Quote Originally Posted by CLW View Post
Well let's presume it's all true. It's still playing into Sony hands (IF Sony can meet demand). If Sony has really sold out of 3x the supply and they can increase production the final 4 months to meet additional demand due to no XB1s X% will UNDOUBTEDLY just get a PS4 instead of waiting for XB1 to be available.

The question is how high does X% get. If true, you could be looking at a super-majority world-wide and a clear majority in the US with PS4s.
I don't see how it's playing into Sony's hands. The Xbox 360 launched a full year ahead of the PS3 with a $200 cheaper pricetag and a much better catalog of games. They started off amazingly well and were way ahead of Sony. Look at the numbers now. The PS3 did WAY more things wrong than the Xbox One is doing and it ended up doing just as well as the 360 because no one cares about how the launch is, but rather how well it's supported throughout it's life cycle. You're putting entirely way too much weight into the launches of these things.

But, back on topic, the Xbox One already sold out once and retailers were allotted more after a few weeks. It's impossible to predict how these things are going to fare in their first few weeks because there's too much unknown at this point. If they both can meet their respective demands, they're both going to sell extremely well.

I have no doubt in my mind that if Microsoft wanted to change the specs on the One, especially something like the RAM or increasing the power of the GPU, they'd still have plenty of time to do so. Whether or not they do, I don't know...I'm sure we'll find out soon enough.