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@thepanzini: demand outstrips supply at every turn. It’s like two ATMs side by side spitting out money on 5th Avenue somewhere. There isn’t going to be a bill found anywhere on the ground. If the PS5 atm spits out $100 bills and the Xbox atm spits out $50s (your not my perceived value) it doesn’t matter there won’t be a bill on the ground. The assumption is that both machines spit out money at the same rate. I don’t think that’s the case it’s not like acme videogames slaps a sticker on one for Xbox and then the next for PS5. All things being equal you can pack more XBox Series S|X into a Uhaul truck. And this atm also spits out Susan b Anthony coins (series S). No bills or coins or on the ground. I only care about the Us market kind of like how i don’t care if the Brazilian version of Microsoft Word’s spell check is as potent as the English one. Not my problem. So I think they are neck and neck and the chances of your friend having either console is 50% which is as much of a driver of console purchases as the other reasons. So I really don’t think Sony will get the lead that commands deals like they did in the PS4 era. And also Xbox might be ahead.

@efesell: licensed cars in gran turismo means money changed hands. licensed guns means money changed hands.

Since most of the real world weapons are licensed it makes me think a lot of these gun manufacturers like seeing their guns in games. Has there been any active endorsements from the NRA or gun manufacturers? When Little Tyke Fortnite player gets his first dose of an itchy finger for a gun their gaming preferences will inform some decisions.

@navster15: well I’m keeping this copy of 13 going on 30. Their loss.

@ghost_cat: I’m concerned about getting games for my series-s from blockbuster in a state that is not Oregon.

@chaser324: most importantly the shady deals for times exclusives are less likely if console sales March in step. From demand reasons alone they schism that happened with PS4 and Xbox one may never materialize. Imagine a series S box that is a special edition elders scroll and the words exclusive. Man Xbox is in this fight no matter what.

@therealturk: so for US households the ratio could be 1:1 since Xbox doesn’t have the global dilution that Sony has. It matters because I want to get the console that my local Blockbuster is going to stock more games for. There’s a lot that Xbox can do to keep them on par with Sony in the US and ultimately beat them. For Hollywood Video and Pharmor rental concerns of course.

We really don’t have a gauge on Xbox numbers. Maybe stock-X and the price could be an indicator of desperation than true demand. Since XBox had more skus and special edition in place from the Xbox one generation (so more and regular manufacturing partnerships/deals in the hoppers from Cyberpunk editions etc), a smaller and cheaper box in series S, less parts than PS5 (them wings), made more and sooner announcements about launch while covid was roiling than PS5 which exudes manufacturing confidence, 7.5 billion buying theoretical future profit and they probably spent a lot securing manufacturing and current profit, and they don’t have to worry about new controllers and other accessories. Hot take #647. Xbox is ahead this generation. They don’t announce numbers.

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