None of what you'er saying makes sense.
There are just more 1080 displays compared to 4k [This is incorrect, as of 2019, 53.5% of market share belonged to 4K TVs, and that is expected to keep growing] and any 4k TV support 1080p meaning you get everyone included. seem like a smart business decision to me.
if you have a 1080 display only or a 2nd display which is 1080, why would one by a 4k console?
[1) I plan to buy a 4K TV in the future
2) Super-sampling makes the image better
3) The 4K system is the better one
4) The 4K system has had months of marketing, the 1080p system did not
5) I have a 1080p console already, I don't need another one
6) 1080p in 2020 is outdated; the "proper" next-gen systems are 4K]
why would you want an inferior iPhone to the flagship, I'm sure the cheaper models sell way more and Apple fans don't seem to get confused.
why would any other average joe/jane get confused for 2 next-gen Xbox vs the multitude of phones on the market?
[XBox will have 6 XBox SKUs in stores by 2020's end, all playing the same games; they'll actually ship cases with just "XBOX" on them]
Frankly, if you have a smartphone you undertand this concept, it's not new or complicated even sony is doing it in a different way [Sony isn't releasing a gimped system, what? You mean Sony phones?].
Lots of problems, actually.
While there's a good number of 1080p TV users, how many of them are in the market for a next-gen console, at launch? I would expect far fewer than those with 4K TVs. Plus, of those with 1080p TVs, how many legit won't care about 4K for an entire additional gen, or buy a uniquely 1080p box for as long?
I personally know plenty of people who bought a Pro or X1X, despite not owning a 4K TV.
Still, launching a 1080p box is also entering a
far more crowded market.
Switch, PS4, X1, X1S, X1SAD are all 1080p devices already. In the XBox's case, they'll play the same games too, for a time.
What's going to sell joe/jane on XSS? You'll have to convince people who already don't care about upgrading their TVs, that faster loading and fps are a big deal. I find that hard to believe.
Your analogy to phones is fairly flawed, because that market is far more varied than the console's one.
Most people buying a console expect a good level of performance for a whole gen, while I personally changed my phone three times since 2013.
Phones also famously confuse tech-illiterate people; ie.
people with HDTVs that don't want to upgrade.
I'd also argue that XBox's offer could easily confuse them.
By 2020 they'll have:
- old 1080 xbox
- old 1080 xbox but thinner
- New 1080p xbox
- Old 4k xbox
- New 4k xbox
All with similar names and design language.
I wouldn't be shocked some people may buy an X1X believing it to be better than XSS because the res and TFs are higher (which is obviously wrong).
You don't seem to get It's all about making money if it will cost them more to make and ship series S MS will simple not do it. (they exist solely to make a profit)
What's your source on this? Huge if true
Also you do realize the XSs(cheaper box)is Faster than all the previous-gen consoles and plays next-gen games. All of this for the same price or cheaper than current-gen flag ship consoles.
I wonder which choice a rational person will get if they are in the market for a new console or just a replacement. I wonder(not really) but I wonder?
This isn't really about the tech inside the XSS (that's a whole different topic still).
The issue is that your kind of customer:
1) Wants a next-gen console at launch or near it
2) Doesn't care about the best next-gen tech
3) Doesn't care about next-gen exclusives
4) Will somehow go for the less powerful and least marketed of the two systems
Plus, rational doesn't mean informed.
The XSS has 4TFs, the X1X has 6, so the X1X is a better purchase.
The XSS has 4TFs, the XSX has 12, so the XSS should cost a third as much.
The X1X is a 4K system, so the XSS is worse, and XSX can't be that big of an upgrade since it also does 4K.
I put a [sata] SSD in my system, and it's not that much faster, so the SSD on XSX won't matter.
The X1X looks like a thinner XSX. That means the X1X is the newer system.
Rational! But also massively wrong.
The 'secondary console' market is arguably more lucrative than the main console market. Especially with price sensitivity. Hell, even if it is a bit pricey, if the games and gimmicks are there NIntendo have shown it with the Wii and Switch. If you havent got a PC and you see a Lockhart for £199 (speculative price) enabling you to go and play Forza, Gears and a few other high profile xbox games, then it's going to look appealing especially when Nintendo aren't really making any moves to change up what they have at the moment.
And your point is moot when you look at the last gen refresh of the PS4 Pro
Your assumption there is that MS can break into the "secondary console" market by being cheap.
Your price is extremely low (and irl, seems well below what TW is indicating), but the issue is, the XBox One can be found at that price already, and it hasn't helped at all break into that market.
Switch succeeded because it's library was second to none, and way more consistent than in the WiiU days. It didn't succeed by being a "cheap PS4", but by being its own thing.
Forza, Gears, and Halo are not going to be enough, especially when XSS is literally the "cheap" variant of a more established and better marketed SKU.