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[mckmas8808]

Are you picking this generation as your peak of gaming? Each to their own, I won't judge...

That's a hard question to answer. I'd probably say the PS2 era was the peak, but I was born in the early 80s so of course I'd feel this way. Doesn't make me right though.

Agreed. This was probably the worst generation as far as innovation.

Is innovation the only thing you care about? I care more about fun.

 

[Hendrick's]

Is innovation the only thing you care about? I care more about fun.

I didn't find many games fun this generation. Just felt like I was playing prettier versions of the same games I have already played. So yeah, innovation is directly tied to my enjoyment.

 

[it_wasn't_me]

Xbone is poised to dominate next-gen.

 

[Hobbygaming]

They better reshape their sales forecast, I have Xbox sales at less then 5m for 2019, my guess is 4.826m units but waiting on confirmation from statista. My guess is the Switch sold more in the month of December than Xbox sold the whole year, my guess is greater than 5m units for December alone for the Switch, annual at 20m+ (20.194m)

My guess the worst Xbox unit sales (for full year) in Xbox history. I think I will be right on sub-5m units, not below 4m units though.

Thurrott: You can probably play Xbox Games on your PC (soon).

https://www.thurrott.com/xbox/200140/microsofts-evolving-gaming-strategy-takes-a-giant-step-forward Earlier this year, Microsoft made a peculiar announcement on the Windows Insider blog related to gaming. With build 18334, Microsoft said they were bringing new technology to Windows 10 and were...

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I think I will be close on PS4 sales as well

Xbox hardware sales down 48%

Not meant to be a troll thread. Xbox hardware is down 48%. That's from their last quarterly report. Gaming division down 10%. Here's my source, take it fwiw.

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What I think sales will be for 2019 -
Switch 20.194m
PS4 14.132m
Xbone 4.826m

Jesus that's bad if true

 

[Hobbygaming]

Sony will have the much greater mindshare leading up to the release of the next consoles, especially if they land the PS5 reveal like they should

 

[DanielsM]

Jesus that's bad if true

Well, I wouldn't say true or false right now, my guess... awaiting on real numbers. Looks like it came in line with what I thought earlier in the year. I think its safe to say that Microsoft won't be releasing hardware numbers in units.

The issue with looking at "service" revenue is that they combine software into the services, this is really where the action is, imo, but they are trying to hide the subscription numbers so really no way of knowing much other than revenue is declining across the board.

 

[The Cartographer]

They wish to reshape it in their own GaaS image, taking gaming in the same direction they've taken their Windows software and hosting architecture.

It's not a dumb approach. Nintendo continues to shape consoles in their own image and profits greatly from their impetuousness.

God, I hope they fail.
The GaaS future envisioned by Microsoft is so abhorrent it scares me.