PS4, Xbox One prepare for holiday battle

Sony and Microsoft have set the stage for an epic duel in the video game market this fall.

The companies in November will launch their respective video game consoles — the Playstation 4 and Xbox One — but the initial marketing push is well under way

[xHeavYx]

I think Sony will take the holidays by storm. $100 cheaper, no 180s, more powerful, comes out a little earlier. Too many good things going on for Sony

[mewhy32]

You're absolutely right Heavy. But when i say that I end up with a restriction and only 2 bubbles ROFL!!!!

[Mikelarry]

lol @ mewhy you have to be coy when making snide remarks about your console of choice, sugar coat it in something funny and BAM!!! you get upvotes and more bubbles

[black0o]

@mewhy facts = down voting here

OT: there's no battle what so ever .. it gonna be a massacre

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[Destrania]

I was going to say that haha. Playstation domination. #Deal With It.

[FlameHawk]

You got 2 bubbles because you would go to Xbox related articles where stating the facts aren't needed, I am a PS supporter but I give you a negative bubble everywhere you troll, you make us look bad. In this type of article I wouldn't give you a negative bubble because it is comparing the consoles.

[Automatic79]

@mewhy32

I have seen you troll worst then the crew you got your influence from in this site. You truly need to stop and realize that the pendulum can swing in any direction with these systems. LOL

[darthv72]

I agree. sony being $100 cheaper will be something that stands out.

the whole 180 thing...unless stores put up a disclaimer saying XB1 had previously done some 180's...consumers wont really know or care for that matter.

Now the marketing teams on both sides will need to think things through. such as product placement in stores. Sony will likely be setting up kiosks in the gaming section of best buy and wal-mart, etc.

MS will do the same but could also have units set up throughout the rest of the electronics dept as well.

[BX81]

@darth. I agree the 180's won't play as big of a part as some people on n4g think. Only the hardcore who keep up since release have that on their minds. I see the biggest thing in sony's favor, is price point. No game on either console sticks out graphically more than the other so I think it'll come down to who has the better marketing and price point.

[Sitdown]

I agree......Microsoft also has carved out spaces in Best Buy, and will probably make sure to have Kinect set up near the aisles again. Still think Microsoft did a great disservice to themselves by not realizing what got them this far......even though I can appreciate some of the things they are trying to do.

[insomnium2]

I think the original DRM is one thing that many casual people will be asking about. The uproar was just that big. I mean even the daily newspapers reported about E3 and we all know how that went down. That might be one of the biggest problems MS have right now. Their E3 was a disaster in every shape and form possible. Mostly because of Sony's aggressive presentation. MS got absolutely humiliated back at E3 and many casual people heard about that.

[harrisk954]

@darth

I agree that the general consumer won't know or care about the MS 180's... For them, sales are driven, for the most part, by price...

However, the initial purchases of new consoles (and new tech in general) are generally by the "core" who DO know the history of the next gen consoles. Hardcore gamers are usually the ones who buy consoles at launch and, for hardcore MS fans, the $100 does not matter -- they will buy the XB1 regardless (as will hardcore Sony fans buy the PS4 regardless of anything else) But, for many "core" gamers who are not fanboys, the original MS policies and subsequent reversals do matter a lot and it will affect XB1 sales to a degree.

So, couple many "core" gamers' current disdain for MS with the $100 price difference which will be noticed by the "average consumer" and Sony will certainly have a leg up on the XB1 come this holiday.

Combine the 2 (core gamers knowing the backstory of the XB1 and the general consumer seeing a $100 price difference), I expect to see Sony handily beat MS this year. By next holiday season, who knows, but based upon launch predictions by many analysts (and supported by pre-sale numbers) Sony may get such a huge head start at launch that MS may never catch up. Time will tell, though.

[stuna1]

@xHeavYx

I also agree with you! Except I don't believe it's going to be a battle at all! More like a little skirmish . But that's just my opinion!

Like you said, too many good things going on for Sony at this point. Seems for every positive news for Sony, there's a negative for Microsoft! And every positive for Microsoft, there's even more positive for Sony.

Don't get me wrong, I really do hope Microsoft can dig itself out of the ditch it dug itself into, but only if they have had some type of epiphony as to what the gaming industry should be all about. I understand the concept that every business is about making profits! I just don't think that businesses should think that they don't have a responsibility to ensure that their services or products to their consumers be held to the highest level of quality.

This is a symbiotic relationship after all.

[UncleGermrod]

I think its inevitable that sony takes the holiday. I really believe that if MS can start to play their cards right that their whole broad entertainment philosophy will pay off in the end. A few months ago
I saw some guys i knew from an old job at the mall and they had just left the MS store. They were going on about how the guy was showing them info on the xbox one. They were so taken back by kinect and hand gestures and the NFL integration. There will be a lot of people who may actually buy into the whole idea of it. For us core gamers its kind of like "yea, cool, whatever". But I trust MS to still offer a similar gaming experience to the 360 just better and with all the entertainment features. It will take time to catch on though.
I am getting the xbox one first but i'd like to have a ps4 by spring 2014. There's no denying the incredible amount of first party content they will be bringing us. I foresee the same set up i have now with the ps3/360...Xbox one for online shooters and hopefully gears etc. and the ps4 for their awesome campaign games (naughty dog etc.) Plus i'll won't have to worry about what multiplay looks better and where because ill have that choice

[kazuma999]

Already paid for the system and every game that is coming out for preorder so far D: is that bad? D:

[lastofgen]

Should be fun to watch the two tech giants duke it out.

[GraveLord]

PS4 has the edge. Hell, even PS3 is becoming more popular lately. The Xbox brand is losing steam fast.

