I was thinking about this before.
Basically the Xsex is overpriced by at least $100 vs the competition.
The Xsex is looking increasingly like a modded Xbone - not necessarily anything wrong with that except it's using bargain basement parts : SSD is gen 3x4 patched to interface with pcie 4 x2, the external drive looks like an intern made it on a Friday afternoon, Xbone labelled chips on the board and other bits from Xbone and the controller is just about untouched.
I mean compare to PS5 - that has the same performance (by any practical standard) in multiplats, actual exclusives, dual sense, more H/W customization and quite a lot of service stuff that is better, and the disk version is same price and the DE is $100 less...
The value proposition for the console is loaded so much to PS5 now, I don't see Xsex maintaining it's relative sales position at that price point.
I think MS should look at a deep discount early next year if they want to stay relevant this gen - they need to match the DE I'd say and probably get to $350 to really have a shot.
PS5 is objectively more innovative next gen console.
Xbox relies more on "more the same, but faster + aggressive marketing talk"
Both strategies have their reasons, but consoles have usually had something new to offer gen after gen. Mainly the controller if nothing else
I have seen PS5 ads, even switch ads but zero xbox ads on tv. So MS continues to forget areas outside of US, difficult to gain sales if they dont even advertise their consoles
Maybe they dont want / need global success? Xbox is so unpopular here that even used one x takes some time to sell for 100-150€ or cant even sell it, yet at USA they sell over the mrsp as used? ( proof
https://www.huuto.net/haku/words/xbox+one+x/status/closed , these are closed auctions / buy it nows, most have just ended without nobody buying them, grey band on top when opening them means not sold, blue means it is sold)
This MS strategy of "more the same, but faster" gives the option to buy one x for 100-150€ which is kind of nice, why pay +500€ if there isnt exclusives yet or major features other than SSD? I think I will get one x one day, after they are 50-100€, for BC stuff and few xbox RPGs
Or just get Series X for 200€ used, I would estimate it happens in 2021