Is the Xbox One in trouble?

Roughly three months after the Xbox One hit stores, its price was cut.

On February 24, Microsoft lowered the retail price of its next generation console in the UK from £429.99 to £399.99, the equivalent of a $50 price cut in the U.S. At the same time, the company unveiled an upcoming Titanfall bundle in both regions, which includes a copy of the system's most anticipated game at no additional charge.

The bundling of such a big game raised some eyebrows, but the UK cut really set gaming forums ablaze. Was Microsoft acknowledging weakness in Xbox One sales? Was it "pulling a Nintendo" to remain competitive? Was the company throwing in the towel?

[jaredhart]

No doubt MS is feeling the heat with the success of the PS4.

[Angels3785]

They definitely are.....especially after the japan launch.

Competing with Sony in Japan is like the Republicans trying to beat the Democrats in California during a presidential election......

[chrismichaels04]

Its way too soon to say anyone is in trouble. However, MS already offering price reductions on the Xone and giving away their biggest "system seller" bundled for free is definitely showing some small signs of desperation by Microsoft to not fall too far behind Sony and the PS4.

[PoSTedUP]

i mean... i saw a Huge marketing campaign on tv, most stores are promoting it like crazy And giving incentives, and the sales still dropped to WiiU #'s so they had to cut the price and are giving titanfall away for free (lol?). they need that new CEO badly; and to change MS and the X1's Image Quickly, imo.

[hulk_bash1987]

I think they're fine. Its only been 4 months since both launched and both are seeing some healthy sales. The PS4 is of course seeing the better of the two, but the Xbox One is far from being dead.

[justhinx]

I agree with that. I heard PS4 is a must have. I have PS3 now and am loving it, but since PS4 would be bigger in memory then I'll go with it than Xbox One. Sorry guys, just my opinion!

[Blaze929]

in trouble in terms of what and to who? Internet fanboys?

[Hicken]

In trouble in terms of this thing we call the console war, and in the eyes of people who AREN'T blind Microsoft fanboys.

Their sales would normally be pretty good... Except we've seen another console do exactly what the XB1 did- start off strong and then drop off steeply- very recently, and that console isn't doing very well. Oh, and the frontrunner is leaving the XB1 in the dust. Moral victories are nice, but I guarantee you Microsoft and their investors are not happy with being outsold at the rate the PS4 is currently beating them by.

Only internet fanboys deny this truth.

[GamersHeaven]

Yes price cut had little affect in Europe PS4 is running a train on the competition this is with out any big releases this should be very concerning to Microsoft.

[MASTER_RAIDEN]

Absolutely not. The ps4 is womping on the competition by comparison, but xbone sales are also incredibly impressive. Both have had massive outings and have had have enjoyed several months of strong sales so far.

[Whiskeyjacked87]

Of course the launches were huge with all the fanboys getting on their trains early but now with the dust settled, clearly Xbox is slumping while the PS4 train keeps chugging along. You can only keep the launches in the sales equation for so long. Soon the launch sales will only be a fraction of total sales.

[Longshot28]

No Idea why anyone would disagree, this is a fact.

[n4rc]

Lol.. What fact? Do you guys need to look up the definition of the word?

Ms has not updated sales figures at all this year.. None of you have any clue what they sold.. None

And I swear I'm blocking anyone that posts made up bs from VG charts.. Lol

[MasterCornholio]

Wow so you believe that Microsoft sold more than Sony.

Look if Microsoft was ahead they would be bragging about the sale numbers but since they aren't they are behind Sony. This is just something that Xbox fans have to accept.

[AceBlazer13]

Vgchartz seem to be in the ballpark as of late. But maybe those numbers aren't wat you'd like to see.

[crazysammy]

I think earlier when someone said feeling the heat is the best way to describe it. They are not in trouble, but they know they have a lot of ground to make up and they stumbled out of the gate compared to the PS4. They will turn it around though. Last gen the roles were reversed and it came down to a very close amount of systems sold. I see this generation ending very similarly.

[HeWhoWalks]

Nope. Unlike last gen, Sony is the dominant force in EU out of the gate, and with Japan being an easy win for the PS4, the only battleground will be the US.

Last gen, the PS3 caught up because it had more worldwide appeal. That won't happen for the X1.

[n4rc]

Ya.. Being the cheapest bluray player for a few years probably didn't help that. Lol

[MysticStrummer]

@n4rc - Wow. That was true for only a small part of the generation. I'd say nice try at justification but it really wasn't.

