Xbox One to “start ahead” of PS4, will last “conservatively a decade,”

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Microsoft expects Xbox One to “start ahead” of PlayStation 4 in terms of the experiences it can deliver, according to the firm’s Canadian Xbox director of marketing who also noted the console is preselling 2-to-1 over Xbox 360.

Speaking with GI International during the firm’s X13 showcase event in Toronto, Craig Flannagan said the system is “built for the future,” and will last “conservatively 10 years.”

Flannagan feels Xbox Live and the company’s focus on social integration will give it the edge over PlayStation 4 and Wii U, as well as the game lineup as Xbox One exclusives won twice the awards of both competitors during E3.

“I’ve been here for the launch of Xbox 360,” he said. “I was here for the launch of Kinect. This is far and away the biggest launch we’ve ever done. It’s the most hardware we’ve ever produced. It’s the most we’ve ever pre-sold. We’re preselling a little over 2-to-1 from what we did with Xbox 360.

“Xbox One is going to start ahead, in terms of the experience we can deliver, and because we’re built for the future, we’re going to stay ahead. I think there is not a better experience you can buy this holiday, and there will not be a time this generation where there’s a better experience you can buy than Xbox One…And it’s probably going to be a pretty long generation.

“We’re probably here for a while because we’re built for the future. This is a console that will last you, conservatively a decade, if I had to put a bet down today.”

The Xbox One consumer pick up at retail in two weeks won’t be the same console a five years in, according to Flannagan.

“Much like 360, Xbox One’s not going to look a whole lot five years from now like it does now,” he said. “I don’t know where it’s going to go, but that’s kind of fun because we’re built for the future. We do have a connection; we can change what things look like and how it performs.”

Xbox One releases in various territories on November 22.

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Source: http://www.vg247.com/2013/11/06/xbox-one-to-start-ahead-of-ps4-will-last-conservatively-a-decade-says-microsoft/

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AIienPosted:

The Xbox ONE is definitely better than the PS4 when it comes to features, or anything in that matter.

MavericksPosted:

Playing games on the Xbox has always been better. It's an experience you don't get with Playstation. It's all about gaming right? :P

LostPosted:

I don't get why people think the PS4 is so much better than the xbox one. The xbox one does more.

FibrilPosted:

InsanePanda 360 was the same, PS4 store and its interface was built in about 5 mins and psn was poorly done


Both consoles interface was built from the previous console. So shut your mouth :D

LikeCrazyPosted:

360 was the same, PS4 store and its interface was built in about 5 mins and psn was poorly done

MaggardoPosted:

LaserShow Xbox One will end up winning in the long run.


Honestly, I think anything could happen. You never know, Nintendo, might lower the price of the Wii U, and it could out-sale the PS4, and Xbox One both. But, I really doubt that would happen!

CaszechPosted:

Not long to go now, can't wait!

slayerz43Posted:

darkestnight you know im not the kind of guy to do this but....you could spend like $100-$200 more and have a decent gaming pc which will be better than both. xbox one has to run cod ghosts in 720p which is a joke considering its just a polished version of a last generation game. in a year all games will be back to 720p native and 25-30 fps.


I cant even, that literally makes no right minded sense

MidtownPosted:

"We're built for the future" was said way to many times by that guy.

darkestnightPosted:

you know im not the kind of guy to do this but....you could spend like $100-$200 more and have a decent gaming pc which will be better than both. xbox one has to run cod ghosts in 720p which is a joke considering its just a polished version of a last generation game. in a year all games will be back to 720p native and 25-30 fps.


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