Market intelligence and analytics agency DFC Intelligence lately carried out a survey to gauge demand for current-gen consoles, and have “surprisingly” discovered that regardless of having no important {hardware} variations, shoppers lean closely in direction of the PlayStation 5 over Xbox Series X.
The survey was carried out between October and November, and had practically 3,000 respondents. The principle benefits that customers assume the PS5 has over Xbox Sequence X are “graphics and energy.” 54 % of shoppers who don’t but personal an Xbox Sequence X mentioned that they in all probability gained’t purchase Microsoft’s console. In distinction, solely 34 % of respondents who don’t but personal a PS5 mentioned that they wouldn’t purchase Sony’s new {hardware}.
Practically 42 % of respondents mentioned that they plan to purchase a PS5 to play video games whereas solely 23 % plan to purchase an Xbox Sequence X.
“Arguably the most important concern Microsoft faces with the Xbox is the lukewarm want for on-line companies,” wrote DFC Intelligence. “On-line companies, VR, and a cool-looking system have been the lowest-rated function amongst shoppers. Worth, energy, and nice video games proceed to be the primary driving issue.”
The survey additionally discovered that customers rated Forza Horizon 5 equally to the upcoming Gran Turismo 7. Horizon Forbidden West additionally had related client curiosity to Halo Infinite. That mentioned, the survey discovered that customers have been most interested by God of Struggle: Ragnarok and a sequel to Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
[Source: DFC Intelligence via Wccftech]
