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Simple answer (as an occasional gamer who's owned both consoles in different generations): the reason people will stay with Microsoft is the library. It's a pai
by dguaraglia 9y ago
Simple answer (as an occasional gamer who's owned both consoles in different generations): the reason people will stay with Microsoft is the library. It's a pain in the ass to pay $50 for the same game you paid $60 last year on a different console. Why will people buy the new console? It's just a natural progression. You could make the same argument about "why would people buy a PS4 Pro" and here you have me, buying one simply because (with the discounts at the right time) upgrading only cost ~$150 and I wanted the latest and greatest. I can't even imagine how much more motivation actual gamers feel about upgrading.
- basseq 9y agoI'd clarify and say it's the brand library. I bought an Xbox One because I wanted to play the Halo series, which I knew I couldn't do on PS4. The same might apply if you were really into Gears of War or Forza. Otherwise, most people who "switch" consoles keep the legacy console to play "old" games rather than shelling out for the same content twice. Particularly now in the age of account-specific digital downloads that you can't sell / recoup on the secondary market.