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Good move, MS.
By:Gravemind
Date: 8/12/13 6:53 pm
In Response To: xbox 1:acrobatics edition (Joshinhuman)

: so microsoft has done another back flip and the kinect is no longer mandatory
: hopefully this leads to a kinectless sku at a much cheaper price. one can
: only hope Source Kotaku

If this change allows for a $400 Kinect-less SKU, then that will improve the XBO's fortunes immensely. The PS4 will still in all likelihood outsell it globally, but it will be a closer match now, and at this point that's all MS can hope for: a closer match. PlayStation is a much stronger global brand, and with the XBO looking at best like a 1:1 sales match with the PS4, that could translate to a 3:2 global sales ratio in the PS4's favor. Now it will probably look closer to what we've seen with the PS3 vs. the 360. The PS3 has sold at a faster rate globally (about 15% higher per year on average), but the 360 has dominated in the U.S. The PS4 still has some other key advantages, though — PSN has few things locked behind a pay wall, while the XBO will still have nearly everything locked behind the Gold Wall; also, the XBO still has to connect to internet once, which may still prove to be a hassle for many; finally, Sony has earned the goodwill of many gamers through better messaging, etc., while MS has suffered from self-inflicted image problems —, but the systems are starting to look more and more similar, and that's good news for MS. Back in May it looked like the XBO was going to fail miserably (the mandatory internet connection policy would have absolutely doomed it), but now it looks like things are shaping up. I'm still going to get a PS4 first since it has more games I'm interested in, but I'll probably get an XBO before Halo 5 comes out if there's a $400 SKU.


Messages In This Thread

xbox 1:acrobatics editionJoshinhuman8/12/13 5:55 pm
     Re: xbox 1:acrobatics editionXenos8/12/13 6:32 pm
           Re: xbox 1:acrobatics editionJoshinhuman8/12/13 6:53 pm
     Good move, MS.Gravemind8/12/13 6:53 pm
           Re: Good move, MS.serpx8/13/13 1:05 am
                 Re: Good move, MS.Gravemind8/13/13 1:58 am
                       Re: Good move, MS.thebruce08/13/13 9:08 am
                             Re: Good move, MS.Quirel8/13/13 10:29 pm
                                   Re: Good move, MS.thebruce08/14/13 9:36 am
                                         Re: Good move, MS.Stephen L. (SoundEffect)8/14/13 4:32 pm
                                               Re: Good move, MS.thebruce08/14/13 5:23 pm
                                         Re: Good move, MS.Quirel8/14/13 6:18 pm
                       Re: Good move, MS.Xenos8/13/13 12:22 pm
                             Re: Good move, MS.scarab8/13/13 3:21 pm
                       Re: Good move, MS.serpx8/13/13 5:27 pm
                             Re: Good move, MS.serpx8/13/13 5:33 pm
                                   Re: Good move, MS.thebruce08/14/13 9:47 am
                       Re: Good move, MS.Cody Miller8/14/13 11:32 am
                             Are they?ZackDark8/14/13 7:23 pm
                 Remember...RC Master8/13/13 7:39 am
                       Re: Remember...bluerunner8/13/13 11:16 am
                             Re: Remember...MacGyver108/13/13 11:54 am
                                   Re: Remember...CaneCutter8/13/13 6:46 pm

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