid and a few others. Hands down the lineup already is great.
I didn't say its just a price issue.. But being 25% cheaper is a big factor in the casual market.. Sometimes the only factor in some cases I'd assume (strict budget)
Its worth mentioning. Doesn't mean I'm trying to downplay your consoles popularity or anything.. Simply that Sony's sales don't change xboxs sales.. Just because one is selling more doesn't mean the other is doing bad..
That's not how investors see it. They want- like you do, I'm certain- to see Xbox in the #1 spot. To them- especially investors in a company like Microsoft- there's no point in competing if you aren't trying to be the market leader.
It makes PERFECT sense to think those sales are bad, ESPECIALLY when those sales were projected to be tops in the market. Somewhere within Microsoft, some people are being asked why their expectations were so low, why they didn't aim for the numbers the PS4 is putting out.
Being so off not just on your own projections, but on projections of the entire market is not a good thing.
I keep talking about investors here, and there's a good reason. See, when it comes to Microsoft, the opinions of shareholders are, unfortunately, more important than those of gamers. So even if YOU are happy, if those INVESTORS aren't happy, then Microsoft will have to make some changes.
They will not be happy with being outsold by so much, especially when they were supposed to be the ones doing the outselling, and even moreso that they're being outsold by an ever-widening gap.
Remember, it wasn't actually the Dreamcast itself that failed. Similarly, it won't be ACTUAL numbers that put the Xbox in danger; rather, it would be the perception that it's not doing well enough- and if the PS4 has doubled or even tripled its sales by the end of the year, and that seems possible at this point, that will be undeniable- that would prompt worry for the XB1.
There's always so much truth to your comments, Hicken. You always nail it out of the park. I don't understand why you have only 2 bubbles. Guess a certain group just doesn't like hearing well rounded arguments against their console of choice.
Guess this isn't the sony haven site like a lot of people keep saying.
What I find amazing is the immense advertising campaign going on in the US right now for the xbone, but people aren't falling for it.
Looks like social media and word of mouth are winning the day. MS can give gamestop all the money they like, but it doesn't seem like it's going to trick anyone into buying their console, no matter how many big ass green signs they try to shove in peoples faces when they enter the store.
My third bubble just returned not too long ago, like about the time you made your comment. I get the feeling it may be gone by the end of the week, though, lol. Quite a few people don't like me, even when I'm being reasonable. Oh, well.
Yeah, marketing and a period of market exclusivity helped the 360 a lot, and the difference in popularity between the PS4 and XB1 may be showing just how important those things were to Xbox last time around.
I'm not gonna proclaim that the XB1 will fail, but looking at it from an investor's point of view, I can see how the system's current situation could be looked upon unfavorably. This might have been different if rumblings of said shareholders being displeased with the Xbox division didn't already exist, if rumors that the next Microsoft head (or the frontrunner at the time) was thinking about axing the division had never existed. But those things DO exist, so they should be taken into account.
Hicken you make some valid points but ultimately its the long term that really is a bigger estimate 3 months to me is not enough time to really predict what investors believe. I am sure that MS has meetings as well as sony and they both want more then just initial core sales. When both systems show there true potential, for example, PS4 showing there must have games like Uncharted, Last of Us, Gran Turismo and MS with Titanfall, Halo, Gears of War and both have an excellent array of features like there older brothers have then we can see were it goes. This market is tricky and content is king.
Note: Not just gaming anymore but in all movies, apps, shows, online etc.
"~4m sales" you keep saying that, it won't make it true.
It was 3.9m SHIPPED.
You guys seem to have moved to the acceptance stage now, doing damage control by saying 2nd place isn't so bad and can still be a success... but you're not seeing the bigger picture.
Being an increasingly distant 2nd place means the money hats you've filling up and throwing at 3rd parties for exclusivity - they're going to have to get bigger and bigger to compensate for more and more missed ps4 game sales you are depriving the developer of.
xblg subscriptions - these are a constant and highly reliable source of income for microsoft... or at least they were with the 360 - when your platform isn't the default best place to play console games, you're going to see a lot less of this and sell a lot less 3rd party games on your platform, it all adds up.
Being 2nd isn't great. being an increasingly distant 2nd creates all kinds of knock-on effects, ones that will have ms investors shaking their heads. As jessupj mentioned above... look what it cost to get Sony where they are - only their good will and reputation. Look what it cost microsoft to get to 3.9m+ "shipped" - a hell of a lot of advertising that seemingly isn't resonating with the audience.
2:1 in NA, but 5:1 in Europe.
10:1 in Japan Soon?
Even if NA sales catch up, worldwide won't. Look at the PS3 for instance.
The PlayStation isn't out a year late any more, it here and now, more powerful and cheaper.
No amount of MS money will change that.
In japan, it is more like 50 :1, USA will be soon 5:1, Europe will be 10:1, Worldwide will be about 10:1, it will be pretty devastating for MS but funny for us to watch. I agree with you for the rest.
you must be from the future given that the xbox 1 isn't even being sold in japan yet well not as of 24/2/2014 so your statement is pretty pointless i guess logic isn't your thing huh
The fact that soon the PS4 will outsell the Xbone 6:1 in places like Europe or even 11:1 in Japan or places means that no matter how hard it tries to catch up, it never will.
