Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Week 2 EOC: Boston Consulting Group - Video Games

PlayStation is better than Xbox in regards to gamming and sales points. I work at a GameStop, and the reason for this is because the playstation4 released a few months before the Xbox one, and they revealed everything that was going to be happening while Xbox kept their console specialties and features a secret even on the day of release. Both Xbox one and playstation4 belong to the star category, console gaming is a high sale high growing industry. This is also apparent from the new release of the VR headsets from Sony on their PlayStation line.

“Sony revealed Tuesday it sold 5.7 million PlayStation 4 units through the holiday season, giving the console a great chance to surpass the PS2 as the world's best-selling gaming system.

As of Jan. 3, Sony stated it has sold 35.9 million PS4 consoles globally since launching the product in November of 2013.  The PS4 could eventually challenge the lifetime sales of 155 million PS2 units.” (http://www.ibtimes.com/ps4-vs-xbox-one-sony-has-sold-over-35-million-playstation-4-consoles-2013-launch-2250196)


Microsoft also announced strong results for the holiday season, but did not mention sales figures for the Xbox One. Microsoft focused on its exclusive games, noting "Halo 5: Guardians," "Rise of the Tomb Raider," "Forza Motorsport 6" and "Gears of War: Ultimate Edition" sold more than one million units during the period.  The last estimate of Xbox One consoles sold -- based on earnings reports -- was around 15 million units.” (http://www.ibtimes.com/ps4-vs-xbox-one-sony-has-sold-over-35-million-playstation-4-consoles-2013-launch-2250196 )


The older systems from the PlayStation and Xbox family such as the 360 and the ps3 are still used and are functional in the way of multiplayer and wirelessly like the days when they were supreme in gaming before the release of the next gen consoles. Even back then they had a rivalry with play station still having a one up on the Xbox with play stations free PSN that still functions today. Both of these systems now belong to the cash cow group. Both no longer grow and are slowly starting to fade into the shadows, but are still owned in many gamer’s households and still make a lot of money of some multiplatform games that are still being made for them.


“Playstation 3 comes with a built-in Blu-Ray player that provides HD output with high-quality sound. Xbox 360 is known for its community experience and offers a friendlier environment for Windows, as it is tightly integrated with other Microsoft applications. Both are 7th generation gaming consoles and offer online gaming services, Play Station Network (PSN) and Xbox Live. While the PSN Network has no monthly fee for playing games online, Xbox Live has a subscription with flexible pricing options.” (http://www.diffen.com/difference/PlayStation_3_vs_Xbox_360)

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