[n4rc]

That's why I said a few years..

And you can argue it if you want, but bluray was a massive selling feature to people with no interest in PlayStation otherwise..

[MysticStrummer]

I'm not arguing that it wasn't the cheaper bluray player for awhile, but even after that wasn't true anymore it still outsold 360.

You seem to be using that point to argue with what HeWhoWalks said about worldwide appeal, but he's clearly right judging from the votes people cast with their wallets, this gen and last.

[Silly Mammo]

n4rc- so what if people bought it for the blu-ray? It got the units to sell. Would you be making the same point, if X1 was outselling the PS4 because of the kinect and the TV watching features?

[jaredhart]

I don't see this generation ending in a similar fashion to last one. MS is falling far behind in most of the world. The US is the only place it is close. I think MS still has a chance in the US, but not the rest of the world.

[Longshot28]

No it isn't in trouble, but I don't think it is a run away success like they suspected it to be.

[JohnathanACE]

I wouldn't say they're in trouble but they defiantly have some catching up to do. Xbox shouldn't have that much trouble catching up to the PS4 I mean look how the PS3 caught up and even surpassed the Xbox 360. They'll probably be on even ground soon enough.

[glennhkboy]

XBone IS IN DEEP Sxxx, otherwise MS wouldn't cut the price 4 months after lunch! 3DS has hold out for 6 months before price cut.

[JohnathanACE]

But the price cut was only in the UK so it wasn't really that desperate. Personally though whenever they cut the price over here (which I do hope is soon) I'll run out and get one.

[Cupid_Viper_3]

@JohnathanACE

" Xbox shouldn't have that much trouble catching up to the PS4 I mean look how the PS3 caught up and even surpassed the Xbox 360. They'll probably be on even ground soon enough."

Dude did you just start coming to gaming forums recently or something?

The PS3 was released a full year after the xbox 360 in North America, and 1 1/2 year late in Europe. It was able to catch up to the 360 because it outsold the 360 worldwide for every single year that it was on the market.

Please tell me how the Xbox One is going to manage to outsell the PS4 worldwide? The XBox One already gave away both Fifa14 and Forza 5 for free, and that didn't make a single dent. Now they're offering Titanfall, and who knows what the next free game will be.

If you don't want to believe that "the next Water Cooler" is leaking, then that's fine. But the floor all around it is wet....just saying.

[Half-Mafia]

Come on. The reason the PS3 ended up out selling the 360 was because of Japan and Europe. This time round the XBO doesnt have a year + head start and is already way behind in sales in Europe. It has zero chance of closes the gap in Japan and Europe. That leaves the US where it is still in the PS4 favor, but will probably end up with similar market share.

[Inception]

The reason why PS3 caught up and surpassed Xbox 360 is because PS3 had tons of diversity compare to 360, from 1st party to 3rd party. Sony also had PS+, one of the best service in gaming history.

But right now i don't see MS have the same abilty like sony did with PS3. So yeah, X1 is in trouble. 3 months and MS already cut the price. That's not a good sign for people who bought it day 1.

[JohnathanACE]

OK geez my other comment was wrong. Xbox doesn't have a chance especially with the sales in Japan. I like the PS4 better anyways.

[OculusRift]

Remember? You know me!

[KingDadXVI]

The more poignant question is does this article show that fans of the PS4 are starting to feel pressured by the huge momentum the Xbox seems to have gained and negative media about the PS4 and its veracity as a 1080p platform after more evidence has arrived that it cannot render 1080p like it's creators advertised?

Is all that is left for the PS4 to cling to is sales?

[OmegaShen]

If you going to troll, at least come up with something better then that.

Microsoft see putting alot hope in TitanFall being a system seller, I was hype for it. Until I seen AI running around getting more easy then COD bots. Only time will tell, but I don't think TitanFall will a system seller but it might do good.

Worst case, it selling millions on PC only.

[chrismichaels04]

Ok champ...now you are just trying way too hard. You're obviously very bitter right now. Whatever helps you sleep at night.

[MysticStrummer]

Huge momentum? PS4 sells more in individual territories than XB1 does worldwide.

[scott182]

Well, considering Killzone single player runs in full HD and COD ghosts multiplayer also runs in full HD 1080P and 60+fps, I don't see Sony having much problem there.

[jessupj]

Wow. Just wow.

