The restrictions and policies along with the price point may be costing Microsoft's Xbox One, as the latest poll by Reuters shows that people are more inclined to buy Sony's Playstation 4 than the much upgraded and policy implied Xbox One.
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The poll was conducted from 23rd September to 27th September which revealed this stunning fact. Although Microsoft boasts about its much faster sensors, processor and graphics, it still comes at a cost - the most talked about implication was the requirement of internet connection to continue playing games, and ruled off the possibility of an offline pleasure. This has been received with much criticism, and made MS to rethink this policy. Here the Sony got the track and was promoting offline gaming as well at a $100 less of the price of Xbox One.
The poll showed 26 percent of 1,297 people surveyed online last week say they are likely to purchase the new PlayStation 4 when available, versus 15 percent opting for the Xbox One.
The interesting fact was that, among those below the age of 40. Of that group of 408 people, 41 percent picked Sony's PS4 versus 27 percent for Microsoft's Xbox One, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
The Xbox policies had even surprised the Sony CEO(
News Here) and this seems to have been the roar of the public. Sony Also have received 1 million preorders for the product, for which it was a proud moment(
News Here).
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But 56-year-old participant Jon Leigh, who plays six to 10 hours of video games a week and lives in Harlan, Kentucky, thinks the Microsoft controversy won't sway Xbox fans. "People who use Microsoft products will continue to use them," he said. Leigh will go with the Xbox One because of its upgraded "Kinect" motion sensor, and because he's more familiar with the Xbox than the PlayStation.
The $399 PS4 and $499 Xbox One represent the first major upgrades of mainstream gaming hardware in years, setting game developers scrambling to put out new releases that take advantage of better graphics and faster processors. They are scheduled to hit store shelves from mid-November, about a year after Nintendo's slow-selling Wii U. Of the 1,297 respondents, only 3 percent said they now played games on the Wii U, versus 20 percent on the Xbox 360, 20 percent on computers, and 18 percent on Sony's PlayStation 3.
Indeed, 64 percent of total respondents said they would not buy any new game hardware at all this season, when posed with choices ranging from the Xbox and PS4 to Nintendo's 2DS and Valve's Steam Box. The Reuters/Ipsos poll underscored strong interest in Activision Blizzard's "Call of Duty: Ghosts," slated for November, which will try and take on Take-Two Interactive Software's mega-hit, "Grand Theft Auto V."
