# Convince me, PS4 or XBOX One **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 7, 2013, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-ps4-or-xbox-one/673359 "2013-11-07T21:00:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2013, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-ps4-or-xbox-one/673359/161 "2013-12-26T16:10:22Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I seem to recall bad supply issues with Sony and the PS3 as well. The PS3 was plentiful after it launched (due to poor sales). The Wii and Xbox 360 were much harder to come by for about a year after each system launched. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2014, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-ps4-or-xbox-one/673359/162 "2014-01-04T21:07:32Z")
My new PS4 just arrived DOA. I can try a few things to get it working but I am not happy. But here is a funny thing - Walmart shipped it to me even though there was a problem with the credit card charge on Visa. So I have not been billed for it yet. For some reason my credit union flagged the charge as suspect but I told them the charge was OK. But somehow the charge was denied - or at least Wal Mart thinks it was denied. It has not shown up yet online in my account. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2014, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-ps4-or-xbox-one/673359/163 "2014-01-05T00:53:47Z")
update - it is officially DOA so I have to send it back overnight and they send me a new one overnight. They pay shipping both ways. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-ps4-or-xbox-one/673359/164 "2014-01-07T18:54:15Z")
For those interested in [the horse race](http://kotaku.com/sony-sold-4-2-million-playstation-4s-as-of-dec-28-and-1496397298): PlayStation 4 is at **4.2M** worldwide. XBox One is **3M** worldwide. XB1 has a slight lead in the U.S. – about 10%-15% higher sales. However, Microsoft is getting trounced everywhere else – PS4 is outselling XB1 almost 3-1 in Europe. The worldwide gap should widen following the launch of the PS4 in Japan where Microsoft has virtually no presence. For comparison, the Wii U has only sold about **5.3M** units worldwide since its release in November 2012. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-ps4-or-xbox-one/673359/165 "2014-01-07T20:29:57Z")
> [@The\_Hamster\_King](#): > > For comparison, the Wii U has only sold about **5.3M** units worldwide since its release in November 2012. This is only an estimate for now. Nintendo will release hard numbers by the end of the month. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-ps4-or-xbox-one/673359.md?page=8)