Next-gen consoles could top 1 billion sales combined, suggests MS
So suggests Microsoft's senior vice president of Interactive Entertainment Business Yusuf Mehdi who, speaking with OXM, said the multi-functional capabilities of next-generation consoles could expand their user based far beyond that of the current machines.
"Every generation, as you've probably heard, has grown approximately 30%," he said. "So this generation is about 300 million units [all current-gen platforms combined]. Most industry experts think the next generation will get upwards of about 400 million units. That's if it's a game console, over the next decade."
But Mehdi thinks the new Xbox One and PS4 consoles could more than triple sales of the current consoles. "We think you can go broader than a game console, that's our aim, and you can go from 400 million to potentially upwards of a billion units," he said. "That's how we're thinking of the Xbox opportunity as we go forward."
Mehdi also hopes Microsoft can sell another 25 million Xbox 360 consoles over the next five years, to break the 100 million sales milestone.
"We believe over the next five years we can break a 100 million unit installed base," said Mehdi.
"That's something we're shooting for, it's not a financial plan as such, it's just rough numbers if you will. To sell another 25 million, half of those will probably come from replacements, but half will come from new buyers.
"And the way we'll break into those segments is by hitting new price points, getting new classes of entertainment to come with the Xbox, and breaking into new customer segments. So you'll see the Xbox 360 continue to exist, even as we launch the next generation Xbox One," he added.
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H3artlesskillPosted:
I plan on getting the Xbox one no matter what.... But I'm also getting the wife a ps4. So I can test them both.
slapshot101Posted:
OGPurge Well a lot of people are not liking the Xbox One.
Yeah, but all those people who don't like the Xbox One, will get the PS4, so we will still reach the one billion mark throughout the lifetime of the Wii U, PS4, and Xbox One. This does seem like a hard mark because in 5 years we haven't even sold 100 million Xbox 360's.
MarluxiaPosted:
-BTK-SweetTealsGood Out of those 1 billion sales, I will buy 2 consoles! Both X-Box One!
why would you get 2 xbox one's only way i can think of me getting two is one for living room and my bed room
maybe jtag one? :} lol, idk
ExoticWolfsPosted:
OGPurge Well a lot of people are not liking the Xbox One.
So they will most likely buy PS4, which they are saying combined so won't really affect it.
CutPosted:
-BTK-SweetTealsGood Out of those 1 billion sales, I will buy 2 consoles! Both X-Box One!
why would you get 2 xbox one's only way i can think of me getting two is one for living room and my bed room
Well maybe he just can't get enough of Xbox Lol
CrastifyPosted:
GRAPHlCSScheming Yeah i dont think its gonna sell
it will sell, anything microsoft announce will sell, tbh this doesn't even look bad, looks like a decent console and should sell alot.
lol it looks like 2 VCR's tape together but everything it can do, i don't care what it looks like. haha
CrastifyPosted:
SweetTealsGood Out of those 1 billion sales, I will buy 2 consoles! Both X-Box One!
why would you get 2 xbox one's only way i can think of me getting two is one for living room and my bed room
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