I've seen people grasping at straws on this site, but you KingDad are something else.

It's been so funny since that killzone article came up. In almost every article I see you MS apologists bringing that up.

Kinda like the episode of the Big Bang Theory where Howard somehow brings up the fact he went to space regardless of the current subject.

I guess with the first negative Sony in literally months and the relentless negative MS articles I'm not surprised you guys are clinging to this one issue so viciously.

And what xbox momentum are you referring to exactly? If you're talking about Titanfall we're yet to see the the sales.

[Good-Smurf]

What pressure?
Xbox One are about to cum or something?
It Got fucked on pretty much every territory.
It's indeed in trouble,on the bed with PS4 raping its sale number.

[Why o why]

I don't usually do this but....

Love the taste of those tears.

Love the focus on killzone but yet forget multiplats whilst also forgetting the falon bait n switch. Hmmmmm

This gen is going to test the resolve of many a fanboy. I don't think they'll have the stamina to stay the course. They'll blame us when they should be blaming microsoft.

Ms is on shaky ground and trying to catch a cheaper more powerful console without the advantages it started with last gen. They'll survive, it'll be tough but ms are resilient.

[reaperofsouls]

i think M$ needs to scrap the xbone and try again with a proper console

[glennhkboy]

I think MS must look at its own pass, on the successful 360 lunch, to turn around!:
1. Ditch the unpopular parts! Ditch Kinect!!!!!
2. Match the price to PS4 (which MS is doing now)This can be accomplished after ditching Kinect!
3. Speed up the world-wide roll out of hardware & software! This can be accomplished after ditching Kinect!
4. Increase the gaming performance, especially the graphic of multi-platform games. This can be accomplished after ditching Kinect, freeing more system RAM.

[CPTN MITCHELL]

i just left wal mart in kissimmee,fl and they have 4 xbone in stock and 7 360 yet no ps3 or ps4

[KingDadXVI]

Funny, at all three WalMarts in my city they have PS3s and PS4s coming out of the wazoo with no Xbox Ones. I also hear that every store in Japan is pissed they can't sell the PS4.

[chrismichaels04]

So you spoke to every store manager throughout the entire country of Japan? LOL ok champ, when all else fails....make up ridiculous stories.

[mikeyphi]

@KingDad...one word...LIES

[scott182]

Wow, you are very dedicated in your hate for the PlayStation, I'll give ya that.

[MasterCornholio]

Another meltdown from an Xbox fan.

What else is new?

[jessupj]

Awesome KingDad.

Can you tell me your postcode so I can have someone got out and grab them to sell for a huge profit on ebay.

*sniff sniff* wait a second... what's that? *sniff sniff* Ahh yes, just as I suspected. Complete utter BS.

I can tell the sales figures are really getting to you.

[Cupid_Viper_3]

@ KingDadXVI

"Funny, at all three WalMarts in my city they have PS3s and PS4s coming out of the wazoo with no Xbox Ones."

I am now putting you on my ignore list, but one last piece of advice. Stop referring to your rear end as "wazoo", that is not nice....

[LeCreuset]

What's funny is how the biggest trolls are always the ones that find the stores where PS4's are stocked to the ceiling with not an Xbox in site.

[cyber_daemonx]

@KingDad. You should work for M$, your even more deluded than they are. No matter how bad it looks for xbone, it's doing great.

LMFAO.

Stupid xbone can't even outsell PS3, hell it's only just outselling the WiiU.

Pathetic.

[DangerousDAN]

It's been 5 months since its release (I think), how is that enough time to declare a "winner" in this race (if such a race even matters)?

I remember PS3 suffering a rough start due to its pricing and hard-to-develop-for status, but it had a great finish. Though, I'm not sure if the PS3's sales surpassed that of the 360's, but i did hear that it at least matched up to it and those consoles lasted 7-8 years and still running off of its last fumes.

C'mon guys, why is this a topic of discussion when it's so damn early. Because one console is successful, doesn't mean the other one isn't either, it just hasn't sold as well.

[IndoAssassin]

The only time I would consider the Xbox One in trouble is if the sales were under Tue 360 's sales during the same time period.

But according to facts, the Xbox One is outselling the 360's launch at a 2-1 rate. The Xbox One launched at $100 more than what the 360 launched at. The Xbox One will outsell the WiiU just 5 months into launch.

So how exactly is the Xbox One failing in sales?

