Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
PS3 outsold X360 in the second half of the generation because (1) Xbox 360 exclusive games started drying up after a fantastic start, and (2) Sony upped their exclusives game by 10x in quantity and quality.He's not wrong. I've been saying this for years. Having more games, better games and a cheaper pricepoint didn't help Xbox 360 outsell the PS3. The PS3's early years were also a PR disaster. Yet YoY PS3 outsold the 360. You can't compete with Sony and Nintendo on unit sales. The only thing you can do is increase your revenues in new markets, which they have been doing.
Games absolutely sell hardware. But I've been saying this for a long time, and I'll say it again: Xbox just cannot afford to release good games. They need to make 10/10 must-play games that are significantly better than PlayStation Studios games.
If they do it consistently for 3-4 years, they will take back their market share. There is no other way. That's what Sony did.
Pentiment and Grounded may be good games, but they are neither 10/10 nor must-play games. In comparison, TLOU, Spider-Man, or God of War are considered 10/10 must-play games.
Starfield may be a good game, but Sony will also have Spider-Man 2, launching in that very month. Had Starfield not delayed, Sony would have God of War Ragnarok in November 2022.
When it comes to a head-on 1-on-1, the masses would choose Sony's games. Xbox needs to win those 1v1 battles consistently, and they will capture the market share.