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Why are people buying their consoles? Nielsen survey results.
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Roberto Larcos
Member
Well, compared to last-gen consoles that people are upgrading from, yeah.
ReBurn
Gold Member
It's the fastest selling Xbox yet. Outside of forums like this, who really even thinks about it any more?
What helped most was that PS4 was cheaper at first, and more powerful. If "prior to launch" also includes the second half of 360's tenure when they stopped funding diverse core titles like they did when 360 was new and instead got a severe case of sequelitis (in conjunction with decreasing quality), then I'll agree. Microsoft totally dropped the ball after launching Kinect. Sony on the other hand never stopped to supporting PS3 with the kind of games the fanbase wanted. That is an image you can't just buy with a couple of money hats.
People being asked are average consumers. They likely don't know one way or the other.
hooijdonk17
Member
The study makes it impossible to discern what percentage of console buyers who never owned a console previously went for which console and for that reason I hate it.
That is prime example of terrible surveying right there.
And this was done by Nielsen.. Shameful.
That is prime example of terrible surveying right there.
And this was done by Nielsen.. Shameful.
You don't need to actively think about it to have had it subconsciously affect your opinion of it.
But you're right. XB1 is only 'struggling' relative to the PS4. I do think the whole debacle had a big effect, but its doing well enough to not be considered a disaster or a failure or something.
Backfoggen
Banned
PS4 not fun confirmed
There's more to gaming than console gaming. It's mainstream.
I'm sure the survey was done well, but taking any meaningful conclusions from it does seem a bit useless.
hooijdonk17
Member
Actually, every buyer seems to think their console is technically more advanced, as evidenced by the clueless Xbone owners. Marketing lesson here is, if you actually fool the consumer into buying your shit somehow, they will be inclined to be misled into thinking they own the superior product. No one wants to think they made a bad consumer choice.
Boogalogist
Member
Nice to see other people plays resolution too!
lifeexpectancy
Member
I don't know that controller preference could be counted as blind loyalty. It's a major facet of console gaming. I prefer the 360's controller over both current gen ones, and still breath a sigh of relief every time I go back to a 7th gen game and hold it in my hands.
If they'd just release a dual shock with asymmetrical sticks, I'd find little to complain about with it other than the slightly too-large nubs that you grip, but that is really a pretty significant factor in how a game 'feels' to me. No amount of gaming on my PS4 has changed the awkwardness factor for the symmetrical sticks for me.
primasaurus
Member
This is what I got looking at this survey
People bought these consoles because:
Wii U = fun and family
PS4 = graphics and blu-ray
XB1 = loyalty and features
People bought these consoles because:
Wii U = fun and family
PS4 = graphics and blu-ray
XB1 = loyalty and features
primasaurus
Member
At least it ranked
I was trying to point out that "blind loyalty" is a misleading option, and loyalty (in this case) shouldn't be seen as blind, because it encompasses other mitigating factors.
I'm guessing you're confusing the 'faster processing power' to mean faster than PS4, but I'm pretty sure they just mean its next-gen, as in 'faster than last gen'.
The study seems to show that most Xbone owners are Microsoft fans, given that "brand" is listed as most important factor, and that 76% previously owned an Xbox 360 (=a higher percentage than PS4 owners who had a PS3).
Makes sense; why would an unbiased and informed consumer buy the weaker system, and at a higher price, even if MS hadn't totally botched it with their wet always-online property removal system dreams? Even after Microsoft dropped the price along with Kinect Xbone still remains the weaker system, and people know it. It also doesn't help that unlike Sony Microsoft didn't spend the past decade and a half to build a more respectable stable of first party studios.
Makes sense; why would an unbiased and informed consumer buy the weaker system, and at a higher price, even if MS hadn't totally botched it with their wet always-online property removal system dreams? Even after Microsoft dropped the price along with Kinect Xbone still remains the weaker system, and people know it. It also doesn't help that unlike Sony Microsoft didn't spend the past decade and a half to build a more respectable stable of first party studios.
Nocturno999
Member
Interesting that backwards compatibility is a strong factor in a Wii U's purchase.
Thankfully there are still plenty of clearly unbiased consumers like you..
Judging from WW sales, everyone who isn't American.
I am not unbiased. Based on several decades of experience with with Microsoft's products and knowledge about their business practices and corporate culture, I consider Microsoft to be a terrible company, and I would love for them to leave the gaming industry. A man can dream.
MilkyJoe
Member
You said the magic words. After all the rumours about the DRM etc rumours on Xbox One I was fully intending on going PS4, I was convinced they would revisit the thumb-stick placement. Shame really.
But year, controller for me is right at the stop, i'm surprised it's not on the list.
As someone who used to work for Nielsen, I really doubt this :lol
This is just all bullshit fluff.
I know.
LamerDeluxe
Member
Blu-rays still have better image quality (especially for 3D) and audio quality.
Yeah, when I said we, I meant the NeoGaf demographic (broad strokes of course) who are not that interested in mobile games, solitaire and farmville. 'We' are the only ones buying into the new systems if we grew up with them.
I don't think where you're from it actually matters that much - more like Brand Loyalty. Well perhaps in the UK not as much (it usually follows U.S trends) BUT the rest of Europe IS Sony land. More Power being a differentiator suits U.S marketing more. People want to own the best - once it becomes the cool and hip defacto thing, it's hard to dethrone. We all saw the aggressive pricing and marketing it takes to win 2 months.
LordBaztion
Member
I think the brand loyalism on the xbox side is actually people used to Xbox Live service that want to continue with the service.
I think you're reading it wrong. It's saying what percentage of current PS4 owners also owned a 360 or Wii, there is no mention of whether they also own an X1 or not.
KratosEnergyDrink
Member
But the XOne CPU IS faster than the PS4 cpu.
Makes sense given the barren release schedule.
Wii U is a 2-3 games per year machine but damn if those three aren't amazing.
KratosEnergyDrink
Member
And PC gamers as well. Most PC gamers seem to look at Wii U as second platform, because it has many exclusives. PS4One share many games with PC.
Regardless, that's very unlikely to be what consumers meant by that choice.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
"What Family Wants" being on PS4 list and not on Wii U is, imo, a huge problem for Nintendo.
Maybe they should scan that list and see why so many people bought PS4: better resolution. Keep that in mind for their next console.
Maybe they should scan that list and see why so many people bought PS4: better resolution. Keep that in mind for their next console.
geordiemp
Member
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So, the survey uses people that have expressed an interest in being surveyed for their purchasing habits
That is not a statistically unbiased survey, its skewed into a certain type of person who would do this, probably a family person who does not mind having big brother watch over them or gets some benefit to doing it which is worth it for them.
So the results are meaningless.
No different to internet surveys where people are not chosen on some random method, but its who actually wants to fill it in - vocal minority tends to come through 100 x louder lol.
Anyone who reads anything into this do not understand statistics and proper representative sample sizes. I guess Dem pixels or dat fun is a fun driveby but its still silly.