Xbox One X sales estimate nearly doubled by IHSMarkit

Analysts becoming more bullish on the new console's prospects this holiday

[DiRtY]

Nice.
More enhanced games incoming!

[andrewsquall]

Well there are new games coming to the console, more enhanced games are a given lol.

[duke748]

@Guhezoc your mum gave me $250 for banging her up the ass

[NoPeace_Walker]

Beastly numbers!

[Gazondaily]

Good news for team Xbox.

"A small share of PS4 Pro gamers that are keen to have the most powerful hardware for playing third-party published games are likely to shift their usage across to the new console, which may moderately shift the sales share of games between the two competing platforms."

Yeah I don't think it will be a massive number at all. But still, the X1X really appears to deliver an outstanding experience on consoles so the hardcore gamer will no doubt be very compelled to make the jump.

Great start for the X1X

[freshslicepizza]

I guess the key is how well is it going to do after the initial buzz?

[Gazondaily]

Absolutely. I expect sales will dip quite a bit after the initial expected surge. The price-point is still quite a steep one for the casual/masses.

[Godmars290]

Maybe because it needs actual games rather than up-rezed current titles?

Also, this is speculation about sales. Not actual sales numbers.

[Jinger]

@Godmars

There is a difference between just an upres and actually including 4k textures.... if you want proof of that just look at the Shadow of War differences with Pro and the 1X.

[sigrid]

It doesn't seem like it would take much to go to a web page and see if they are available.

[spreadlove]

That also depends on what MS does to prop it up if needed. Sony is playing their cards, and that is likely bundled games and maybe lowering of price if sales are particularly slow.

[conanlifts]

This is where they need to release 1 of their exclusives in late January/February to help keep maintain sales.

[Godmars290]

"Yeah I don't think it will be a massive number at all. But still, the X1X really appears to deliver an outstanding experience on consoles so the hardcore gamer will no doubt be very compelled to make the jump."

Sales have nothing to do with quality. More so when trying to insist that what hardcore gamers want will translate into sales for the general market.

[Gazondaily]

It's not rocket science. Hardcore gamers will want the console because of the experience it provides. I didn't say it will translate into sales for the general market. If you actually read my second comment above, you'd know I said that.

[XStation4pio_Pro]

That’s me! I have the pro cuz it was the best hardware when released. I have been playing all my newly purchased multiplatform games on it. When the x went on sale I bought it for that exact reason. After playing on the X all day, I know I made the right decision for definitive versions. The X is just hands down better hardware across the board. From graphics to audio to footprint to noise to power consumption. And in person it’s immediately apparent.

[mcstorm]

Good to know im picking mine up tomorrow can't wait have a big back log of games so think my x will get some battering over the next few months.

[Valkron1]

Same here. I have a Pro, so I’ll be buying GoW4 in 2018 and TLoU2 in 2019. Everything else I’ll be playing and watching on the X! Great system + 4K Ultra blu ray :)

[XbladeTeddy]

Yeah, I'm a Pro owner but had to buy AC: Origins and CoD: WW2 on the X though instead. Love both consoles but needed to enjoy the extra pixels with those.

[Kratos_Kart2007]

Are likely doesn't mean they will..Every upgrade we hear the same rhetoric...I hope it does well...but lets wait and see...

[Godmars290]

"It's not rocket science. Hardcore gamers will want the console because of the experience it provides. I didn't say it will translate into sales for the general market. If you actually read my second comment above, you'd know I said that."

Then I honestly don't get what you are trying to say, much less what MS is trying to do. Aside from them making up for being so blindly Kinect focused.

FFS, if the time it takes to make a AAA game is increasing while the idea of introducing new and more power consoles catches on, then there's going to be nothing but announced games that either wont release on the system they're for or be the inferior version. Whatever that's going to mean in the future.

[moegooner88]

The same " Analysts" who expected Wii U to sell 53 million units ? Yeah, ok.

" IHS forecasts that Wii U will reach approximately 70 percent of the Wii's sales volume in the first four years after release. The Wii managed to sell 75.9 million units during its first four years, but the Wii U is predicted to sell around 53.2 million units."

http://www.gamesindustry.bi...

[Phill-Spencer]

Well oops!

[XiNatsuDragnel]

Very nice

[NoPeace_Walker]

I agree

[XStation4pio_Pro]

Nice one MS. loving mine. Can’t believe how good some of these games look on it. Definitive versions of ac origins, cod wwII, shadow of war, PCars2 etc... F7 looks way better than on the S and puts GTS on notice. I have been on that thing since it came out of the box. Sorry PS4 Pro, I love you and your exclusives, but the one X blew my hair back and slapped my eyeballs. The games I have played and listed are razor sharp, both in resolution and texture quality. You could nearly mistake some of them for pc versions if you didn’t know.

[leeeroythe3rd]

No way people like quality?

[MegamanXXX]

Just reading all the comments are hilarious. It's like Xbox fanboys vs PS4 fanboys. I need some more popcorn

[Enjoigamin]

Too ealry...but a bowl of cereal will do just fine.

[Enjoigamin]

To early for popcorn ..geeezz

[conanlifts]

People clearly hate popcorn. Should have specified sweet, salty or caramel.

[kevnb]

who?

[akaFullMetal]

That's good for Microsoft!

[DrumBeat]

It's looking good for Xbox One X.

[InTheZoneAC]

Heard xXbX1Xx was new and more powerful! Let me dump my highly supported PlayStation for it!...said no one ever...

[Kavorklestein]

Nobody ever said that or expects that.
Nobody expected you to get the jist of something so simple, either.

