PS4 vs Xbox One: console specs are “fairly marginal,” says Microsoft
It comes from Gameplanet’s interview with Microsoft’s Australasian vice president of retail sales & marketing Alan Bowman.
While reflecting on the differences offered by Xbox One, Bowman explained, “We’ve got a unique value proposition, and from just a pure specs perspective it’s always gonna be a fairly marginal difference. The purists are gonna argue the toss, but I think it comes down to the games.”
He added, “You’re gonna see great exclusive games on Xbox One, and when you look at the cross-platform games, and there’s gonna be exclusive content on Xbox One. We’d like to be in more markets – this is a global business – but it’s also a long-term business, and we’ll progressively launch in more markets over the coming year.”
Bowman also commented on Xbox One in Japan, and he wasn’t as positive. Last year I interviewed a pair of Japanese indies on how the Xbox brand is perceived in Japan, and the feedback wasn’t good.
“That has been an ongoing challenge,” he concluded. “Being a local brand makes such a huge difference in Japan. Sony are so strong in Japan as its their home base, and they certainly get a lot of support from the customer as well as the ecosystem – the local third-party developers, who primarily publish for Sony.
“We had moments midway through the life of the 360 where we’d see a sales spike if we had Japanese developer content released. Japan is very [local] content-driven. Same applies for Korea, same applies to Taiwan. Most of north Asia is very content-driven.”
Do you think 2014 will be a big year for Xbox One? Let us know below.
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Source: http://www.vg247.com/2014/01/15/ps4-vs-xbox-one-console-specs-are-fairly-marginal-says-microsoft/
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XxBig_D_FreshxXPosted:
Australians-iTech- I will always be Team #XBOXONE
So will I, I will never join the darkside
That's right, never join the dark side.
-Excite-Posted:
j8ke i would personally rather have the xboxone
Like I don't know what it is it just seems better.
AustraliansPosted:
Cut Specs aren't that important. Your not buying a gaming console for specs. Your buying to play new, next-gen games.
Exactly, people need to understand this.
LatiasPosted:
MavericksLatiasIt's also $100 cheaper, and it's already been confirmed that the Xbox was selling faster than the PS4.Scared_of_WaterLatiasScared_of_Water-TheVampireDiaries- Did Ps4 Sell More The Xbox One???
more countries of availability = more sales
When the PS4 was sold in just 3 countries at launch it sold 1 million. So did the XB1 but it took 13 countries. It would still outsell the XB1 if they were released in the same amount of countries.
seeing how the xbox sold 3 mill in 13 countries and the PS4 sold 4.2mill in 48. Sony selling in 35 more countries and only sold 1.2 mill more isn't a good thing.
Way to ignore the first part of my response. Also Microsoft has been way ahead of the game with manufacturing supply while Sony was horrendous. That's why you see surplus XB1 but not PS4. The PS4 sold a million in a week in 3 countries on Microsofts strongest region, so did the XB1 but it took them 13. This was before Sony's supply was constrained.
I'm not denying it, Microsoft has superior manufacturing, Sony was ill prepared. I'm just proving him wrong saying that the PS4 only sold more when released in more countries which is incorrect. Read the statements.
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