[kingdip90]

Pretty soon they will be loosing TO steam lol

[GraveLord]

Nope.

PC market doesn't directly compete with console market.

PC Gaming = Nerdy
Consoles = Mainstream

[PositiveEmotions]

I dont need to prepare for anything im good to go :)

[strigoi814]

Exciting to spend more cash..yup only this part of the year!

[Mikelarry]

paid for my pre-order = check
made space for my next gen console on my tv stand = check
purchased next gen games = check
all that needs to happen now is for it to be delivered because i am ready

[chrissx]

Sony has already won the so called duel since the reveal.ps4 is gonna be a blockbuster,its got Ps2 times written allover it.ofcus there's nothing wrong in choosing second best which the xbone is

[BabyTownFrolics]

Pre ordered both consoles. So in my house there is no war, they live in peace side by side.

[Brix90]

I'm guessing your gona conncect your ps4 to your one so you can snap back and forth between consoles. Sounds good though.

[BigShotSmoov007]

I have both pre ordered so I'm not going to miss anything. But logically they are both going to sell well this holiday, it's just a question of how many will be released. They both going to be sold out this holiday though.

[BX81]

You lucky!

[Cbthegr8t]

Your a fool if you think ps4 will sell more than xbox one. Get off of xbox d###

[TheSsus]

You're a special kind of mentally disturbed, aren't you?

[Cbthegr8t]

I hate you! Lol your breath stink and you don't love jesus, men lie, women lie, numbers don't! # xbox 360 has sold way more consoles than ps3 # fact

[MasterCornholio]

36 (with asia included) > 12

You wanna bet?

[stuna1]

You kind of make it hard to get on Xbox's d###! Since you're already on it!

Too everyone getting both consoles, I'll say happy gaming! Truthfully the Xbox1 does have certain qualities that I'm intrigued with, but me and Microsoft have a really bad trust issue! Hopefully somewhere down the line that will change, and then I will get a Xbox1.

[Cbthegr8t]

I hate you bro, you probably look like Tupac with a wig, jump on the xbox one the whole world will see xbox one is the greatest!! Once again your breath stink and you don't love jesus

[Automatic79]

Don't let go of Xbox One because you feel you can't trust. They actually did listen to the gamers by investing in more games, changing some policies and actually being in tune with gamers with Xbox Live, especially smartmatch. That alone plus the awesome games should make it easy to get Xbox One. Just saying bro.

[solidworm]

Damn that price gap is gonna be the decider.

[True_Samurai]

Gonna enjoy my xbox

[etownone]

I think price is going to be a factor.

Everyone is thinking ps4 is more powerful and $100 less.

Unless Kinect 2.0 really proves itself....
I see MS selling future Xbox One's without Kinect included, at same price as PS4

[pennywhyz]

I will be rocking both but if it was a choice it would be PS4.

[SyrusRiddick]

I think both will sell out in stores who will win the battle of units sold will be based on supply rather than cost

[BigShotSmoov007]

Thats exactly my point. If both are sold out everywher and have a supply shortage but sony released 2 million this holiday and microsoft releases 1.5 million they both going to declare themselves the winner. They sold out their holiday supply and made their expected profit but sony was just able to release 500,000 more than microsoft. Either way they're both going to do well this holiday I predict that.

[Automatic79]

I agree both systems are going to be awesome and do well in sales. As of right now no one has given actual figures.

[kman2]

I can't wait!
PS4 orderd!!
Games orderd!!!
GTA V ordered!!!!

Thanks www.gadgetmansbible.com for all the info and helping me pre order it all!!!!

[BigShotSmoov007]

GTA order? Not for the PS4.

[TheFutureIsBlue]

Round 1...FIGHT!

[Goku781]

Simple, if you like Football, a lot of shooters, don't mind Kinnect and the price go for Xbox One. If you like a diverse library, quality 1st party games, potential higher hp system for $100 less go PS4. You don't like either get a PC or none, it's that simple. Next question.

[BigShotSmoov007]

Boooooo, your argument is bias and you know that. X1 doesn't have a diverse library of games? The launch library is very diverse with games like Dead Rising, Crimson Dragon, KI, Ryse & Forza along with their third party games and shooters. Plus they have very diverse games in the future like Titanfall, Sunset Overdrive, Halo, Fable Universe & Project Spark so your argument with that holds no water and have no merit. The only thing that sony clearly have as an advantage is that there system is $100 cheaper and that will make a difference but I don't see that stopping alot of people from buying the system cause their launch lineup is clearly better and more, "diverse", your getting the full experience cause your getting the kinect which they are pushing to have be apart of all there games in some way in the future and their media that they are investing alot into. I'm getting both so it doesn't really matter to me but I just find it funny that people can say all the X1 is for is shooters shooters shooters. That argument is getting old now and it's pointless.

[Goku781]

Sorry if I hurt your feelings, no bais statment ment at all. If anyone wants MS's diverse library just go buy it then. It's really not that serious.

[Automatic79]

@Goku781

Seriously you don't see that the Xbox One lineup is way more diverse then you truly are trolling. I wonder what you consider diverse.

[Gridloc]

Diverse as in no indie games and no free 2 play. Yep sounds like the definition of diverse.

[BigShotSmoov007]

Didn't hurt my feelings at all and as I said, I'm getting both but stop it with the same ole complaints, they are getting old.

[NeMo_HeauxZ]

I'm more interested in what Gaikai games will be offered than what the XB1 will offer. And this is coming from a 12 year XBOX user. I'm finally switching. I only use my 360 for COD and Netflix. Im not wasting my hard earned money for that again!!!!