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[Welfare]

Ahhh ok. How about hardware? Reading this last page, seems pretty close ?

Hardware has been very consistent, except for April, where it was extremely close. It had the PS4 ahead, but the Xbox One was right behind it.

At the same time, you can not use it to guess how close or how far the two are from each other, as in May the PS4 was farther ahead of the Xbox One on Amazon, but overall, the gap was the same in May as it was in April (13k).

 

[GobFather]

Hardware has been very consistent, except for April, where it was extremely close. It had the PS4 ahead, but the Xbox One had skus right behind it.

Thanks for the clarification.

 

[On Demand]

and you think it's gonna be any different from walmart , best buy , target or gamestop ?

I agree about general trends, but in this case for this month other retailers had better deals than Amazon.

 

[slavesnyder]

I agree about general trends, but in this case for this month other retailers had better deals than Amazon.

But not all deals were in favour for the same console, or?
So maybe in the end amazon is right again because competition took away sales from both sides of the scales.

 

[Thebeardofknowledge]

B&M is a much different marketplace than a 100% online store.

i think trends will be the similar at B&M or in the PS4's Advantage

 

[On Demand]

But not all deals were in favour for the same console, or?
So maybe in the end amazon is right again because competition took away sales from both sides of the scales.

Sorry. I meant better deals for XB1.

But your thinking could be correct also. The best PS4 deal was during Madden week though was it not?

 

[Welfare]

Sorry. I meant better deals for XB1.

But your thinking could be correct also. The best PS4 deal was during Madden week though was it not?

Pretty sure the only deal for the PS4 this month was for Madden.

 

[slavesnyder]

Sorry. I meant better deals for XB1.

But your thinking could be correct also. The best PS4 deal was during Madden week though was it not?

This month is a coin toss.
What was the closest month to a tie so far?

 

[ZhugeEX]

This month is a coin toss.
What was the closest month to a tie so far?

February 2014

~10k difference.

Mainly because PS4 was hard to find.

 

[slavesnyder]

February 2014

~10k difference.

Mainly because PS4 was hard to find.

10k, this is nothing.
Or as we gaffers say: vita sales numbers.

 

[Welfare]

10k, this is nothing.
Or as we gaffers say: vita sales numbers.

Giving the vita too much credit.

 

[ZhugeEX]

Giving the vita too much credit.

The funny thing is you;re not wrong

 

[slavesnyder]

At least every buyer gets a special treatment.

 

[BrianRoyale]

Giving the vita too much credit.

Damn that makes me sad.

 

[Ryng_tolu]

Amazon is not much accurate with the software, for example, according to Amazon Final Fantasy Type 0 should beat Battlefield Hardline in March, and at the end FF sold some like 1/5 of Hardline...
Or, in February, The Order did pretty well, much better than Evolve, but at the end Evolve sold much more.
For what i remember, Amazon never failed with the hardware since January 2014...

Hardware has been very consistent, except for April, where it was extremely close. It had the PS4 ahead, but the Xbox One was right behind it.

At the same time, you can not use it to guess how close or how far the two are from each other, as in May the PS4 was farther ahead of the Xbox One on Amazon, but overall, the gap was the same in May as it was in April (13k).

#25 PS4
#32 XBO
#47 XBO

...They are pretty close considering the two XBO SKUs, the ~13k gap seem about right.

 

[CosmicQueso]

Giving the vita too much credit.

With all those heavy hitter exclusives the Vita should be swimming in share.

 

[Welfare]

#25 PS4
#32 XBO
#47 XBO

...They are pretty close considering the two XBO SKUs, the ~13k gap seem about right.

Look at April.

#41 PS4
#42 XBO
#52 XBO

Much closer but still, the gap in April and May was 13k, which was my point. You can't use Amazon as a way to determine how close or how far the two systems are from each other in NPD.

With all those exclusives and heavy hitters the Vita should be swimming in share.

lol

 

[slavesnyder]

The astronaut is back!
Hooray!

