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Sangetsu-II · May 9, 2017

NeoMetallix said:
If MS hypes Scorpio to high heavens at E3 I can see a few months being sub 100k with lack of games till at least September.

If you take a look at Amazon Monthly for April, XB1 is nowhere to be found, so you can expect May to be even worse and if Scorpio indeed causes a boom at E3 in June, XB1 sales will plummet to an all time low imo.

I just can't analyze why would MS shun their current selling platform for an entire half a year without even a price drop promotion or bundle in their dry ass months. PS4 game releases and Nintendo Switch hype are just making it worse for them.

donny2112 · May 9, 2017

System has been up YOY through March. April and May are typically bottom-feeders. Price drop in June to clear stock before Scorpio launch (and Slim?) in the Fall seems completely doable.

Welfare · May 9, 2017

donny2112 said:
System has been up YOY through March. April and May are typically bottom-feeders. Price drop in June to clear stock before Scorpio launch (and Slim?) in the Fall seems completely doable.

XB1? That means Feb+Mar is >465K. This would mean XB1 is also up YoY in March (>242K) as I believe February was calculated to be well below <230K.

PanicFreak · May 9, 2017

I'm ready for the return of Minecraft this month.

allan-bh · May 9, 2017

Xbox One must be doing ok, it's even up YoY in Q1 as donny said. There's some exaggeration on predict this bad scenario for the next months. Probably will won't happen.

Welfare · May 9, 2017

allan-bh said:
Xbox One must be doing ok, it's even up YoY in Q1 as donny said. There's some exaggeration on predict this bad scenario for the next months. Probably will won't happen.

If only we had a more accurate picture on monthly hardware sales. Then we wouldn't be left wondering if Xbox One is even doing fine.

PS4 sales are also doing surprisingly well at this point but we won't know if that is thanks to PS4 Pro sales or not.

Leaks were fun

They offered longer and more detailed analysis on the market. Glad not all hope is lost though thanks to Mat and Achtung from NPD.

pitseleh · May 9, 2017

[NSW] 365k
[PS4] 215k
[XB1] 153k

Lelou · May 9, 2017

[NSW]415kk
[PS4] 190k
[XB1] 135k

slavesnyder · May 9, 2017

allan-bh said:
Xbox One must be doing ok, it's even up YoY in Q1 as donny said. There's some exaggeration on predict this bad scenario for the next months. Probably will won't happen.

XboxOne a year ago wasn't the same box as now. It was the UHD-free ugly monolith. It's a sign that the brand is doing better now and they did something right.

donny2112 · May 9, 2017

Welfare said:
XB1? That means Feb+Mar is >465K. This would mean XB1 is also up YoY in March (>242K) as I believe February was calculated to be well below <230K.

Was referring to this analysis by Liabe Brave. Wasn't referencing the actual numbers, when I said that. Sorry for the confusion!

Liabe Brave said:
- Xbox One Q1 is up less than 6% YoY (could be lower, or even down by ~1%)

So with XB1 having a flat to up Q1 over last year and April/May being typically extremely low, Microsoft doesn't need to spur a sales increase to prevent any real lost sales until more like June. They've done E3 price drops before, so it follows that they could very well again this year.

Edit:
~1.5 hours to predict for April!

Welfare · May 10, 2017

Thanks for the correction then!

Also 15 minutes left to make and edit predictions.

Mr Swine · May 10, 2017

[NSW] 312k
[PS4] 209k
[XB1] 126k

Jigorath · May 10, 2017

[NSW] 330k
[PS4] 190k
[XB1] 144k

mejin · May 10, 2017

[NSW] 350k
[PS4] 200k
[XB1] 125k

jjonez18 · May 10, 2017

[NSW] 375k
[PS4] 205k
[XB1] 175k

Well shit. Not like it matters anymore...

jroc74 · May 10, 2017

Damn, I actually wanted to change my numbers.....

