Aeriscloud
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Andrew House: PS4 sold through 2.1 million units worldwide as of 12/1, 700K in EU/AU
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Just not capable of following up the PSP's library.
BlackBuzzard
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I have hopes now that its mostly just broadcasted online with a recap on Spike, that they will atleast do away with the B list celebs.
metalslimer
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GTA probably beat it already
Cool, thanks again bud!
RedRedSuit
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He's way off on God of War. Never did those numbers in the past and is in franchise fatigue + story dead-end mode now.
Uncharted he's probably right.
DidntKnowJack
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Yeah, I think they'll reach 3 million world wide. If they produce enough units, that is.
zomgbbqftw
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Good numbers for Sony.
In addition, they are air freighting units to the UK according to MCV, which means the 250,000 will grow very quickly over here, each planeload can bring around 10,000 units and I expect Sony have two or three arriving every day for the next two weeks. The big boat from China is expected on the 11th of December in Rotterdam, that is the massive pre-Xmas consignment for Europe.
In addition, they are air freighting units to the UK according to MCV, which means the 250,000 will grow very quickly over here, each planeload can bring around 10,000 units and I expect Sony have two or three arriving every day for the next two weeks. The big boat from China is expected on the 11th of December in Rotterdam, that is the massive pre-Xmas consignment for Europe.
I wonder what the statistics are for Japan with previous console launches, something at the level of PS4 just to get an idea i guess.
ThisWreckage
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According to several sources, God of War III easily sold over 5 million.
Damn. So the UK might not see the same kind of drop as the Xbone did in week 2?
There was expectation that the EU would match NA numbers, but yes Sony shipping 1.1 million consoles since the PS4 launch on November 15th is still impressive regardless.
in the us or ww?
Because this are ww numbers.
I think last generation million games were most of them multiplatform, except for Halo and maybe GT.
brain_stew
Member
Makes perfect sense that Microsoft have prioritised UK and NA stock. They've already won every other market, these are the two markets where Microsoft will be able to put up any sort of fight.
Could have been way higher if they stocked Europe better. In addition to lowballing Europe in general I guess they really wanted to prioritize markets where Xbox traditionally has been stronger. Makes business sense. Here the PS4 is on backorder until Q1 2014. I preordered in June the day they announced the price at E3 and I'm not getting my unit until sometime this week. You want a unit for christmas? Tough luck.
shikamaroooo
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Gran Turismo 5 sold 10.6 million, how many units did halo 4 sell?
RedRedSuit
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Shipped about 5.2 million by 2012 according to Sony. I can accept that as 5+ million sold for one of the games in the series, though not really "easily." So I stand corrected on that one point.
metalslimer
Member
Pretty sure these aren't shipped numbers, although the distinction would matter little as the vast majority of what is shipped is sold right now.
Edit: Wait or is House conflating the actual sold in one sentence to shipped in the next?
I'm pretty sure GT5 outsold it by a wide margin.
Stillmatic
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Yep, I think Aus and NZ are sold out due to pre-orders until a 3rd shipment in January.
shinra-bansho
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They have less pressure there, though, continental Europe is friendly territory, Microsoft isn't launching in as many territories there, and they too seemed to have prioritized the UK and NA.
NemesisPrime
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It is very probably that XO has very similar numbers TBH. 2M is good but the Wii U is the big loser it seems.
hodayathink
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Naughty Dog has 2 teams. One just finished TLOU and is working on the DLC. The other hasn't released anything since Uncharted 3. There's more than likely some overlap between the two teams at lower levels, but the UC3 team has, more than likely, been working on this game since at least middle of last year.
BlackBuzzard
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Yeah if GT5 never happend...
Sorry, not GT5 but still and every other title. Halo 4 mightve outsold GT5 in the U.S. Thought it did by its NPD but not sure. U.S is what I'm talking about.
Moz La Punk
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Happy to be one of the 2.1 million! This system is turning me into a Sony fan, no doubt. I'm even considering a Vita this christmas.
All their promotional stuff lately, for real. Makes me feel like I am actually apart of some bigger culture, and not just some dumb college kid who plays Persona and Demon's Souls.
Sadly. : / Was actually my thought when Vita was announced: "You mean it's gonna be SRPG heaven again, with better hardware? Sign me up!"
bigboss370
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nice
I'm thinking around 1.5 mil for the Xbox One.
But yeah, I still can't believe how much these systems are crushing the Wii U; especially the Knack > Mario news.
RedRedSuit
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He said "Naughty Dog," not "Naughty Dog's one team."
Now, as far as having 3 years to 2014 and 2 teams, I have addressed these points as best I could so far. We'll see what happens. It depends on what their goals are. If it's just "have a big seller for 2014 holidays," that's one thing. If it's "hit one out of the park a-la Uncharted 2 and prevent franchise fatigue," that's another. I don't think they want another Uncharted 3 even though it did great commercially... it was a bit rushed. (No, 3 years including sharing personnel and a new console coming out =/= 3 years in other circumstances.)
Phire Phox
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Yup. Also have to take into account that Xbone still hasn't launched in several countries in Europe.
