Xbox One and PS4 sales numbers don't matter right now (but you don't care)

The console industry is dying.....hate to point that out...but theres less compelling reason to buy one with every new Technology that gets released

Yeah we really won't know how good each system is selling until sales past demand

@OOLuigiOo @Lillemanden None yet, possible it'll be both.

I shall assume you're a fanboy then, such shallow reply. Or do you really think it's good journalism?

Who cares. Both consoles are sold out everywhere. The numbers will only be as good as the number of systems being manufactured and placed on stores shelves right now. This XMAS is a major opportunity for Sony and Microsoft. IMO until better 1st party titles come out, I would wait.on both systems.

But you probably already know that it’s going to be the PS4.

Is that a joke or really bad journalism?

I can't find either at any of the marts in Kanto!

South Park said Xbox ONE, won.... Good enough for me.

The Real Question here is, how deep can your pockets go "just to play video games?"

Zero is the absence of number.

I don't think numbers will matter at all this generation. Both consoles will sell enough to keep their third party support, so whichever console you choose you're going to get the games you want. The only thing that should sway you're mind are the handful of exclusives, but regardless how good those are, it's not going to cause one side to dominate the other. I'm calling it now that this generation is pretty much going to be a stalemate. I'm sure one will sell a couple million more than the other, but in the grand scheme of things, that's not really all that many.

Good article.

I understand putting the numbers out for the investors. It would be nice if you could do it in a way without fueling the fanboy fires. Don't know how, but I guess my point is these wars are getting out of hand and making those involved much less intelligent, if that's possible.

I made my irreversable choice to go from a 360 to PS4, for the benefits of PSN+ and because i am certain that the restrictions that M$ announced early will return once they acquire a decent player base.

Another important reason is that the majority of non gaming services M$ offers are unvalid in Europe...

BUT the thing is that the industry do NEED competition, its for the shake of us, the gamers, that both sides sell well!

Survive, compete and keep improving as they try to surpass each oher!

Yes, I don't care about it...lol

They do matter in so much as to show that the consoles made good enough sales to justify the new generation of consoles. Unlike the WiiU so far, I suspect the XBone and the PS4 are well on their way to being profitable already.

Just an uneducated guess, though. I'm no expert in economics.

I think the numbers matter a lot. It shows demand for the leap to next gen is very strong, that nintendo better change it's game plan, and that game devs will be confident in making games for xb1 and ps4.

I really don't care which console wins this war. As long as the console I do invest in grants me access to the games I want to play, then I'm happy.

If they dont matter and we shouldnt care why do you make a point of updating us about them all the time?

is it because you love the hits?

I care. It's only been a month or so and I am already as sick of the "Has Xbone or PS4 won the next gen?" news and arguments as i am of the "Did Apple or [insert any non-apple company here] the tech war win this year" conversations. Who the F cares. Just buy the products you want and stop turning it all into a stupid non-existent 'war' already.

If you want to be in a war this badly, your friendly neighborhood recruiting officer will gladly sign you up for a four year stint in one of your nation's fine military branches.

Competition is good for the market. I picked up a PS4 because I love Naughty Dog's franchises and prefer the PS4 over an XBO & think it's a better system with more upside but I know that the fact that Microsoft is out there will make Sony continue to step their game up to try and stay ahead of the curve and visa versa. I also think PSPlus offers better benefit for the money. But having both competing is actually great for us as gamers.

The only truly lame thing about the gaming industry is fanboys. The thought that grown men could act like 5 year old little girls is just sad & embarrassing.

I don't think this console generation is going to be hard choice. I will just leave it at that. The statistics support that.

Play the games not the brands.

Meh. Choose the one you like. Nobody's perfect, but if you constantly feel the need to convince others, work on your insecurities (meditation is the best way to do this IMO). Edit: Other than that, it's nice to see some sensible articles like this one. Cheers!

My question is simply this, what the hell has this got to do with an apparently American soldier firing an assault rifle? Why is that picture in the article? What has that got to do with anything?

At the end of the day whoever sells the most consoles doesn't really tell the whole story. Because there is really no money to be made in the consoles themselves. Both companies are breaking even or making a slight profit on the console sales. The Games and the extra services are what makes money in the gaming industry. You could theoretically sale less consoles but more games and services.