[InTheZoneAC]

Taken from the article:

Harding-Rolls even thinks some PlayStation fans could switch to Xbox One X: "A small share of PS4 Pro gamers that are keen to have the most powerful hardware for playing third-party published games are likely to shift their usage across to the new console, which may moderately shift the sales share of games between the two competing platforms."

You were saying? This fool thinks SOME ps4 pro owners are dumb enough to spend $500 to play games they already have access to, ignoring a reason why they have a pro to begin with. Let's not even talk about the inferior controller design, UI design of the X, or having to pay for Xbox Live on top of PS+. This guy really thinks we're stupid?

[Kavorklestein]

Some people might buy both, but nobody is expecting them to altogether stop playing or supporting their playstation. Especially since PS4 has more exclusives.
You simply went full blown sarcasm mode, parphrashing his statement in the most blatantly oppositional way possible. Sorry if I misjudged the negative stylings for troll speak.

Besides, how was I supposed to know you're talking about the actual info in the article without context?

[OC_MurphysLaw]

Certainly good news for MS.

[2pacalypsenow]

It's after the holidays and new console launch hype that matters. Remember when the Xbox 1 S came out an beat the Ps4 in NA, people were talking about "tides turning" and "year of Xbox 1"? Yeah that didn't last long.

[Yohshida]

He is right about germany! I heared a lot of people talk about the brand again, having 4K in the livingroom at that price is a big deal here. Most gamers here own a PC (we love tech) and a PS4 already. Could be a nice fight again.

[Lime123]

HAHAHAHA You're so funny. Xbox One was struggling to outsell Wii U there. PS4 beats Xbox One in Germany 4 to 1. But keep living in fantasy land.

https://gamingbolt.com/ps4-...

[Yohshida]

Fantasy World? I live in germany while all you do all day long is downplay xbox because you are so scared, cant make this sht up lol

[Lime123]

Amazon Germany Top 20

https://www.amazon.de/gp/be...

Lots of Xbox products.

[Yohshida]

First of, why would you even care? Why do you even post on Xbox articles? You dont own the system and all you do is troll plus "Most gamers here own a PC (we love tech) and a PS4 already. " NO SHT I even wrote it. Like I told you multiple times before, play more games and dont troll all day.

[sigrid]

@VideoGameLab

Whats with Xbox fans and wanting to live outside of reality? You only want to hear good news instead of being realistic.

You started by saying that X was popular in Germany when someone told you it wasn't and used a link to show it you ask them why they care. Why did you make your post if you didn't care?

And then you go on a rant about trolling but here you are. Why don't you go play on your new X instead of arguing with people here?

[jukins]

Same people who doubled psvr predictions but I digress

[NeoGamer232]

One of the better written news articles.

Seems like a well grounded assessment.

[yomfweeee]

I'm not saying this in any way to put down Microsoft, but basing future estimates off of pre-order numbers doesn't make sense to me. There are fans of any console so that are going to buy these new systems no matter what. It is no proof of long term success.

[SlayerUnknown]

OK so we have a yardstick for success...

IHS Markit has therefore increased its 2017 forecast from 500,000 to 900,000 units. At this level, Xbox One share of total Q4 2017 Xbox One console family sales will be close to 20 percent, similar to the performance of PS4 Pro at launch. If Microsoft outperforms and delivers sales in excess of this forecast it will be considered a major launch success."

[zerocarnage]

Sales numbers will be a thing of the past or should I say they have been for a long time. The best way to tell who is on a consoles platform is monthly active users, ms have been doing it for ages and now Sony will be doing the same. I mean when it comes to shipped or sales figures they aren't a true representation of who is actually still playing a console devs console, especially when you never know how many people have traded in consoles, broke them or just got rid. Like I said monthly active users is the best way a console dev can tell who is on what with what.

For all those who think console devs are bothered about the sales of units, well it is all wrong. When a console dev makes a console they buy all there parts in bulk for a start so the console becomes cheaper to manufacture. Then there is the fact that console devs are now developing there infrastructure to be the real money maker, tiring people up in subscriptions and keeping there monthly active users buying software is where the real money is at for console devs.

Even Sony are now saying were going to be doing it more like ms and overtime, ms lead the way I'm subscription service by at least 15-20 mill subscription users per month and that is one massive gap that Sony do want to close. All three will become that big in what they offer that console sales will be a very small percentage of there gain. When you look at Sony and ms both offer different machines entirely or should I say the way there gaming is played, ie the PlayStation is without a doubt the exclusive and single player experience, while the Xbox is the best place for multiplayer and third party's hands down and it's great there is that difference.

Yeah I think the Xbox X will sell really well overall it hasn't let down in any way and ms, there engineers and design teams deserve best console this gen and ritely so. Just because it doesn't close the sales gap with Sony doesn't mean a damn thing nor the fact Sony's machine has some more exclusives than the xbox. Thing is to Xbox players exclusives doesn't mean a damn thing, the Xbox is a prooven machine that doesn't need to rely on them. The X will do ace this holiday, but as I said ms just want to get it into people's hands and while they're happy for extra customers, they are more happier that there is another option out there for people to buy if they choose as that is there game to have all these options out there for gamers..

[DOOMZ]

Awesome!!!!

[demonicale]

I can see some Sony salt incoming!.

[_LarZen_]

Got mine last night and I’m extremely impressed. No wonder reviews and sales predictions are so good.

[jokerisalive]

sold out at the local best buys and game stops here....i was surprised myself ......looks like its doing well.