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Analyst: Xbox One global sales at 41 million; digital sale ratio far higher on Xbox One than on other platforms

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MrKlaw said:
Curious why Xbox would be much larger digitally than other platforms. Disproportionately large US install base compared to global where retail might be more prevalent in many countries?
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Partially that, but I know at least for me, I have a much higher degree of confidence in the XBox ecosystem. It uses real two-factor instead of SMS like Sony does; the cloud save system "just works" when I play on PC and XBox for Play Anywhere titles; backwards compatibility has allowed me to continue playing purchases I made over ten years ago; and I'm banking on the possibility that any digitally owned titles may be playable over xCloud in the future.

It's the most comfortable I've felt in a digital ecosystem outside of Steam.
 
Lukemia SL

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Solid said:
Ethomaz was loosening up quite a bit before he got banned, I felt. In terms of respecting and praising the competition at Xbox, and even occasionally taking shots at Sony.
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I never saw it towards his end. Jaywood speaks the truth though.

Bradbatross said:
I'm pretty sure that was Evangelista's alt. They both got banned in the next gen speculation thread.
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You're right about this.

It was weird to bump this thread after getting banned in the other one while working overtime and defending his main account with his alt account. That's effort.
 
daniel77733

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For the entire generation, I just put Xbox One sales at half give or take a million or so. If PlayStation 4 is at 90M, I put Xbox One at 45M.
 
Thorrgal

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So 41M it's pretty low, I thought MS would end up at 55M but doesn't look likey anymore.

Probably just over 50M by fall 2020
 
nelsonroyale

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Are digital games on Xbone reasonably priced? Because they are a bit of a ripoff on PS4. I buy very few digital games...probably on smaller titles. Price is the main factor. Physical copies are sellable. Digital is more expensive and you can't resell obviously. Sony fucks up in this regard.
 
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Thats a good number all things considered. Consider that Nintendo released the Wii U at around the same time which couldn't even crack 15million. I believe MS is in a great place going into the next gen. Best hardware and best services, and at least making the right movements in software.
 
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nelsonroyale said:
Are digital games on Xbone reasonably priced? Because they are a bit of a ripoff on PS4. I buy very few digital games...probably on smaller titles. Price is the main factor. Physical copies are sellable. Digital is more expensive and you can't resell obviously. Sony fucks up in this regard.
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Some new games aren't they can go for £60 new when you can pick them up for £45-£50 physical. But they have sales on pretty often so they do drop in price eventually.
 
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