Microsofts Xbox One X släpptes som bekant tidigare denna vecka och ger ytterligare alternativ till blivande konsolköpare. Men finns det plats för alla med denna konkurrens, kommer Xbox One X sälja? Svaret på det är ja, det gör den om vi får tro analytikerna hos IHSMarkit. Piers Harding-Rolls från firman säger nu till Games Industry att förväntningarna på konsolen ökats rejält:
"Feedback on pre-order volume for both the limited edition Project Scorpio Xbox One X and for the standard version of the X console has led us to increase our 2017 sell-through forecast for Xbox One X. The Project Scorpio limited edition pre-order strategy has been particularly effective in driving what is expected to be a robust launch week in key sales territories. IHS Markit has therefore increased its 2017 forecast from 500,000 to 900,000 units. At this level, Xbox One share of total Q4 2017 Xbox One console family sales will be close to 20 percent, similar to the performance of PS4 Pro at launch. If Microsoft outperforms and delivers sales in excess of this forecast it will be considered a major launch success."
Harding-Rolls fortsätter dessutom med att säga att han tror att en mindre del Playstation-spelare kommer byta till Xbox One X:
"A small share of PS4 Pro gamers that are keen to have the most powerful hardware for playing third-party published games are likely to shift their usage across to the new console, which may moderately shift the sales share of games between the two competing platforms."
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