 

[Ryng_tolu]

Look at April.

#41 PS4
#42 XBO
#52 XBO

Much closer but still, the gap in April and May was 13k, which was my point. You can't use Amazon as a way to determine how close or how far the two systems are from each other in NPD.

lol

Well, of course Amazon is not 100% accurate, but when console X is close with console Y, usually is not a massive victory, so i think we can use amazon for predict the gap.

With all those heavy hitter exclusives the Vita should be swimming in share.

Maybe if Sony didn't abandoned it so soon...

 

[Welfare]

Maybe if Sony didn't abandoned it so soon...

The thing was DOA. Sony dropped it at the right time.

 

[Ryng_tolu]

The thing was DOA. Sony dropped it at the right time.

Brutal.

 

[Ryng_tolu]

I know this is August thread, but here the first Amazon track for September
#24 PS4 Destiny
#77 XBO elite
#83 XBO Madden

Seem a great start for PS4, XBO should rise soon... also, dat Uncharted. :O

 

[ZhugeEX]

No we can't use Amazon to predict a gap or certain amount of unit sales.

Yes we can use Amazon to determine hardware sku rankings should there be a notable gap between the two consoles.

Amazon, whilst growing in relevance, accounts for 10% or so of total sales, if that. It can be used as a guide but no definitive conclusions can be drawn.

 

[allan-bh]

With all those heavy hitter exclusives the Vita should be swimming in share.

How bad Vita is selling this days? Less than 10k in a month?

 

[slavesnyder]

No we can't use Amazon to predict a gap or certain amount of unit sales.

Yes we can use Amazon to determine hardware sku rankings should there be a notable gap between the two consoles.

Amazon, whilst growing in relevance, accounts for 10% or so of total sales, if that. It can be used as a guide but no definitive conclusions can be drawn.

Otherwise there would be discussion needed

 

[Fat4all]

Is Walmart still the top retail store when it comes to video game hardware/software sales, percentage wise?

It'd be nice to get a Walmart insider.

 

[ZhugeEX]

Is Walmart still the top retail store when it comes to video game hardware/software sales, percentage wise?

It'd be nice to get a Walmart insider.

Gamestop have 47% share of next generation software sell through.

 

[StrongBlackVine]

Fallout 4 preorders charting higher on Pyton 4 than xbone is surprising.

Why? Dragon Age Inquisition and The Witcher 3 also sold better on PS4.

Fallout 4 will sell more on Xbone. That's where the Bethesda fanbase is strongest.

That was true last generation when Xbox 360 dominated North America vs PS3. Not really relevant to the current market.

 

[Omnistalgic]

How bad Vita is selling this days? Less than 10k in a month?

Vita lives...

In Japan...

Honestly, I kind hate handhelds, even though I'm gonna trade my Vita in for a 3DS this black friday, that's only so I can game at work. Vita is a great PS1/PSP throwback machine, hmmm..maybe I will keep it as a legacy device.

 

[Fat4all]

Gamestop have 47% share of next generation software sell through.

That's much more than I expected. I thought GS was a close second behind Walmart.

 

[Fat4all]

Fallout 4 will sell more on Xbone. That's where the Bethesda fanbase is strongest.

I actually doubt this. Install base alone the odds are more in favor of PS4, maybe if Xbox can secure some sort of bundle, but it probably won't happen with the number they are already planning.

 

[Sangetsu-II]

I know this is August thread, but here the first Amazon track for September

31. Until Dawn

It has legs!!!
Already doing better than Gears at 59.

 

[xehanort]

[3DS] 82K
[PS4] 225K
[WIU] 50k
[XB1] 210K

Close call for Xbone and PS4

 

[donny2112]

February 2014

~10k difference.

Mainly because PS4 was hard to find.

I... just... what...

You had the perfect setup and didn't say "7-10K"?

!

 

[Welfare]

I... just... what...

You had the perfect setup and didn't say "7-10K"?

!

Well you messed it up at first. Good going.

