Xbox to "win" gen: Pachter

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the-pi-guy

Dec 05, 2015, 02:48 AM Last Edit: Dec 05, 2015, 03:00 AM by the-pi-guy
QuotePachter thinks it's "remarkable" that the Xbox One is holding as steady as it is in sales against the PlayStation 4 and isn't getting crushed in regions around the world.
The console is selling nearly as well as its closest competition and is nowhere near slowing down, especially with it coming out on top in last month's NPD report.  

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Pachter was asked by <a href="//siftd.net" class="bbc_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener ugc">Siftd.net</a> user:<br>"At this point what can Microsoft do, if anything, to close the gap between the Xbox One and PS4?"<br><br>Pachter's answer was simple: "Nothing." At this point, two years into the console's life cycle, Mr. Pachter believes there's nothing the Xbox can do to catch up now. To support his claim, Pachter took a look back at how the PlayStation 2, Sony's best-selling console, sold 170 million units while Microsoft's best-selling console, the Xbox 360, sold just 80 million units in its lifetime. He points out that in Xbox history the best-selling platform only sold half as many units as PlayStation's best-selling platform. "We should start every console cycle assuming Sony's going to outsell Microsoft 2 to 1, because they have twice as many people who know what their console is and like."<br><br>"As long as they make a profit and they sell a lot of boxes, they win."<br><br><br>Wonder who will read this.<br>

There's Nothing Xbox Can Do to Close Gap Between PS4, Says Pachter

Legend

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Dec 05, 2015, 03:06 AM
Pretty reasonable.

Great turn around.

Xevross

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Dec 05, 2015, 07:27 AM
2:1 shouldn't be assumed. A lot of those ps2 owners are now Xbox fans

Legend

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Dec 05, 2015, 07:47 AM
Quote from: Xevross on Dec 05, 2015, 07:27 AM2:1 shouldn't be assumed. A lot of those ps2 owners are now Xbox fans
It was before the DRM reversal and kinect drop.

Xevross

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Dec 05, 2015, 07:49 AM
Quote from: Legend on Dec 05, 2015, 07:47 AMIt was before the DRM reversal and kinect drop.
Well yes, that's because MS screwed up completely. I'm just saying it shouldn't be a rule of thumb every gen that playstation is going to double xbox.

Xbro

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Dec 05, 2015, 08:13 AM
Wait, the PS2 sold 170 million?
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ethomaz

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Dec 05, 2015, 12:58 PM
Quote from: Xbro on Dec 05, 2015, 08:13 AMWait, the PS2 sold 170 million?
Over 163m for sure was the last estimated shipment but after that it was combined with PS3 data.

So who knows? It is possible.
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