Clinton514
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PS4 sells through 1 million units on Day 1 in NA, best start in PS / console history
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The One and Done
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Regarding Ben and Arthur's opinions of gaming, the PS4 and GAF, I'll say this; does a man care for the opinion of a fly before he swats it? Unlikely. They deserve whatever shitstorm comes their way over this and hopefully they lose readers /viewership. Journalist like this need a quick death, to be swatted so to speak. Solid journalist are who should thrive.
IAmRandom31
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The software lineup is incredibly strong. They will be able to hype up Planetside 2, DriveClub, Infamous, The Witness, Galak-Z, Dying Light, Watch Dogs, Destiny Beta, Destiny itself, Final Fantasy 14, Diablo 3, Deep Down, etc, for their early 2014 lineup. So you will have no shortage of games hitting and being on display for the PS4. From launch till March Microsoft basically has nothing coming. So advantage will again stick with the PS4.
The same can be said throughout 2014 from what I am seeing. Software is what sells systems and the PS4 has a massive amount of it. With the major releases hitting in 2014 and between all the great releases you have quality F2P and indie software to keep your plate warm with. I really do not see a single month from launch till 2015 where Sony does not have SOMETHING worth waiting for on the PS4.
I think sales will remain strong due to this for a very long time. We do not even know half of what is coming out in 2014 especially from the East.
Things will be get VERY interesting if the PS4 is well received in Japan. VERY interesting software wise.
If for example Capcom decides to finally make a true console Monster Hunter? Boom.
boredandlazy
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I've already read too much into it!!! How do I cleanse myself of this sin?
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
That number is very impressive, does it guarantee that PS4 will dominate this gen? No. Does it mean that Sony can challenge Microsoft in territories that they once lost to Microsoft last generation? Yes.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
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Why is it they feel the need to hide on twitter and taunt? Just come in here and say what you feel directly where we dwell - on this forum. We can be civil about our differences.
Anticitizen One
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I want to see that guy from Bonus Rounds reaction. The one who kept hyping up every lame feature on the xbox one as if he was a PR dude. I think his name was alex something
MrMephistoX
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True based on MS exclusive output over the last few years but Kinect Fitness and Titanfall have potential to be huge. Then again it's wrapped in a LIVE subscription so it's not quite Wii Sports level Killer APP. Who knows if KI does well maybe we'll get some other near dead IP out of Double Helix that's multiplat?
Yeah, I also suspect that they're gonna wait until Black Friday before they start bringing out more PS4's (or if they happen to come before BF, they will probably let retailers not sell them until then).
Sony wants the system to be very big on one of the most biggest holidays of the year.
SwiftDeath
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Well at least he has his priorities straight....
Look how happy he is lol
Why not? the Wii U is a dud and the Xbone is having all the launch problems... Sony has won the generation and pretty soon with Nintendo going bankrupt and Microsoft selling off the Xbox division, Sony will be the lone video game console standing.
LiquidMetal14
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Talked to a Walmart clerk in my small town. They had 8 PS4's for pre-order and got 15. Sold them within an hour of launch.
They have units in the back right now but are holding them for Black Friday.
They have units in the back right now but are holding them for Black Friday.
Square2015
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Compare with day one PS2.
I did some digging through my old sales data notebooks and found this:
It was posted on a Japanese forum in early 2001:
DAY ONE PS2 SALES (USA only, not sure if NPD or CSFB)
1 Madden NFL 2001 122,178
2 Tekken Tag Tournament 75,268
3 SSX 43,475
4 Ridge Racer V 23,490
5 NHL 2001 20,127
HW 309,414
SW 530,122
I did some digging through my old sales data notebooks and found this:
It was posted on a Japanese forum in early 2001:
DAY ONE PS2 SALES (USA only, not sure if NPD or CSFB)
1 Madden NFL 2001 122,178
2 Tekken Tag Tournament 75,268
3 SSX 43,475
4 Ridge Racer V 23,490
5 NHL 2001 20,127
HW 309,414
SW 530,122
SwiftDeath
Member
Interesting if a certain website is to be believed then sales for a single game on PS4 trounced all Day one SW sales on PS2
it's that banned website if its not clear
KoopaTheCasual
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Dr. Kitty Muffins
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Sony has to make sure their first party exclusives aren't divisive and are true system sellers, otherwise the momentum will come to a halt. They have to start delivering on that "potential" very soon. First up is Infamous and I hope it delivers seeing as how I paid off my preorder already.
If it means delaying some games, then they have to do that. I'm glad they did it with Driveclub. We can already see some of the returns on that delay just by watching the new vid.
If it means delaying some games, then they have to do that. I'm glad they did it with Driveclub. We can already see some of the returns on that delay just by watching the new vid.
I'm not really surprised! It's good that Sony is launching late in Japan. And it's damn funny, the first playstation ever not to launch firs or the same time in Japan and it's breaking records here and there.
AmethystEnd
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Check this out: http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1qwk0d/he_lost_his_house_in_the_tornado_yesterday_but/cdhccj4
Sony Santa Monica is reaching out to the guy to
Got it here, the 372k opening week, and the rest from what data I could gather:
* = projections from various sources, sorry it couldn't be more concrete but I couldn't find SOLD figures for them (SNES, PS3, PSP). Please help if you do indeed have them.
[ ] = just means handheld
Game Boy was pretty much the first system to actually have a launch.
thank a lot nice job
Arc Christelle
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Square2015
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Remember though all PS2 SW was competing with The Matrix
that was the best selling "title" day one.It would have been expected for the PS1 to have the bulk of the sales and money of consumers at that time, that said the threshold of bombas would be much lower because games were alot cheaper to make.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
Why? what's so incredible?
I don't think it's that unbelievable. Despite the console's high price point at the time, it was still being bought by a good amount of non-price conscious (to a degree) videophiles that saw it as both the cheapest and best Blu-Ray player at the time. Buying it with that intention is not going to result in huge gaming software attach rate.
SaucyJack
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3 million expected to be sold by 31/12 - that's 12/31 for my colonial cousins
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-...llion-playstation-4-consoles-by-year-end.html
I want to see that guy from Bonus Rounds reaction. The one who kept hyping up every lame feature on the xbox one as if he was a PR dude. I think his name was alex something
Chris Jericho?
WarMacheen
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3 million expected to be sold by 31/12 - that's 12/31 for my colonial cousins
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-...llion-playstation-4-consoles-by-year-end.html
I was wondering what month 31 was, and if there were any interesting holidays
An attach ratio of 1,5 on launch day is good, no?
KimonoNoNo
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Just imagine if he's got one of the faulty ones.
Oh the humanity!
1m on day one for one region seems absurd for this industry, I mean what was the previous record?, 500k?
KoopaTheCasual
Junior Member
And that's not even 24 hours. That's opening week. It's almost ludicrous how much Sony smashed that opening NA number. Hopefully demand stays up.
Iacobellis
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All the celebrities are playing PS4!