Did you read what I said? I said USA.
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Xbox One will catch, surpass, and beat Sony in the USA.
By the way for those who think the Xbox never beat Sony, why did it take nearly the entire gen for Playstation to mount a comeback. In the USA the Xbox destroyed Playstation in hardware and software sales. The only way the PS3 won is if you move the goal post. By early 2013 the 7th Gen was essentially over. Xbox Won.
Time to lock up Titanfall Microsoft. Do it.
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Now we wait to see the impact on the Kinectless SKU. I am certain it will be big.
Titanfall has legs. It is still selling well and is major fun.
Xbox platform has always have a very high attach rate for software.
Playstation needs games, and I am not talking about Indies.
Sony fans are not buying the games enough.
Hardware gap is closing in the US. It won't be long. The lea...
Let's be real honest about this. The only people still complaining are the ones who had no intention of buying an Xbox one, Kinect or no Kinect. These people are the Sony loyalists that cannot be convinced to get an XB1 regardless of what MS does to appease them. They will complain endlessly, because that is more interesting than actual gaming.
I would have bought the X1 regardless.I love Kinect.
Devs are at fault for making nothing worthwhile for the accessory, after years of telling us it would make more sense if everyone had the acessory. There were 4 million Xbox One owners and only two devs seemed to be making unique games. The devs behind FRU and D4.
Works fine for me but glad they have a fix ready for others.
Got my Xbox One with Kinect during the TV bundle and I couldn't be happier. Glad our friends who don't have a Kinect can Jump In and start playing now. Got a ton of buddies on X360 making the Jump now.
TLOU will be crushed by the weight of Halo 5.
The name and marketing is not why I won't buy a Wii U.
I just don't see the Wii U as being justified at $250. The online component is not good and third parties seem to not want to develop for it. It does nothing outside of gaming.
Weaker and was sold at high price than PS4. I like MS chances in USA after the changes. The lead is not significant.
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I honestly think some are worried about some real competition now. $399 makes the Xbox One core experience very appealing.
Who cares if it was a 180? So what if they were wrong before? Listening and making changes based on concerns of you customer base is what defines a good business model. Sony obviously does not know this or they wouldn't be in such a dismal financial shape. The other big Asian companies have literally ate most of their lunch in Entertainment. The move MS made was not spineless, it was smart.
By the way us Xbox fans really should stick together. We constantly get bubbled do...
This is a real simple issue. MS would update the SDKs to give greater control on a Devs ability to use that 8-10% power. The Devs would essentially code as if there is no Kinect. When the game launches, assuming you have a Kinect, that extra power would come "On Demand", meaning it would be available for games that do not require Kinect (Maybe you get a warning that is is being disabled), but for games that do require Kinect heavily, that 8-10% would be devoted back to the device. ...
Hardware and Software sales in the US do indicate that most people were unsatisfied with the PS3 last gen. Again I am speaking for the the USA only.
PS3 got beat badly in the USA. 32 million vs 20 million hardware sales. Software wise it was a slaughter 342 million vs 207 million.
Thats why it gets updated monthly with major functional updates. Because the fulfillment of MS vision does not occur overnight.
By the way Kinect is not why people bought the Xbox One. People bought it because they prefer the Xbox brand over Sonys, they enjoy MS IPs, 2nd, 3rd party exclusives; constant UI updates, Snap, quick switching, Xbox Live, TV integration, GWG, etc etc.
PS4, XB1, and PC will get the same score across the board since they are all essentially the same aside from native resolution differences between each platform.
I say 85.
Blame the developers for not taking advantage of it while it was at a 100% attach rate. There are only a few devs that were actually doing something unique. The developers of D4, FRU, and Kinect Sports Rivals (technically not unique but an improved use).
Oh E3 can't come soon enough. Phil is the man.
They can lock it up as a system exclusive not outright buy the IP, although its possible. MS bought Gears.