It's hard to really assess the gap in sales. They're in many more markets right now than we are. They're in 40+ markets, we're in 13. People have been more satisfied with the Xbox 360 than the PS3, so in that respect people have less of a need to upgrade in the short term due to regular updates for the Xbox 360. We could point to any number of things. That said, we've heard from a lot of our Xbox fans who say, "Hey look, I want an Xbox One, but at $499, I probably have to wait a little while before I can afford to get one." I do think we're going to get people now who move over, and then buy the Kinect later. So I do think the [price point] broadens the appeal and hopefully brings more people to Xbox One sooner.
First off, being in 40+ markets as opposed to 13 isn't going to explain that sales gap since the vast majority of sales come from Japan, North America, and western Europe. If you're in those territories, you're not losing by more than a million units because they're selling in other places.
Secondly; people are more satisfied with their 360's than PS3's? What else is a Microsoft shill going to say?
The way I look at it is that you should take a five year vision. I think in five years, we will laugh at any computing device you can't walk up to and talk to.
I'll laugh right now at anyone who thinks that people with working hands are going to prefer voice control over using those hands in five years. Everyone likes to think that the voice activated future portrayed on Star Trek is a good idea. But what it would be in reality is inefficient and annoying as fuck.
The day I have to listen to other people activating and using their devices with voice control is the day I say "fuck technology," and start living off the grid in the woods. Having to put up with people talking to their devices all the time would piss me off to no end. But I'm also not actually worried about it. Know why? Because we've had phones with decent voice recognition for a few years now. Know what I never see anyone using? Yeah, that's right.
