To date, the PlayStation 4 has been routinely trouncing Microsoft’s Xbox One at retail – and that’s despite the Redmond firm’s console being the cheaper one to own and, as far as South African digital store prices go, operate. According to professional analysts – people who’re paid large sums of money to guess stuff – that status quo is set to continue for at least the next three years.
Strategy Analytics has released its Connected Home Devices Report, and it believes the phenomenal success of the PlayStation 4 means the system “is on path to reproduce the success of the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo Wii.”
They reckon that by 2019, there will be 80 million PS4 in people’s homes. Using their same bit of voodoo, they believe Microsoft is on a path to get 57 million Xbox Ones in homes. Of course, this is all based on current trajectories, and things are bound to change.
Comparing the current generation to historical systems, the analysts say that the PS4’s 18.5 million units shipped in the first year is pretty close to those of the fabled PlayStation 2 (20.1 million) than the very expensive, originally rather lacklustre PlayStation 3 (10.5 million). The Xbox One has actually already outperformed the Xbox 360’s first year though, with 12.4 million shipped consoles, compared to the Xbox 360’s first-year of 10.4 million units sold.
As for the Wii U…well, yeah. It sold just 5.9 million in its first year, but the firm says the console is staging a modest comeback on the strength of its first party titles.
It seems the tables have turned, and we’re no longer hearing about Pc gaming being dead – instead hearing about how console gaming is in decline. That’s not the case though; the biggest takeaway from the whole report though is that console gaming is far, far from being dead.
“Despite reports to the contrary, the game console market is not dead,” said Strategy Analytics senior analyst Eric Smith. “Core gamers have moved faster to this current generation than in any previous generation. The main difference in this generation is that casual gamers who bought a Wii are remaining largely on the side lines as free-to-play casual games and midcore games on tablets and smartphones have captured this segment of consumers.”
Last Updated: February 19, 2015
Umar
February 19, 2015 at 11:36
Do you know what else will continue to be dominated? Your mum.
Admiral Chief
February 19, 2015 at 11:44
O_O
RinceThis
February 19, 2015 at 11:47
Wow Pieter, oh, heck. UMAR!?
Captain JJ the crafter
February 19, 2015 at 11:49
Umar is the one who sneaks in when no one’s looking and then announces it the next day, then no one can believe it ;P
RinceThis
February 19, 2015 at 11:50
:O I don’t know what to say to that!
Captain JJ the crafter
February 19, 2015 at 11:51
Neither do his victims. O_o
Admiral Chief
February 19, 2015 at 11:50
*goes to check their IPs
Hammersteyn
February 19, 2015 at 11:54
You can do that? O_o
Captain JJ the crafter
February 19, 2015 at 11:54
Of course not! (right Admiral? Right?!)
Admiral Chief
February 19, 2015 at 11:55
Huehuehue
Admiral Chief
February 19, 2015 at 11:55
Jip
RinceThis
February 19, 2015 at 11:55
We can! MWAHAHAH!
Hammersteyn
February 19, 2015 at 11:55
Staff you!
Admiral Chief
February 19, 2015 at 11:56
Whatever you say mr xx.xxx.xx.xxx
Blood Emperor Trevor
February 19, 2015 at 11:49
*who, not what. She has feelings you know. :/
Raptor Rants A Lot:Original #7
February 19, 2015 at 11:52
Unless the mom is unsure?
Admiral Chief
February 19, 2015 at 11:52
UNSURE IS A FEELING!
Captain JJ the crafter
February 19, 2015 at 11:59
Or you’re unsure if it’s the mom or the dad.
Rock789
February 19, 2015 at 12:12
**throws up**
Geoffrey Tim
February 19, 2015 at 11:50
Did you get hacked, bro?
Umar
February 19, 2015 at 11:51
LOL Wasn’t aimed at anyone!!
Hammersteyn
February 19, 2015 at 11:55
Exactly, you weren’t playing COD
Umar
February 19, 2015 at 11:56
My comment came from this pic I saw
http://members.iinet.net.au/~jez/junk/My_Family_Stickers/me-your-mom-bumper-sticker.jpg
12-yr old COD gamer get’s his license lol
RinceThis
February 19, 2015 at 11:56
lol Brilliant!
Blood Emperor Trevor
February 19, 2015 at 11:56
Nice save!
Umar
February 19, 2015 at 11:59
Lol Save?? C’mon !
RinceThis
February 19, 2015 at 12:03
agreed! http://media.giphy.com/media/U3Ockgjdepn1K/giphy.gif
Hammersteyn
February 19, 2015 at 12:05
Anita just went in before him *Runs*
RinceThis
February 19, 2015 at 12:06
BWAHAHAHAH! #GG!
Umar
February 19, 2015 at 12:06
Lolol
oVg
February 19, 2015 at 12:15
lol
RinceThis
February 19, 2015 at 11:55
Shame man, you hurt its, I mean @Geoffrey Tim:disqus feelings!
