PS4 will outsell Xbox One through 2018, says analyst

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The PS4 will continue to dominate the Xbox One, according to one analyst firm.

So far, the PS4 has been trampling all over the Xbox One.

From launch in November 2013 through October 2014, it outsold the Xbox One month-to-month. It gave up its lead during November and December, but took back the crown as soon as the holidays ended - despite Microsoft’s decision to keep its console’s price low.

PS4 units in the wild outnumber the Xbox One by at least a couple of million. Sony has sold 18.5 million PS4 units as of last week; the last update from Microsoft was 10 million units shipped in November.

Naturally we don’t expect Microsoft to take this lying down, and it’s such early days that the outcome of the console war is still anybody’s guess – or is it? According to research firm Strategy Analytics, the deal is done and dusted – the PS4 will outsell the Xbox One by 40% through 2018.

In a report summarised by GamesIndustry, the analyst company said there will be 80 million PS4 units in the wild by 2019, with sales tracking closely to the phenomenal PS2. Meanwhile, the Xbox One will have sold a comparatively modest 57 million.

Strategy Analytics said the console market is alive and well, and that core gamers are adopting new hardware faster than before. Any perceived slackening in sales, it said, is due to the huge glut of casual Wii owners last generation, who have moved on to smartphone and tablet games instead.

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Source: http://www.vg247.com/2015/02/18/ps4-will-outsell-xbox-one-through-2018-says-analyst/

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NeeksRoyalPosted:

Lets just see what happens then

ItalianPosted:

Clones
OhDiegoCosta
Clones If MS keeps the price down to 350, I'm sure they'll catch up soon.


They already make a loss selling the XB One at its current price
MS have the funds for that loss. Overall, that fifty dollar difference can be an incentive for people to get the One over the PS4.

Its better for the long run.


Why make a profit on hardware when software is what counts. Just like computers, accessories is where companies make their money. Or the high end computers only that can make a profit at times. Printers sold at loss, for profit with ink. Most camera's are all markup value since there aren't really many thing you can profit off of after a camera sale. Television sales is all markup. The value of a $5,000 is really like $2,300 for a company or less. Phones are markup items too. They can easily sell for $350-$400 but are marked up into the $600-$1,000 ranges.

TL;DR
Software is where your money is at.
Hardware could be free, wouldn't matter.

VauxhallPosted:

Just buy what you think is better so why compare them

DeluxeHazardPosted:

I think the Xbox will out sell the Playstation with the next-gen consoles but this conflict is unnecessary in my opinion.

VariksPosted:

OhDiegoCosta
Clones If MS keeps the price down to 350, I'm sure they'll catch up soon.


They already make a loss selling the XB One at its current price
MS have the funds for that loss. Overall, that fifty dollar difference can be an incentive for people to get the One over the PS4.

Its better for the long run.

GainPosted:

xbox is just in general a better console tbh

-GoldCoast-Posted:

it shouldnt matter who sells more. its all for fun anyway stop being god dam idiots.

DPMPosted:

If the PlayStation keeps getting even better then it will most likely continue to outsell it seeing as its already miles better than the XBOX One imo (I'm not a fanboy, I enjoy both consoles but my experience with XBOX live hasn't been very good)

XboxPosted:

I still love xbox. I could care less who sells more. Their both great consoles.

MeowersPosted:

OhDiegoCosta
Clones If MS keeps the price down to 350, I'm sure they'll catch up soon.


They already make a loss selling the XB One at its current price

And Sony has been making a loss since launch.