DryEyeRelief
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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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I can't take credit for it. Panda In Space fixed it.
Not really true about the Wii. The reason half the people wanted I knew was because other people couldn't get their hands on it. They wanted to buy it and resell it for 2-3x what it cost to buy. There was a huge lack of games for the Wii... I remember only playing Wii sports for awhile and being rather disappointed with my purchase to be honest.
But honestly. Becoming the "Hot Item" for Christmas pretty much ensures high sales. Always has... always will.... see Tickle me Elmo.
krypt0nian
Banned
BrokenEchelon
Banned
It will also sell out. Microsoft is in incredibly deep shit if it doesn't.
opticalmace
Member
I believe that was worldwide preorders.
Succinct Verbosity
Member
Sony deserve this for the amazing turnaround they had in the latter years of the ps3.
Devilgunman
Member
If PS4 dominates and Sony tries to do PS3 shit for PS5 then people will vote with their wallet once again.
IdreamofHIME
Member
XBONE will beat it for sure just because of the number of countries alone.
agreed
Xbox Live marketplace is still miles ahead of EShop and PSN.
The only one that comes close is steam.
UnObtainium17
Member
And buy what instead? There won't be another Xbox
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
Of course the best thing is win-win-win. But this talk of it being bad for the industry if it isnt is nonsense. If Nintendo, sony or Microsoft fail, they have to go back to the drawing board see what the others did and offer a more attractive prospect the next time round. That is what healthy conpetition is, not this "Everyone has to be a winner!" Nonsense.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
I think Octodad will end up doing quite well due to the PS4 sales and the kiosk demos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJKtJG7bDME
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJKtJG7bDME
zomgbbqftw
Banned
Wii UX
MrMephistoX
Member
Just curious what are you playing? I got Killzone and love it + resogun but am really torn on what else to get. AC and Injustice are tied since Knack looks pretty boring compared to Mario next week.
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
I agree it did give them the balls but I don't think they thought it was a good price regardless of PR.....then again I'm from the UK so the price wasn't double of what I paid for a PS2 or PSX, we was already paying that 500 + dollars for years that why importing was so attractive to UK gamers in the late 90's, even the PS4 is only 50 quid cheaper then PS3 was.
I can buy a PS4 off ebay from people charging more then the US retail price & its cheaper then it'll be on the 29th.
but I'm not arguing that competition isn't good, it is
I just disagree with blaming $599 on Blu-ray.
LowEndTorque
Member
Wow.
Europe launch could potentially move another million units and Japan could possibly do 300K to half a million.
PS4 might have an installed base of well over 3 million before the new year.
Europe launch could potentially move another million units and Japan could possibly do 300K to half a million.
PS4 might have an installed base of well over 3 million before the new year.
Not entirely sure.
My local GS has 130 ps4 preorders.
They has 30 xbone due to stock. I imagine they might create demand though
PdotMichael
Banned
A console isn't something like food or water. If the market isn't interested in your product they will ignore it.
see the WiiU.
Devilgunman
Member
Who knows there might be a new contender.
Jigolo
Member
Fantastic. I love to see game consoles prosper, it's better for the consumer when there is competition.
I'm sure xbone will sell around the same amount which will be good for the industry as a whole. (Minus the Wii U unfortunately ): )
This gen is going to be like Muhammed Ali vs Joe Frazier
I'm sure xbone will sell around the same amount which will be good for the industry as a whole. (Minus the Wii U unfortunately ): )
This gen is going to be like Muhammed Ali vs Joe Frazier
Matt Smith
Banned
That's a dam lot
Keep in mind lots of people cancel preorders.... as in....
WHAT? NO 3D BLURAY?
Preorder canceled.
Keep in mind this is 1 million ONLY in North America. They said preorders were substantially over 1 million since they had announced it. Europe should tack on quite a few more in a couple weeks.
Yeah, there was only 3 copies of kill zone and 5 of battlefield left at my local best buy. My buddy told me that at GameStop they only had FIFA left.
Majmun
Member
Japan launch is next year, though.
Do we know when the Xbox One is releasing in Japan?
People are ignoring WiiU because there are alternatives.
But it doesn't launch in Japan till february.
