BlackBuzzard
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They can still probably fight for the UK.
Rest of Europe? I don't know
Rest of Europe is just never going to happen. Look at the German charts its a slaughterhouse.
They can still probably fight for the UK.
Rest of Europe? I don't know
Yes I was talking about x360 versionTitanfall XB! came out in Q3. Titanfall 360 came out in Q4.
It is net sales. If they had to buy back kinnect SKUs it would reduce overall sales.
I have been looking through those and can't find any mistakes in the table. Someone should double check, zero sales is hard to believe.
Rest of Europe is just never going to happen. Look at the German charts its a slaughterhouse.
It is net sales. If they had to buy back kinnect SKUs it would reduce overall sales.
I wouldn't use historical sales as a measuring stick because sales for both PS3 and Xbox 360 are winding down to make way for the new boys.
Not even close.
Wii U Shipments:
1 month, 14 days: December 31st, 2012: 3.06 million
4 months, 14 days: March 31st, 2013: 3.45 million
7 months, 13 days: June 30th, 2013: 3.61 million
10 months, 13 days: September 30th, 2013: 3.91 million
1 year, 1 month, 14 days: December 31st, 2013: 5.86 million
Xbox One Shipments:
3.9 million LTD worldwide shipped Xbox One consoles - As of December 31st, 2013
5.1 million LTD worldwide shipped Xbox One consoles - As of March 31st, 2014
<6 million LTD worldwide shipped Xbox One consoles - As of June 30th, 2014
What took the Wii U 1 year to achieve, Xbox One achieved it in 7 months.
Not a single game in the top 40... the system practically doesn't exist.
Damn, that puts it into perspective.
Price drop for September then.
The difference is that those Nintendo figures are sales, not shipments. .
What zero sales?
The difference is that those Nintendo figures are sales, not shipments. Like I've said above, I don't think they've sold more than 4.6m which means that launches aligned Microsoft have only sold around 1m more consoles than Nintendo at the moment.
I expect big numbers in Japan this fall.Actually, in all seriousness, the new markets will likely make at least some sort of impact.
I think price is still the bigger issue. While $400 is a huge step in the write direction, don't get me wrong, you can still get a system with better multiplatform titles and better hardware for the same amount of money. There's no real value proposition for the Xbone at $400.
They could just kill it with a $299 Kinectless SKU.
Not viable at all. Just saying it would get me in.Is that a financially viable move? Or are you saying "let's do this PS3 crazy-losses-per-console-sold style".
Since I'm an idiot today, what time period does this news actually cover?
Actually, in all seriousness, the new markets will likely make at least some sort of impact.
Not sure what you do tbh. Maybe best to just dig in for the long haul. Get the games out there to bring people in, and reduce price as time goes on. They've never been up against a strong brand with a strong value proposition head to head like this - there aren't any easy options that don't involve Nadella writing a huge cheque (which they are unlikely to do)
This is their 'prove yourself' generation, like Sony had last gen with PS3. Show us it is worth buying, show us you won't go back on the DRM, show us you won't stop investing in a broad range of quality first party titles after three years.
I think price is still the bigger issue. While $400 is a huge step in the write direction, don't get me wrong, you can still get a system with better multiplatform titles and better hardware for the same amount of money. There's no real value proposition for the Xbone at $400.
Not with their current BoM. They'd be eating a huge loss on each console sold... I'm not sure shareholders would be down with that.They could just kill it with a $299 Kinectless SKU.
Like everyone knows, there's no chance Microsoft can reach first, so it's a battle for how well they do in second. They still can do OK with a killer slew of games in America, as long as they keep price parity. And they do have a compelling lineup in the future, so I think it'll be a good second place system. Maybe 50 million by the end? I'm just throwing out a random prediction here, haven't really calculated any projections based on current trajectories or anything
Now that the price has dropped and Microsoft is going to have its comparatively impressive Holiday season of games, I think they'll do better going forward. Relatively speaking, anyway. Next year I mean.
Psh, Microsoft will be laughing all the way to the bank when the true launch of the Xbox One is achieved with 26 more countries this September. Don't forget DirectX12 is on the way, and that's a game changer, alongside cloud computations. Can't wait to see everyone's jaw drop when the Xbox One outsells the PS4 in Japan. Oh, and don't forget the Chinese market!
It'll be fiiiiine!
Actually, in all seriousness, the new markets will likely make at least some sort of impact.
Yea, this is what I'm hoping these poor shipment numbers mean, as well. The XB1 is still selling ok in the US, so it's not like sales fell off a cliff. Sounds like they stuffed the channels something fierce earlier in the year to keep up appearances of staying competitive with the PS4.Sounds to me like they channel stuffed those Kinect SKUs last quarter, and now they're waiting before throwing a load more into stores.
I expect MS will see some good numbers during the holiday season.
They could just kill it with a $299 Kinectless SKU.
Not with their current BoM, they can't.
Like everyone knows, there's no chance Microsoft can reach first, so it's a battle for how well they do in second. They still can do OK with a killer slew of games in America, as long as they keep price parity. And they do have a compelling lineup in the future, so I think it'll be a good second place system. Maybe 50 million by the end? I'm just throwing out a random prediction here, haven't really calculated any projections based on current trajectories or anything
Now that the price has dropped and Microsoft is going to have its comparatively impressive Holiday season of games, I think they'll do better going forward. Relatively speaking, anyway. Next year I mean.
Not sure what you do tbh. Maybe best to just dig in for the long haul. Get the games out there to bring people in, and reduce price as time goes on. They've never been up against a strong brand with a strong value proposition head to head like this - there aren't any easy options that don't involve Nadella writing a huge cheque (which they are unlikely to do)
This is their 'prove yourself' generation, like Sony had last gen with PS3. Show us it is worth buying, show us you won't go back on the DRM, show us you won't stop investing in a broad range of quality first party titles after three years.
Microsoft hurt themselves by not pushing anything coming out this summer. Sony had MLB: The Show in May, they marketed Watch Dogs which has worked out well for them, they have The Last of Us Remastered coming out next week which will help move some consoles, and then Destiny between the marketing, exclusive content, and bundle, will do extremely well for them.
Allow me to indulge my own stupidity for a moment. In some extreme scenario where Nintendo creates a 199.99 or less sku for the Wii U, and gamers fall in love with their lineup in addition to Smash, is it possible for Nintendo to pass the Xbox One in 2015 or beyond? I'm guessing Halo Collection this year probably prevents any chance of that scenario happening, but a second place Wii U would be something interesting.