[cyhm3112]

I am surprised some comments from this post said the sales of xbone is impressive, I wouldn't call 140,000 a month for Jan 2014 NPD impressive. Normally Xbox 360 sells like three times this amount. Even PS3 sells like 250,000 a month for NPD.

[No_Limit]

Well, Xbox X360 and PS3 can be had for as low as $150-$200 these last few years and have 1000s of games already available. Console gaming is not an industry like say the cell phone business in which the newer models will greatly outsell the older models even if it cost 2-3x more. In 1-2 more years, when the PS4 and XB1 are more affordable and have more games, you will see similar numbers.

[OSIRUSSS]

MS investors are not happy about this!

[PrinceOfAllSaiyans]

Lol Xbox fanboys love to bring up the PS3. Its a completely different situation. Xbox has never won a gen and probably never will. They won't magically win this gen. Xbox just doesn't appeal to anyone outside the US or UK. This gen is gonna be yet another win for Sony.

But Titanfall right ?

[cyber_daemonx]

Yeah they always bring up PS3, which is kicking xbone in sales lol.

How ironic.

[No_Limit]

Who cares...Titanfall is in a week and I can't wait to play it. These doom and gloom articles are nothing but flame bait materials as its finest and Xbox gamers really don't care one bit judging by the 95% of the responses here are not owners or fans of the Xbox in the first place. So the Xbox has a $50 price cut in one country and including a limited bundle like the Fifa a Forza 5 strategy and now it is dead? The PS3 price was cut $100 after 7 months after the US launch and 4 months later, another $100 price cut, and it survive and doing fine ever since. XB1 will be no different. You people are funny here.

[lonewolfjedi]

to answer the question yes and no. compared to its predecessors and the wii u the xbox one is doing fine and in some eyes is doing great(no its not in trouble)but compared to its main competitor and even though its early in the generation if things keep gong the way they are, yes it is in trouble.

[urwifeminder]

Intranets Dooms are a different kind of Dooms would just move on to Nintendo for consoles no big deal.

[Stoppokingme]

How is it in trouble again?

[sgtGanGreen]

I am asking myself same Q.
xbox overal was never sold so good like this days.
Problem is people comparing it to ps4 and xbox was never sold better than Sony PS and I dont care about sales.
If people want to play PS games it's fine with me
I will play what ever I like

TITANFALL, Halo, Forza, Gears, DR3

In my book those are GAMES

[No_Limit]

Titanfall, Project Spark Beta, and Killer Instinct Story mode with "FULGORE" will be released in March...good time indeed!!!

[TheSaint]

In trouble? No. Panicking a little, yes.

[sgtGanGreen]

Never had so much fun with console in my life

[TheEnigma313]

I think you've missed a few gens sir.

[pop-voxuli]

In trouble? Freaking-A yeah they're in trouble, when the Wii-U is selling better than you ,you know you got problems.

[LexHazard79]

Xbox is gonna be fine! There is to many good things coming for it and believe sales will pick up.

[goldwyncq]

No

[cyber_daemonx]

Xbox is fine (sob). Sales will pick up (pleeeaase).

In your dreams.

Xbox done.

[bumnut]

Xbox is doing fine but not as good as ps4. Only ps4 fans think it is in trouble. Maybe if ps4 had decent games available they would play them instead of bashing xbox at every opportunity.

[Picnic]

The main problem with Microsoft is that you always get 3 years of pretty great games from the console launch and then you get 3 years looking enviously at Sony's machine just getting in to its stride and Microsoft cancelling all the AAA games you were looking forward to so they could compete with the Wii.

And it's not like Sony's machine is taking that long to get in to its stride this time. The Order 1886 is due out this year.

Throw in Sony's generosity with game sales / free games.

Throw in Naughty Dog managing to release about as many games as Rare and Remedy combined late generation.

Throw in Quantic Dream.

Throw in indie games traditionally being better on Sony machines.

Sunset Overdrive and Quantum Break look nice. Ryse is quite nice - I mean it's the Heavenly Sword of the Xbox One this time - it shows off some effects in a decently cinematic way but you're not going to stop playing The Last of Us for it.

Something new needs to be put in to the mix with the Xbox One. Can't they get some celebrally atmospheric PC games on there like Gone Home for a start? And then ask Rare to make Conker's Bad Fur Day 2 or a new adventure game IP?

[quenomamen]

Only if you by sales, and im sure no company or their stock holders care about.