"The Real Reasons Microsoft, Sony Chose AMD For The XBOX One And PS4"

[dobwal]

Well this gen over 6-8 years so far Wii:100m, PS360: ~80m each (IIRC)

So 260 million this gen.

Of course it looks like Wii U will come nowhere near Wii. Personally I think that means PS4/1 will pick up at least much of the slack and sell more, but some seem think they'll meander along to 70m each like this gen.

MS can talk all they want about 1 billion units, I dont think they have a prayer at 499. The key to that is going to be low pricing. And starting at a high point means it's that much harder/longer to get to the low price points.

I remember seeing MS estimates in the 300-350 range and I think those estimate were over 10 years or life of the next gen consoles. This gen has a chance to hit 300 if it carries on for a few more years.

 

[Love_In_Rio]

If Sony was comparing ARM to X86 then i would assume including Steamroller in the APU as rumored was never a real option.

 

[liolio]

1 billions units?
imo neither Apple or Google would let either Sony or MSFT get this much ground in our living room.

 

[Silent_Buddha]

Well this gen over 6-8 years so far Wii:100m, PS360: ~80m each (IIRC)

So 260 million this gen.

Of course it looks like Wii U will come nowhere near Wii. Personally I think that means PS4/1 will pick up at least much of the slack and sell more, but some seem think they'll meander along to 70m each like this gen.

MS can talk all they want about 1 billion units, I dont think they have a prayer at 499. The key to that is going to be low pricing. And starting at a high point means it's that much harder/longer to get to the low price points.

IIRC the 1 billion units was for ALL next gen consoles combined. In other words, they expect the entire console space to grow. Where some financial analysts are expecting the entire console space to shrink.

It wasn't about Microsoft selling 1 billion Xbox Ones.

Regards,
SB

 

[dobwal]

He basically said that if next gen consoles remain basically gaming consoles then 400 million estimates for next gen is probably right. If you broaden the entertainment on consoles then the potential can go from 400 million to a billion over a ten year period.

PCs, tabs and smartphones are broad entertainment devices that can readily hit the 1 billion figure over a decade.