Every new generation of gaming consoles brings another console war…the fight to see which console is better…which one gamers prefer. But how do you determine who wins the console war? Is it based on sales alone? Or is it more than that, looking at the hardware itself, how it will play certain games, which company has the better exclusive titles. All of these things are valid points. It’s been over seven years since the beginning of the last console war between the PlayStation and the Xbox. I think we can honestly say that PlayStation won that war, but it was also the first time that Xbox seemed to be a true competitor, putting a bigger dent in the console market. And one thing that Gamers have generally noticed about Microsoft’s Xbox is they have gotten better, especially when it comes to hardware and their gaming subscription so of course it begs the question, did continually getting better allow to Xbox finally surpass PlayStation?
It has been over 4 months since the release of the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5. 2020 was also a unique year when it came to sales because it was in the middle of a pandemic and both consoles were in limited supply. That also means that sale numbers after 4 months will not paint an accurate picture of which console ended up being the best purchase. Nor can we completely forget about the Nintendo Switch because it has been the highest selling console in the last few years with over 26 million sold since its release date in March of 2017. But does that make the Nintendo Switch the better console, well there’s a lot of criteria in determining who wins this console war and that is what we’re going to explore. However, just for clarification the PlayStation 5 has sold 4.2 million consoles since its release date on November 12th whereas the Xbox Series X has hold 2.8 million units. The PlayStation 5 matched its total sales of the PlayStation 4 back in 2013 within the first few months, while the Xbox Series X came in just under what the Xbox one sold back in 2013 when it was first released. However, those figures are a little misleading to the true success of these two consoles because of the limited supply due to the pandemic. And just like the last generation of consoles, PlayStation has outsold Xbox. However, those figures are a little misleading to the true success of these two consoles because of the limited supply due to the pandemic. And just like the last generation of consoles, PlayStation has outsold Xbox.
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The NEXT Console War: Who’s Winning?
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