11/27/2013

When 1 Million Units for two companies really is not the same thing.

Sony and Microsoft are both claiming successful launches of their Playstation 4 and Xbox One systems respectfully, with each company saying they sold around One Million units in their launch weekend.  Impressive numbers for each company, but once one looks  deeper than just the numbers it's not quite as impressive for Microsoft as one would think.

The reason is due to a very Major detail, Launch Region.  When Sony launched the Playstation 4, they launched in 2 countries, Canada and the Untied States of America, for a total of over 900,000 units at launch.

Microsoft, who launched a week later, is also claiming close to 100 Million Units sold on launch weekend, but their numbers are spread over 13 Countries, having launched in Canada and the United States of America as well as the following countries
 Australia, Austria, Brazil, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Spain, the United Kingdom . and New ZealandWhat this actually causes is questions that can be asked as to how the Xbox One will do in any given specific market. How do you think this generation of Video Games will go for Microsoft, Leave your comments below

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