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Execs never exaggerate performance claims by Gypsy King 02/21/2016, 10:39am PST
That could be the guy's honest prediction. The prediction could even be true!

But going through the first google results page, there is nothing else to support stellar Xbone sales. It's all various news outlets referring to the same verbal line made by a 3rd party exec during a conference call. Where did that number come from? Articles allude to EA considering Wii-U not worth developing for, but there's nothing in the quote itself that he's only talking about PS4s and Xbones. I tried downloading the transcript from Microsoft's site but it keeps giving an error.

Meanwhile in smaller, easier to confirm markets, the Xbone is fucked even by original Xbox sale standards.


Gamespot wrote:

Microsoft, meanwhile, revealed Xbox Platform revenue increased $86 million, which translates to a 10 percent growth. According to the company, this was driven by "higher volumes of consoles sold, offset in part by lower prices of Xbox Ones sold."

Microsoft said it moved 1.4 million consoles in the fourth quarter compared to the previous year's 1.1 million. It did not clarify the exact contribution Xbox One made to this figure, opting instead to combine sales of the console with its predecessor, the Xbox 360.


1.4 million between combined 360+One sales in a quarter after a price drop in Xbones leading to higher sales than before equals 19 million Xbones sold in two years...how?

That's an awful lot of official data to be completely undone by speculation on a couple lines of a single phone call.
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Caltrops predictions for the near future of gaming? by fabio 02/20/2016, 1:01pm PST NEW
    The Xbone has sold more units than the 360 had at the same point in its life. by And PS4 has sold almost twice that. 02/20/2016, 3:01pm PST NEW
        I can't find one source that supports those numbers. Link? by fabio 02/21/2016, 3:16am PST NEW
            http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/01/ea-lets-slip NT by You can see the future, not the now 02/21/2016, 8:24am PST NEW
                "at least if EA's CFO is to believed" by fabio 02/21/2016, 9:09am PST NEW
                    Yeah, he's probably lying to make himself sound important. by I bet he's not even a real chief. 02/21/2016, 9:29am PST NEW
                        Execs never exaggerate performance claims by Gypsy King 02/21/2016, 10:39am PST NEW
                            I think you might be using an old version of Google. by An old, cheap, off-brand version. 02/21/2016, 11:48am PST NEW
    A crash of ... freemium NT by Wishful thinking? 02/20/2016, 4:17pm PST NEW
    All of the gaming geeks I know are buying new hotrod PCs to run their Rifts by Fullofkittens 02/20/2016, 6:53pm PST NEW
    In what way is Overwatch a MOBA? by Worm 02/20/2016, 10:08pm PST NEW
        Re: In what way is Overwatch a MOBA? by fabio 02/21/2016, 3:32am PST NEW
    Next wave MOBAs are looking more like SMITE, will be d-pad friendly by Entropy Stew 02/21/2016, 3:05am PST NEW
    I predict that if this graphic comes true at all it will fail horribly. by Ice Cream Jonsey 02/21/2016, 8:44am PST NEW
        Additional future prediction: Ubisoft will still not have given up on Uplay NT by fabio 02/21/2016, 8:46am PST NEW
            Re: Additional future prediction: Ubisoft will still not have given up on Uplay by Ice Cream Jonsey 02/21/2016, 8:57am PST NEW
                Re: Additional future prediction: Ubisoft will still not have given up on Uplay by fabio 02/21/2016, 9:14am PST NEW
                    GOG are still dicks, though. by Mischief Maker 02/21/2016, 11:40am PST NEW
                Re: Additional future prediction: Ubisoft will still not have given up on Uplay by CattleHumper 02/22/2016, 10:07am PST NEW
        Re: I predict that if this graphic comes true at all it will fail horribly by Mysterio 02/21/2016, 4:30pm PST NEW
        Re: I predict that if this graphic comes true at all it will fail horribly. by laudablepuss 02/22/2016, 7:14am PST NEW
            I have a story about this. NT by Fullofkittens 02/22/2016, 2:04pm PST NEW
                Wel what is it! NT by laudablepuss 02/24/2016, 7:04am PST NEW
                    OK HERE IT IS (tw: gamer dad story) by Fullofkittens 02/24/2016, 6:06pm PST NEW
                        I'm going to need several shots of scotch to get through this, stand by NT by laudablepuss 02/25/2016, 7:19am PST NEW
                            Fuck you! NT by Liver 02/25/2016, 8:11am PST NEW
                        This is Microsoft. by Ice Cream Jonsey 02/25/2016, 8:57am PST NEW
                            Your FREE Windows 10 upgrade is waiting... and waiting... NT by M$ 02/25/2016, 10:43am PST NEW
                                Is the call at this point to stick with 8? NT by fabio 02/25/2016, 11:31am PST NEW
                                    I don't know of a compelling reason to jump from 7 to 8 or 10. by Fullofkittens 02/25/2016, 11:41am PST NEW
                                        You can turn off most of the bad stuff in Win 10 by Entropy Stew 02/25/2016, 2:11pm PST NEW
                                            Yes, use 10. by laudablepuss 02/25/2016, 2:27pm PST NEW
    Re: Caltrops predictions for the near future of gaming? by Rafiki 02/21/2016, 8:51pm PST NEW
        Re: Caltrops predictions for the near future of gaming? by fabio 02/21/2016, 10:08pm PST NEW
            Re: Caltrops predictions for the near future of gaming? by Ice Cream Jonsey 02/21/2016, 11:30pm PST NEW
    This generation of VR headsets will flop. NT by Oom Shnibble 02/21/2016, 11:42pm PST NEW
        Cardboard will flop NT by Vested Id 02/22/2016, 4:20pm PST NEW
    Caltrops predictions for the near future of gaming by skip 02/23/2016, 6:05pm PST NEW
    One day all these kids playing Pokemon are going to grow up and become PC gamers NT by 3D Realms Shareholder Meeting, 1998 07/19/2016, 7:54am PDT NEW
 
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