 

[donny2112]

Well you messed it up at first.

It helps that he's only had one post since then. Makes it easy to look up.

 

[Chobel]

Pretty sure the only deal for the PS4 this month was for Madden.

Actually some retailers had other deals for PS4

Gamestop: PS4+ Far Cry 4
Target + Amazon: ACU + Destiny
Best Buy: PS4 + Far Cry 4 or Destiny
Walmart: PS4 + Madden + Free game of your choice + 3 months PS+ (This one is really good)

 

[Cthulhu_Steev]

Why? Dragon Age Inquisition and The Witcher 3 also sold better on PS4.



That was true last generation when Xbox 360 dominated North America vs PS3. Not really relevant to the current market.

I just thought F4 would skew toward MS consoles, Sony users got shit from Bethesda last gen, stage-time at MS conferences, plus the F3 BC on xbone.

Just seems like an xbone franchise to me.

 

[slavesnyder]

I... just... what...

You had the perfect setup and didn't say "7-10K"?

!

Can someone please make a running gag wiki? I am sure Zughe already has set up a database. Wouldn't mind if it is branded...

 

[TheCarrotKiller]

[PS4] 232K
[XB1] 208K
[WIU] 42K
[3DS] 89K

 

[ZhugeEX]

I... just... what...

You had the perfect setup and didn't say "7-10K"?

!

I don't joke around in NPD threads Donny!

It's serious business!

Spoiler

lol

 

[Fat4all]

I just thought F4 would skew toward MS consoles, Sony users got shit from Bethesda last gen, stage-time at MS conferences, plus the F3 BC on xbone.

Just seems like an xbone franchise to me.

There hasn't been a Fallout game on Xbone yet.

:^)

 

[gtj1092]

[PS4] 225K
[XB1] 213K
[WIU] 39K
[3DS] 79K

 

[OléGunner]

[3DS] 60k
[PS4] 220k
[WIU] 45k
[XB1] 210k

I just thought F4 would skew toward MS consoles, Sony users got shit from Bethesda last gen, stage-time at MS conferences, plus the F3 BC on xbone.

Just seems like an xbone franchise to me.

The script has flipped this gen.

Install base on PS4 could see it gather more sales plus everyone knows Fallout 4 is not an exclusive game.

Also casual users have forgotten how buggy Bethesda games were on PS3, they just wanna play the company's anticipated games.

 

[blakep267]

[3DS] 60k
[PS4] 220k
[WIU] 45k
[XB1] 210k



The script has flipped this gen.

Install base on PS4 could see it gather more sales plus everyone knows Fallout 4 is not an exclusive game.

Also casual users have forgotten how buggy Bethesda games were on PS3, they just wanna play the company's anticipated games.

While I'm not denying it will probably sell more depending on the gap, ESO surprisingly did better on Xbox despite there being a sizable sales gap and it having no marketing. So who knows how Bethesda games will fall

 

[Tivor Tontomo]

Fallout 4 will sell more on Xbone. That's where the Bethesda fanbase is strongest.

I heard that about the Witcher 3, didn't end well.

 

[slavesnyder]

Only way Fallout4 would sell better on XboxOne would be that they actually market and bundle it as if it was important to them.
I heard they have the rights to do so.
Go, Spencer, go.

 

[DryvBy]

I rarely post in there because I suck but here:

[PS4] 230K
[XB1] 190K
[3DS] 125K
[WIU] 50K

 

[serversurfer]

Vita lives...

In Japan...

Honestly, I kind hate handhelds, even though I'm gonna trade my Vita in for a 3DS this black friday, that's only so I can game at work. Vita is a great PS1/PSP throwback machine, hmmm..maybe I will keep it as a legacy device.

So, your job will let you play with a 3DS, but not a Vita? Do you work at Nintendo or something? lol

 

[Sharpeye]

Fallout will sell slightly more on Xbox in the U.S. I think due to playstation fans always getting shafted with bad ports in the past, the rest of the world on the other hand...