As the release date for both Sony and Microsoft's next-generation gaming consoles looms, the battle for console supremacy rages on. Both are gearing up for a major release and even have to worry about Chine this time around, as the country has said it will allow the sale of videogame consoles for the first time in 13 years. With so much buzz around the competition, the question must be asked: Who is winning?
According to a limited poll that surveyed 1,297 people, 64 percent of respondents stated they would not buy either of the new video game consoles this holiday season, according to Reuters. This included the PS4 and Xbox One as well as Nintendo's upcoming 2DS and Valve's recently unveiled Steam Machines.
When asked about their interest in the two big releases, 26 percent of those surveyed online last week said they were likely to purchase the PlayStation 4 over the 15 percent who said they would be going with the Xbox One. The gap between PlayStation and Xbox users widens as the age range of those questioned goes below 40. Of that group of 408, 41 percent picked the PlayStation 4 and 27 picked the Xbox One.
The poll was done online between Sept. 23 and 27 by Reuters/Ipsos. Although it's only a limited sample, the results could point to a lopsided battle during the holiday season, with Sony coming out on top over its competitor Microsoft.
A lot of the reason for the switch gap between users could have to do with Sony's massive PR victory over Microsoft when the consoles were unveiled at this year's E3 2013 conference. Microsoft debuted with a lot of unpopular features regarding sharing and Internet connectivity. It has since reversed some of those policies but it ahs continued to look bad in relation to Sony's PS4, which got everything right on the first try.
Microsoft "couldn't make up their mind and Sony hadn't wavered from the beginning," said 26-year-old gamer Christopher Turner from Salem, Alabama, who intends to spend his cash on the PS4, via Reuters. "The PlayStation 4 is for both hardcore and casual gamers."
