Oh boy, that spin.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/why.../1100-6419622/
Why is the PS4 outselling the Xbox One? Microsoft weighs in
"It's hard to really assess the gap in sales," Mehdi said. "[Sony is] in many more markets right now than we are. They're in 40+ markets, we're in 13." The PS4 won't have a such a dramatic regional availability advantage for much longer, as the Xbox One will be released in Japan and 25 other regions in September.
Really? Why TF are you dropping Kinect, doing 180 spins on every possible vision you had for the system and so quickly cutting the price in less than a year? The Microsoft designated "Tier 2" poor ass countries aren't going to make up any material difference. Hell, they're pretty available in those countries right now with the lack of region lock..
Another reason why the Xbox One has fallen behind the PS4 in terms of sales so far is because, according to Mehdi, Xbox 360 owners enjoy their systems more than PlayStation 3 owners do, so they are less inclined to upgrade.
"People have been more satisfied with the Xbox 360 than the PS3, so in that respect people have less of a need to upgrade in the short-term due to regular updates for the Xbox 360," Mehdi said. "We could point to any number of things."
Well damn. People must be MIGHTY satisfied with their Wii, Blackberry Curve and their PSP. Hope they're not honestly believing this PR spin internally, they need to get their crap together for E3.