Aquamarine
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Sony PR is only referring to their estimates for sell-through to consumers in all the figures they're giving out.
KyanMehwulfe
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yeah and that's even with production ramped up in japan. still, that's a lot of units essentially ready for day one in each market within such a short window. especially compared to the manufacturing ramp up of the ps3. pretty good showing when put in perspective of other recent consoles.
zomgbbqftw
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Week two might be bad, but the week after that and the final week before Xmas should see a lot of stock if MCV are right and they are now air freighting units to the UK.
MrCookiepants
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The situation is a bit silly in Australia. All the big games retailers have massive signs outside shop and banners on their websites saying "GET YOUR XBOX ONE NOW" while the PS4 section is off in some lonely corner with a little sign saying "wait till 2014 lol".
Halo 4 has yet to outsell GT5 worldwide. Nor did it outsell any of the recent Call of Duty's on PS3. Not even close. Stop lying.
Halo 4 has yet to outsell GT5 worldwide. Nor did it outsell any of the recent Call of Duty's on PS3. Not even close. Stop lying.
You're way off. 2012 numbers
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Cumulative Worldwide Sell-In Numbers of the God of War Series
SCEA*3 SCEJ*4 SCEE*1 WW
God of War 2,881,524 142,990 1,592,833 [B]4,617,347[/B]
God of War II 2,527,522 113,280 1,603,727 [B]4,244,529[/B]
God of War III 2,818,033 417,866 1,961,733[B] 5,197,632[/B]
God of War Collection 1,748,663*2 155,600 *2 514,253*2 [B]2,418,516[/B]
God of War: Chains of Olympus 1,728,407*2 136,478 *2 1,399,293*2 [B]3,264,178[/B]
God of War: Ghost of Sparta 530,815*2 60,429*2 605,382*2 [B]1,196,626[/B]
God of War: Origins 424,464 *2 47,336*2 239,937*2 [B]711,737[/B]
Totals 12,659,428 1,073,979 7,917,158 [B]21,650,595[/B]michaelius
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The countries where they didn't launch are mostly playstation countries so don't expect miracles from there.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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Looks like Japan took a great interest in GOW 3.
In the U.S, it did. Sorry should have clarified.
RedRedSuit
Member
No, I am not "way" off. I and II did not reach 5 million, unless you add in $10-apiece HD rereleases from years later. III did, barely, as I acknowledged above, though these are likely shipped numbers. In addition, the story hole and franchise fatigue points stand. Then there is Ascension.
I think Xbox One stood at 1.3~1.4million by the end of November considering lack of launch countries/underwhelming sales in EU/yield issues. This will give PS4 about 0.7million lead in the race.
However, I still think Xbox One had a successful launch especially after their DRM reverse, PR disaster, FOUR HUNDRED NIGHTY-NINE price tag.
However, I still think Xbox One had a successful launch especially after their DRM reverse, PR disaster, FOUR HUNDRED NIGHTY-NINE price tag.
I'd guesstimate XO is around 1.6-1.7m now on the higher end.
Last week's euro sales for XO were probably <=100k (UK was 20k). So assuming 500k or 600k last week in NA, we'd be at 1.6-1.7m. And that might be a high estimate for NA last week.
I'd expect PR from MS after Black Friday week if/when they pass 2m, but if takes very long after Sony's I think they won't bother.
whassupbun
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I live in HK and many of us had that fear when the PS4 release date for HK was first announced (because this kind of things happens a lot, baby formula, electronic gadgets, AAA video games, you name it, all bought in HK in bulk and shipped back to China, causing shortage in HK).
But we are now only two weeks away from the official launch (17th Dec) and no sign of any shortage whatsoever. Sony stores are still taking pre-orders, so are other electrical retailers. Either SCEAsia is well prepared and there is plenty of stock to go around, or demand isn't that high at all (though I'm sure it will do well).
I know a mom and pop store owner pretty well and he's also taking pre-orders for the PS4. When I went to pay for mine, he said I don't have to put down any payment (although other customers have to pay upfront) because he's sure there will be plenty of PS4 and he can guarantee I'll get mine. Just my personal observation, mind you.
brain_stew
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It's simple really. Customers want a next generation system that is guaranteed to have a fantastic version of all the major titles released over the next 5 years. The PS4 offers that at the lowest price, anyone buying one can be guaranteed that they'll get their money's worth over the next 5 years.
They don't want an underpowered and overpriced last generation system that is host to the odd niche (though utterly fantastic) Nintendo title every 6 months. People don't want the GameCube reincarnate and at least the Gamecube had competitive performance and pricing going for it, the Wii U has neither. Gamers like myself that know they need to play the likes of 3D World at some point will simply pick one up when retailers start to fire sale it for ~£100 just like the GameCube.
educator
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Haha, that sounds lovely in a strange way. On my way home from Gamestop I carried the bag with pride, though deep down nervous about getting robbed, forgetting it on the bus or just accidentally dropping it. My mind was racing just like yours, really astonishing how a machine made me feel like a child on christmas.