Hammersteyn
February 19, 2015 at 11:56
He’ll take it out on Darryn again
Umar
February 19, 2015 at 11:56
That’s kind of a daily routine already
RinceThis
February 19, 2015 at 11:56
True, with the header image…
Umar
February 19, 2015 at 11:57
Awww man, I didn’t mean his mum! I don’t play COD 🙁
RinceThis
February 19, 2015 at 11:57
Go to your corner!
Umar
February 19, 2015 at 11:58
Fine….pffft. Stupid comment making me look bad. If it makes you feel better, I dominate all mums. Not specific to one person.
Captain JJ the crafter
February 19, 2015 at 11:58
LOL!
RinceThis
February 19, 2015 at 12:04
Such a rebel!
Ottokie
February 19, 2015 at 11:51
@Unavengedavo:disqus is that you???
Captain JJ the crafter
February 19, 2015 at 11:52
This is kind of the reverse of a “that’s what she said”
😉
Rock789
February 19, 2015 at 12:11
o_O
Blood Emperor Trevor
February 19, 2015 at 11:42
They didn’t guess. They evaluated previous trends & fed them through a statistical model to analyse future trends. It’s completely different, because it uses a lot more words & sounds impressive.
RinceThis
February 19, 2015 at 11:43
You forgot to use parallax perspectives…
Blood Emperor Trevor
February 19, 2015 at 11:52
No I didn’t. I don’t have any crayons.
Whoops, I mean… um… For this presentation we decided to forego the usual colour-based graphic as the stark black/white contrast emphasises the disparity.
RinceThis
February 19, 2015 at 12:01
BETA!
oVg
February 19, 2015 at 12:14
Thats what she said.
oVg
February 19, 2015 at 12:00
??
Captain JJ the crafter
February 19, 2015 at 12:01
He does it to sound clever. He has no idea himself.
Blood Emperor Trevor
February 19, 2015 at 12:03
If I wanted to sound clever wouldn’t I ask a rhetorical question?
oVg
February 19, 2015 at 12:14
tee hee hee
RinceThis
February 19, 2015 at 12:01
It’s Trev, leave him be…
oVg
February 19, 2015 at 12:02
He must go out with his jean pant.
Captain JJ the crafter
February 19, 2015 at 11:44
That tag 😀
Admiral Chief
February 19, 2015 at 11:47
XDXDXD
Hammersteyn
February 19, 2015 at 11:53
Alt header text too.
Hammersteyn
February 19, 2015 at 11:53
It comes down to exclusives at the end of the day when buying a console. I want to play Halo one day and Quantum Break seems cool, but Sony has the better library catering to my taste in games. But really…
http://24.media.tumblr.com/c4b8f12016e305d4b6d36ae8d7c5d3af/tumblr_mkws36UgVu1ry10fwo1_400.gif
Rock789
February 19, 2015 at 12:20
Here here! I was always going to buy new-gen. And, to be honest, was always going to get both. But not at the same time… So it was a case of who would woo me first… I thought it’d be MS as I was, and still am, a HUGE fan of the XB360 (still play on it regularly)… But it didn’t turn out that way with all their 180 nonsense. Hence, the PS4 was bought and is my go-to console for all cross-platform games.
P.S. I do now own both, by the way. And I love both, for different reasons. I’m very happy with my purchases.
Pariah
February 19, 2015 at 12:01
http://25.media.tumblr.com/0dbfcdd7f2af7cfeca0984648a125226/tumblr_mh9dknkGVH1s002ylo1_250.jpg
Umar
February 19, 2015 at 12:06
No homophobia here though
Hammersteyn
February 19, 2015 at 12:06
Shut up queer!
Umar
February 19, 2015 at 12:22
*Gasp* NOOOOOOOOOOOO……..I thought we we’re best friends 🙁
Hammersteyn
February 19, 2015 at 12:24
XD
Sageville
February 19, 2015 at 12:59
You tjuned our mom, so ur dead to us!
Pariah
February 19, 2015 at 12:12
Thanks Geoff. 🙂
Viking Of Science
February 19, 2015 at 12:04
PS4 Dominance to Continue?!?! http://youtu.be/U6MlaIe1ljs
Brady miaau
February 19, 2015 at 12:19
Does this mean I bought the wrong one? I doubt it. I like the choice and have not regretted buying my Xbox one.
Also, I a super excited to see Windows 10 on Xbox and laptop, streaming from Xbox to Laptop to play games. I think by next year this time we will if that is an actual game changer or not
Sageville
February 19, 2015 at 12:56
Supposedly we are all supposed to be playing on our cell phones and ditching consoles altogether….
It’s almost like this trends prediction thing doesn’t even work!
Pieter Kruger
February 19, 2015 at 16:34
Good news!!! ????. Being 2nd has forced MS to bring their best game and we’re getting so much win!! ????????????