Forgot, got busy at work lately.

ethomaz · May 11, 2017

Ready.

To know the #1 only

donny2112 · May 11, 2017

That's actually a question if NSW really did sell < 150K this month. :lol

Boke1879 · May 11, 2017

Damn I almost forgot this was today.

Primethius · May 11, 2017

donny2112 said:
That's actually a question if NSW really did sell < 150K this month. :lol

We all wanted more exciting NPD threads...

But I don't think I could handle that.

AmyS · May 11, 2017

Boke1879 said:
Damn I almost forgot this was today.

Same here.

The only real question is, did PS4 outsell Xbox One again.

Primethius · May 11, 2017

AmyS said:
Same here.

The only real question is, did PS4 outsell Xbox One again.

Would be shocking if it didn't.

Edit: Well, not shocking since it's April. But definitely surprising.

ethomaz · May 11, 2017

1 hour to go.

McMoneyman · May 11, 2017

AmyS said:
Same here.

The only real question is, did PS4 outsell Xbox One again.

Surely with Persona it must have right?

jonno394 · May 11, 2017

ethomaz said:
1 hour to go.

I though we don't get the thread until next week?

ethomaz · May 11, 2017

jonno394 said:
I though we don't get the thread until next week?

That is true.

Principate · May 11, 2017

jonno394 said:
I though we don't get the thread until next week?

if platform holders can bothered to release or we should get something. Mainly Nintendo really as Microsoft pr's have been boring and embarrassing really.

Gaspard · May 11, 2017

Switch sold at least 150K on MK8D's opening day, let's be real.

Unknown? · May 11, 2017

AmyS said:
Same here.

The only real question is, did PS4 outsell Xbox One again.

Not even a question tbh.

WillySJ3 · May 11, 2017

I thought this thread was going to be more active this month :/

Anyway, I'm here waiting the results and that great Microsoft PR.

ethomaz · May 11, 2017

Principate said:
if platform holders can bothered to release or we should get something. Mainly Nintendo really as Microsoft pr's have been boring and embarrassing really.

MS PR happens today

Welfare · May 11, 2017

Or maybe MS and Sony don't release PR again like last year.

Nintendo April Baby!

Stanng243 · May 11, 2017

No pr yet?

DriftingSpirit · May 12, 2017

Stanng243 said:
No pr yet?

.

NSESN · May 12, 2017

What time does Nintendo release their PR?

ArkhamFantasy · May 12, 2017

Where you at Nintendo.

legend166 · May 12, 2017

I'm guessing not too much to crow about for any of them (especially since Nintendo's already released their MK8D PR).

madstarr12 · May 12, 2017

Not even a little PR?

hanspampel · May 12, 2017

all consoles sold bad

Boke1879 · May 12, 2017

Well Sony hasn't been saying shit for the longest time. So that's nothing new.

Shizza · May 12, 2017

Ouya won this month and everyone else is too embarrassed to release a PR.

Cow Goes Moo · May 12, 2017

maybe platform holders fired their pr reps because their sales were bad
or they're hiding in bushes

plasmawave · May 12, 2017

Sony: You go first.

Nintendo: No, you go first.

MS: No YOU go first.

Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule · May 12, 2017

MS right now

ethomaz · May 12, 2017

Maybe they finally changed for a single day release???

Sangetsu-II · May 12, 2017

Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule said:
MS right now

As months go on MS PR takes longer and longer to construct...makes sense

OfficerRaichu15 · May 12, 2017

No total weekend sales for MK8D?

Kyrios · May 12, 2017

Cow Goes Moo said:
maybe platform holders fired their pr reps because their sales were bad
or they're hiding in bushes

Too busy playing Mario Kart.

samar11 · May 12, 2017

Maybe it was a draw between the 3? lol

Jigorath · May 12, 2017

Sony stopped these PR announcements a while ago. Microsoft does them occasionally. Nintendo does them when they're positive.

So *shrugs*

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