Xbox Series X Could Perform Better In US Than Some Think, Says Analyst

doesn't XBOX always do quite well in the U.S though, it's their target audience after all

not to mention there is the whole "homemade" mentality (where people tend to prefer things made by companies from their own country)

anyway i'm sure both PS5 and Series X will do fine, it will take something really big for either one to fail

Even the original Xbox sold the majority of its sales in the US. The series x will do well over there, just like you can guarantee it will do well in Britain like the Xbox One and 360 have done. Microsoft seem like they have gone back to the mentality they had when they launched the 360, I have no doubt the console will do better than xbox one

Xbox 360 dominated PS3 in U.S. sales and it took until the end of the gen for the worldwide advantage PS3 had to truly show itself. If MS dominates North America again with Series X, next-gen will be very close overall and Sony is dropping the ball big time right now. As long as MS doesn't flub the message at the last minute and come in with a price tag of $100 more than PS5, it could easily wreck the competition here again. No group of gamers are more fickle than Americans, 8-bit era Nintendo, 16-bit era Sega, 32-bit PlayStation and a repeat with PS2, but then MS won with the 360 then back to Sony with PS4. The key is getting across that 'we have the cool system.' Whoever does that best will win because Americans go for what's trendy.

@TheNewButler
So far though, everything is pointing up. The only way MS screws this up is if it introduces some bad policies and a ridiculous price above the competition. I don't see either happening.

@Gamer83 Well, Phil Spencer said many times that the Series X won't be beaten in power and price by the PS5. Also I am not that optimistic about the PS5 being cheaper than the Series X because even though the PS5 is weaker specs wise that SSD must be expensive, especially since the PC Market doesn't even have that kinda speed when it comes too SSD's yet. I am pretty sure both consoles will fall in the same price range

@JudaiMasters @Gamer83

I agree. Unless Microsoft comes out with a stupid decision and/or a big price difference than the PS5, I could see them winning in the U.S.

And I agree about the SSD drive in the PS5 jacking up the price of that thing, even though it lacks in power.

Aren't we all independent videogame industry analysts?

In the end it is all about the games. Microsoft has done well to buy up some talented studios, they will need some truly top tier exclusives and one absolute system seller would really help.

@BionicDodo
Halo Infinite is most definitely a system seller.

@gingataisen Is it really though? I'm not questioning the idea that people will buy an Xbox to play Halo, but I mean a game that makes millions and millions of people decide to choose Xbox over PS. The fact that it will also be available on Xbox One and the devs said they're "building it so it plays and looks fantastic" on Xbone and will have "enhancements" on the new Xbox, makes me doubt that it will be a complete system seller. They need more than just Halo to make the Series X a huge success I reckon.

Edit: Typos.

@BionicDodo
If one is interested in Halo, and the options are either to go and build/upgrade a PC, run the game on weak last gen tech (which felt outdated in 2013, even), or buy SeX, then yes, it is a system seller.