Your statements are ridiculous in and of themselves, because we literally don't have anything available for sale other than the Series S.
And even this console, often, I see on some discounts
Anyone can literally buy it, right now, in any online store, or even offline.
The same cannot be said for the Xbox series X and Ps5
You work in the field of trade, and you carry such nonsense, knowing that this is a priori incorrect statistics
Seriously?
This post bothered me more than it should have. From your spelling and misinformation, I should have just ignored it but I feel like I have to respond out of obligation to be honest.
First and foremost, you're talking bollocks. Because the Series X and PS5 have been in reasonable supply for quite some time. In store and otherwise. More than when lock down first hit. I'm not going to post information from my employer on GAF and ruin my livelihood but I don't need a random person on a forum who can't even spell correctly to try and tell me what I can find at my fingertips. That only paints a tiny part of the picture but like other users, I think that you're under the understanding that I am speaking about console sales and market share (which PlayStation is still market leader) versus
MIND SHARE which, if you read my earlier posts, you will understand. Mind share is the fact that XBOX are trending more often, they're being spoken about more, searched more, there are more news articles coming out about them. And why wouldn't there be? They still attend trade shows, unlike Sony. They're constantly looking for reasons to drop headlines. Whether it's an announcement, an acquisition, a deal, a development. Anything to get people talking.
Also right now, just on a simple check on a few websites. As of this post, see the time in the top left corner, a quick Google search showed me:
These consoles are also easily available second hand through eBay, Cash Converters, CEX etc. And some shops display stock.
- GAME have the PlayStation 5 in stock. This is mainly in bundle form but I can buy one right now or in store for selected stores with stock.
- GAME have XBOX Series S and X readily in stock. The Series X is in stock across four different bundles at little more than the RRP and the Series S is readily available.
- Argos have PlayStation in stock, as the console alone or bundles. They also have stock in store which can be seen by typing your address in and checking it.
- Argos also have XBOX Series S and Series X readily available in stock.
- Smyths toy shop have some bundles in stock online and in selected stores.
- XBOX Series S and Series X are readily in stock online and in store.
- Amazon have limited PS5 stock but they do have it for sale in various ways.
- I can buy an XBOX Series S OR a Series X AND have them delivered by 1pm tomorrow.
- Shopto have several PlayStation 5 bundles in stock.
- Shopto have series S and Series X readily available in stock.
- Currys/PC World have PlayStation 5 bundles in stock.
- XBOX Series S and Series X are readily available.
So on six websites, I CAN buy an XBOX Series X. That's before I look at any shops. PlayStation 5 is harder to get for the console alone but still readily available. That's before even looking at second hand retailers who have ample stock. Baring in mind, Sony have faced significantly more difficult circumstances with supply, it's fair to say that it is definitely market leader but if you can't keep up with the demand and Microsoft continue to make the XBOX a more prosperous proposition, by making games available for an inexpensive and tiny monthly fee, including brand new AAA titles and by acquiring more studios, publishers and IP, then they will be much more in line with Sony. But again, I was talking about mind share, not market share. So see the response below.
So basically, just do a simple Google search and you'll find you might be wrong. I can buy any of these three consoles tomorrow.
Are you in the US by any chance?
Because Xbox outside of the US and UK, Xbox as a brand is basically non existent.
And PS5 has been extremely supply constraint so there is no competition on the next gen front.
Unless MS has an intentional presence outside of these countries, I don't see how they will do better than their previous offerings, unless the US and UK has an exponential increase in population growth during these 5 years.
No, I'm in the UK and I wouldn't say that's entirely true either.
There was an article last year that basically showed from an independent market research company that Microsoft is dominating searches with XBOX and thus are very much in pole position for mind share. Which, I would like to emphasise,
mind share. I feel like some have misunderstood my point completely that since 2018 after E3, Sony kind of went "fuck it" when it came to attending trade shows, PSX was cancelled already, GamesCom and PGW were not longer being attended etc. They dropped their public presence in the vein of the old arrogant Sony who believe that by simply putting an article out on their blog site or posting a random trailer that they re-capture the lead in mind share which as the evidence shows, isn't true. State of Play videos are sporadic in release and the feedback is mainly negative. Plus Sony's new time frame for major reveals and shows appears to be coming to Black Friday and the holiday season for peak impact letting Microsoft and Nintendo pretty much have most of the year unless the drop a random state of play or make some sort of announcement.
But don't get me wrong, I am aware that mind share and sales are completely different things and I must explicitly emphasise, I never said otherwise, nor am I a fucking moron and thought they were the same thing. PlayStation is ahead in sales at this moment in time and like XBOX, they've both faced significant challenges. XBOX is the console of choice for up to 40 countries in various iterations of the console when last polled and the XBOX does still have a healthy presence in Europe when it continues to grow. Appreciated, it doesn't dominate but it'll very quickly change the landscape with the ABK and Bethesda acquisitions. If they try and acquire Embracer it'll be... yeah, huge.
Sony would sell gang busters of the PS5 now if it was widely and easily available. The only reason Sony haven't increased their lead is the supply chain shortages.
Yeah, very much known fact. Apple caused an initial disruption in the market with lock downs and such. Obviously since then it's been what it is.