You are all spot on. I have much to learn.
In my brain I thought of it as: "PS1 and PS2 have amazing libraries and dominated" but I was thinking of it backwards. It was the competition from the pre-PS1 days with Nintendo and pre-PS2 days with Sega that made the PS1 and PS2 the legends they are.
Iacobellis
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Late 2014.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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These numbers are great.
The SNES only came into being because of the release of the Genesis. Nintendo wanted to keep rolling with the NES before the Genesis was released IIRC.
And the PS2 was kind of horrible from a hardware perspective and had faulty hardware at launch and was supposed to be the least developer friendly system ever. Core gaming is good when enough people are buying core games to cover the costs which is why the PS2 era was very good. If the PS4 does great and the Xbox One does terrible, core gaming likely will see less investment. If both do very well, there's more chance of revenue and core gaming could see more investment.
If the PS4 does incredibly while Microsoft and Nintendo leave the market, Sony will still have competition, but it will be towards social gaming so their resources will likely be focused on capturing those areas instead of core gaming so I think you should hope for competition.
The SNES only came into being because of the release of the Genesis. Nintendo wanted to keep rolling with the NES before the Genesis was released IIRC.
And the PS2 was kind of horrible from a hardware perspective and had faulty hardware at launch and was supposed to be the least developer friendly system ever. Core gaming is good when enough people are buying core games to cover the costs which is why the PS2 era was very good. If the PS4 does great and the Xbox One does terrible, core gaming likely will see less investment. If both do very well, there's more chance of revenue and core gaming could see more investment.
If the PS4 does incredibly while Microsoft and Nintendo leave the market, Sony will still have competition, but it will be towards social gaming so their resources will likely be focused on capturing those areas instead of core gaming so I think you should hope for competition.
Warm Machine
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They will sell every single one they manufacture between now and Dec 31st.
Devilgunman
Member
Demand has to be there for it to sell. If fact, PS4 will be available in many more countries than Xbone by the end of the year. The battle ground is US and UK. If PS4 outsells Xbone in these 2 regions then MS is in deep trouble.
Majmun
Member
I managed to snag a console last night at 9pm at gamestop. They had a few people not pick up their units, and after 48 hours were able to sell them.
It was great, I traded in a ton of games, they made sure no one else came in once 9pm hit, and sold me a PS4 in a very discreet black bag. There were a few other people that got to do the same as me thanks to a few people not picking theirs up.
It was great, I traded in a ton of games, they made sure no one else came in once 9pm hit, and sold me a PS4 in a very discreet black bag. There were a few other people that got to do the same as me thanks to a few people not picking theirs up.
There won't be unless you consider under powered IOS/Android machines a contender. No other company will enter the traditional console space. Stock holders won't accept the traditional console model they want big margins and quick profits these days.
New Nintendo console, PC, smartphone games, PS4 games, ... The console gaming world doesn't exist in a vacuum that only contains two new consoles.
You'd be surprised to see how many bros still think that "Xbox is not doing used games and you always have to be online", even now.
Without Microsoft's mandatory Kinect and DRM fiascos, and Nintendo releasing proper next-gen hardware instead whatever the Wii U is, the PS4 would have never gained the traction it did. The system is selling simply because it's the only next-gen option without any major flaws.
Says who?
I don't understand this notion at all. Steam is leagues ahead of anything else, and PSN has been better than XBL for a couple of years now, if only because of PS+
SoundofSilence
Member
Late 2014. Not that it really matters of course.
Devilgunman
Member
You forget Steam machine? We don't know what is it but saying nobody will want to step in to taking living room space in false.
LowEndTorque
Member
You're right, forgot about that. Xbone is releasing next year in Japan as well but no solid date.
Even without Japan though, I think 3 million before the new year is still well within the realm of possibility.
Eh, I ignored the WiiU because there are alternatives available. If WiiU was the only gaming console on the market and PC gaming didn't exist I guess I'd have no choice but to pick one up if I wanted to play some of the games on it.
Haha I opened the page early on and just didn't refresh it, my bad~
Some of the major share holder of MS who want to kill the hardware division. If the xbone is not a success it will be gutted and sold off in pieces.