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1. OVERVIEW
1.1. Catalyst
1.2. Summary

2. SONY OUTPERFORMED MICROSOFT IN THE EIGHTH GENERATION OF VIDEO GAME CONSOLES
2.1. The PlayStation 4 has been a major success for Sony
2.2. The Xbox One’s performance has been underwhelming, especially when compared to its predecessor
2.3. Nintendo also struggled against PlayStation

3. DIFFERING STRATEGIES WILL DETERMINE THE SUCCESS OF THE NEW CONSOLES
3.1. Consoles are almost on par specification wise
3.2. Sony is banking on its traditional strategy of exclusivity
3.2.1. Xbox exclusives remain elusive for the time being
3.3. PlayStation’s DualSense could be a game changer
3.4. Microsoft has opted for a service base approach
3.4.1. Competitor Google increases its cloud gaming market share during lockdown
3.5. PlayStation will likely come out on top

4. COVID-19 HAS HAD A PROFOUND IMPACT ON CONSOLES MARKET
4.1. Console sales surged in the first half of 2020
4.1.1. Video games have also seen increased demand
4.2. Global economic difficulties could inhibit spending amongst some consumers
4.3. Global pandemic could bolster sales of ?digital’ consoles

5. APPENDIX
5.1. Abbreviations and acronyms
5.2. Sources
5.3. Further reading

6. ASK THE ANALYST

7. ABOUT MARKETLINE



List of Figures


Figure 1: Global games consoles market volume: million units, 2015-19
Figure 2: Bestselling consoles of all time (millions of units sold)
Figure 3: The PS5 and Xbox Series X have been highly anticipated
Figure 4: PlayStation has benefited from its critically acclaimed exclusives
Figure 5: The DualSense controller has received positive reviews
Figure 6: Global games consoles market value forecast: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 7: Global games consoles market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2019


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