XBone v PS4 sales
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I know 1 person with a ps4 and around 20 odd with xbox ones, for me, I will give it a year - see whats out on front in terms of performance/compatibility/games/least amount of issues, then pick one up - neither launch has me excited, regardless of sales figures
The manager of my local GAME swapped the store around because of the momentum the PS4 has gained pre and post launch.
He cites some retail theory about people always look to the right as soon as they enter the shop, so put the stuff more likely to sell there.
Pre this gen, the 360 was on the right wall, post launches - the PS4 is there.
Cant say ive seen this theory anywhere else myself but still
the sales do speak for themselves however.
He cites some retail theory about people always look to the right as soon as they enter the shop, so put the stuff more likely to sell there.
Pre this gen, the 360 was on the right wall, post launches - the PS4 is there.
Cant say ive seen this theory anywhere else myself but still
the sales do speak for themselves however.The manager of my local GAME swapped the store around because of the momentum the PS4 has gained pre and post launch.
He cites some retail theory about people always look to the right as soon as they enter the shop, so put the stuff more likely to sell there.
Pre this gen, the 360 was on the right wall, post launches - the PS4 is there.
Cant say ive seen this theory anywhere else myself but still
If that was true then they would put the Xbox on the right if it made people buy their stock, while the PS4 stuff will off course just sell itself.....
The key to winning the console war is being on the right though I guess
If that was true then they would put the Xbox on the right if it made people buy their stock, while the PS4 stuff will off course just sell itself.....
The key to winning the console war is being on the right though I guess
Depends what you're trying to drive sales of really, but generally you'll occupy the prime space with the best-selling products.
So the right hand wall would be filled with pre-owned in Games case.
360 stuff was always on the left hand wall in any game I went into in any case.
PS4 and Xbox One are practically identical machines. There's no reason why sales for either will be wildly different.
Xbox costs more - that's the only reason Sony will sell more units.
I'm going 55% PS4, 45% Xbox by the end of 2014. No that I'm bothered.
Xbox costs more - that's the only reason Sony will sell more units.
I'm going 55% PS4, 45% Xbox by the end of 2014. No that I'm bothered.
Well no, there's quite a lot of difference between the two machines and the two companies behind them, it doesn't simply boil down to cost otherwise the Xbox One wouldn't be selling any units at all.
They're practically identical architecture but PS4 has superior hardware and at a cheaper price, that and the fact that most people don't need or want (and refuse to pay for) Kinect is why it is selling better.
I think it'll be 2:1 or more in favour of PS4 when the dust settles and Sony have had time to produce enough units, so far both companies have just been selling what they've managed to produce but it's telling that Xbox One demand has died down already in by far its strongest markets (US/UK).
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By 'quite a lot' you actually mean 'very little'. They're games consoles; they both play all the same games.
They would like you to think they're different, yes. To all intents and purposes they're probably 95% identical.
The price difference is due to Kinect.
Do you only know people who work for Microsoft or something
I have a couple of good mates who work for MS. Even they say the PS4 is a better console
What do you mean demand has died down? the 360 sold out mainly due to the fact the UK and Europe got hardly any stock. MS have learned from this and have given their key markets the stock they need?
No, by "quite a lot" I do in fact mean "quite a lot". Unless you've been in a vegetative state since these consoles were announced it should be quite clear that, despite being based in very similar architecture, they're both quite different when it comes to performance, user experience and what each side is focusing on. Sony are very much focused on games and little else at this stage while MS are obviously trying to diversify as much as they possibly can with a single living room device. And of course, they both have their own various exclusive titles, content etc.
The price difference is due to a multitude of factors, of which Kinect is just one.
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I'm a casual gamer, and if I was to buy a PS4 or Xbox One, it would probably be based on which machine had the nicest box, not on how many cores the GPU has.
Exclusive titles on each side cancel each other out.
My 14 year old cousin didn't buy his PS4 as a living room device.
That's fine, but most people will be swayed one way or the other by what they've had in the past, and what features/games either one has to offer. For many, it's really just a question of which one to get first, which rather disproves that they're both "practically identical" otherwise there'd be no reason to own both.
Exclusive titles on each side are what sell the machines.
I never said he did.
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