That crowd reaction had exactly nothing to do with the games. It was purely the price and lack of DRM reveals. I'm a Sony fan and have no intention of ever getting an XB1, but I agree with him. In terms of games I think MS had the superior showing.
Do not conflate subjectivity with objectivity. Besides, QB and H5 aren't coming until '15, so they were as guilty at showing "far off" content as Sony.
The game was hyped by their marketing department as the next big thing, they likely dont want a PR that says we sold X00.000 copies, it looks microscopic compared to the hype they built, and compared to the competition they are seemingly targeting to dethrone at some point.
Its one of the draw backs by not releasing it on 360 simultaneously, with that version they would have hit 1 million likely day 1.
Altho you're correct, I think too many people underestimate how the extra four years for last gen really benefited Sony and PS3. Think about it; it wasn't until late '09/early '10 where the PS3 really began to pick up strong sales.
I think a lot of that was due to Wii dropoff (and TBH, had the gen ended then Wii's drop would not of looked as terrible as it does in hindsight, because it was about par for the course otherwise) and 360 players looking for new experiences. It was sort of like the pseudo-gen within a gen and belonged heavily to the PS3.
Which is why I doubt MS will be able to recover XBO like Sony did PS3; this gen is not going to be eight years. It's not even probably going to be six. I won't be surprised when PS5 drops in 2018 and neither should anybody else.
Do not conflate subjectivity with objectivity. Besides, QB and H5 aren't coming until '15, so they were as guilty at showing "far off" content as Sony.
At least they don't have their own TLG debacle yet.
To be fair, you might be right about that as well. Last gen was very long and it is possible that after 4 years, people shifted their buying habits to get something new, either by moving to PC, Mobile, or PS3 depending on tastes. However, the fact PS3 continued selling and sold enough to match the 360 in sales is due to Sony being better commited to keep platforms alive when compared to Microsoft and Nintendo.
Scenario 1 because they are really targeting 100M+ which is probably only possible if you get a runaway success or gimped competition.
Scenario 2 because they desperately need to say they are on top for something, anything!
MS may have "lot more money", but US company mentality means #1 SOOOOO much to them that they are unlikely to keep write blank cheques until it proves itself. A bit Catch-22, but US corporate mentality can sometimes be a little bit too success focussed and never comfortable with not being NUMBER 1!!! Competitiveness is valuable, but it can also be a curse.
Exactly. They tipped their hand to their expectations. Best estimates don't have them passing 4m yet. They expected "TV TV TV TV Sports" and Titanfall alone to push at least 5+ million at US$500.00. The aggressive bundles, price cuts, retailer discount programs, and Microsoft's mad dash to catch Sony's indie initiatives advertise that the Xbone is selling well below Microsoft's expectations.
