[Thread created out of initial post in European Sales chart]
We have several indications that Xbox series sales since Septembre have taken a nosedive, specially in Europe, contrary to earlier pronostic that this year would be finally time for it to raise in charts due to the launch of its biggest exclusive yet since the beginning of the gen.
Now follow me on this hypothesis : After having been marketed as a serious candidate for GOTG by Bethesda, MS and Xbox fans, could it be possible that Starfield was so much a disappointment that it discouraged potential buyers on the fence to choose an Xbox, and led them to purchase a PS5 instead or to hold further their purchase decision ?
And in the end, the polemic question should be asked : could it be true that Xbox sales this fall would have been higher, had Starfield not released and led people to put a final nail on the coffin of their Xbox purchase decision ? Or did it help to mitigate the impact, which would mean that Xbox sales trajectory would have been even worse without it ? Do other, stronger market factors come into play and this collapse in charts has nothing to do with Starfield ? Those are certainly pending question being asked within Xbox HQ right now, so please discuss.
NB: This question is not about sales of the game in itself or level of engagement, but purely on the impact of its release to attract (or not) new buyers of the console.
We have several indications that Xbox series sales since Septembre have taken a nosedive, specially in Europe, contrary to earlier pronostic that this year would be finally time for it to raise in charts due to the launch of its biggest exclusive yet since the beginning of the gen.
Now follow me on this hypothesis : After having been marketed as a serious candidate for GOTG by Bethesda, MS and Xbox fans, could it be possible that Starfield was so much a disappointment that it discouraged potential buyers on the fence to choose an Xbox, and led them to purchase a PS5 instead or to hold further their purchase decision ?
And in the end, the polemic question should be asked : could it be true that Xbox sales this fall would have been higher, had Starfield not released and led people to put a final nail on the coffin of their Xbox purchase decision ? Or did it help to mitigate the impact, which would mean that Xbox sales trajectory would have been even worse without it ? Do other, stronger market factors come into play and this collapse in charts has nothing to do with Starfield ? Those are certainly pending question being asked within Xbox HQ right now, so please discuss.
NB: This question is not about sales of the game in itself or level of engagement, but purely on the impact of its release to attract (or not) new buyers of the console.