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[CrimsonGun]

I wonder when the Scorpio comes out if Microsoft will only focus on North America and the UK. Since the bone did so poorly this gen everywhere else.

 

[Rymuth]

Way to go germany!

Its a marathon, not a race!

MS will get that 40% markeshare...eventully.

 

[SaintR]

Lifetime sales:
[PS4] 3,250,000 (3.2m according to the article, but a bit difference from the graph)
[WIU] 750,000
[XB1] 710,000

Year to date in 2016:
[PS4] 460,000
[XB1] 105,000

[SOURCE]

Says who?

 

[PodcastFips]

If this trend continues XB1 will start outselling PS4 in 24 years

10/10

 

[Lima]

Says who?

The polls bro. The polls.

 

[MissCauthon]

Crazy how small that market is compared to the us.

That's like a December npd and its life to date lol



How many people live in Germany?

I was thinking the same thing, not allot if people gaming over there.

 

[Bl@de]

Says who?

Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung (GfK)

 

[SolidSnakex]

Its a marathon, not a race!

MS will get that 40% markeshare...eventully.

I forgot all about that. I really wonder how the hell MS expected to get to 40% in Germany of all places.

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

Thats some pretty large margin.

 

[Cess007]

A reminder of the PS4 launch in Germany

I'm still amazed by the first guy in this gif, he gets his PS4 so clean and fast.

Anyone remember before this generation started that Microsoft wanted 40% market share in Germany?

Good times.

What was the market share last gen? I doubt they even get match their 360 share :/

 

[El Topo]

Even last gen when Sony did everything wrong they still out sold MS in Germany .
Which is one of the reasons why people say Germany loves Sony .
So it's not a current gen thing , it just worst this gen .

I know it's not a current thing, but people are just coming up with excuses for disappointing or even horrible performances. There is no inherent hatred against Microsoft that somehow makes it impossible for them to do well in Germany. Even things like the NSA scandal are probably only short-term detrimental. They just keep fucking up and/or don't do enough to convince consumers to switch.

If you sell less than Wii U, you fucked up. Big time.

 

[Lima]

I was thinking the same thing, not allot if people gaming over there.

We are PC mustard race over here.

 

[DieH@rd]

If this trend continues XB1 will start outselling PS4 in 24 years

Quick, somebody send this info to Kyle Orland.

 

[Sölf]

The polls bro. The polls.

Which one?

@Thread:
I still don't own a PS4, but I will definitly buy one. Quite a few games I need will come out for that. But I will probably just wait for the newer version then.

 

[CrimsonGun]

I know it's not a current thing, but people are just coming up with excuses for disappointing or even horrible performances. There is no inherent hatred against Microsoft that somehow makes it impossible for them to do well in Germany. Even things like the NSA scandal are probably only short-term detrimental. They just keep fucking up and/or don't do enough to convince consumers to switch.

When you sold less than Wii U, you fucked up. Big time.

It doesn't have to be hatred, maybe just brand loyalty. Now Microsoft didn't help themselves by any means but certain regions do have preferences for certain brands.

 

[Hydrargyrus]

What about Spain?

Expecting bigger gap there.

The last number we heard were about 7:1

 

[Unknown?]

PS4 sold that many units just in Germany?

There isn't even a competition in Europe.

That makes Germany nearly as big a market for Sony as the UK!

 

[DriftingSpirit]

Better than nothing.

 

[SolidSnakex]

I'm still amazed by the first guy in this gif, he gets his PS4 so clean and fast.

Very much like this

 

[Guerrilla]

well, germany has always been a sony country, do we have comparisson numbers for 360/ps3 for germany?

 

[Newtype-001]

PS4 too OP plz Nerf like you did Genji Blizzard.

 

[Tyaren]

Springtime for Sony, winter for Nintendo and Microsoft.

 

[Lima]

The only reason Microsoft had a relatively large market share last gen was piracy. If you look at the 2:1 ratio between PS3 and 360 and then look at the game charts you will notice a lack of 360 titles charting. What did all those people do with their 360's?

Play HD-DVDs?

 

[SolidSnakex]

well, germany has always been a sony country, do we have comparisson numbers for 360/ps3 for germany?

4.2M - PS3
2.1M - 360

That's as of 2014.

 

[KillerMan91]

Xbox One is comfortably ahead Nintendo Wii U in Europe.

Nintendo Wii U has only shipped 3.53 million systems in (Other) regions. Xbox One is above 3.5 million sell-through with just UK, France and Germany.

Yeah. I don't know how people turn this to small victory for Nintendo. Europe has been the biggest disaster region for WiiU by far considering the size of the overall European gaming market. I mean Japanese numbers are pretty close to EU shipments and it's not like WiiU is even a success in Japan.

 

[jroc74]

Ouch.

Yea this is the biggest take away from this.

 

[yuraya]

Wii U selling more than Xbox one....

 

[Kaako]

Better than nothing.

Suit: "How we doing in Germany, Bob?"
Bob: "We're currently below WiiU, fighting for second s-sir."
Suit: "Better than nothing I guess!"
*light hesitant laughter*
*fades to black*

 

[Lister]

I was thinking the same thing, not allot if people gaming over there.

Correction: not a lot of people gaming on consoles over there.

Most of them play on PC. As god intended.

 

[Heshinsi]

Any day now.

I still don't understand why EA has exclusive features for FIFA on the X1.

 

[CrimsonGun]

I still don't understand why EA has exclusive features for FIFA on the X1.

Money, Microsoft probably gave them a lot of money.

 

[Ruud_Luiten]

Any reason why WiiU is ahead of XBO?

How are their 3ds numbers?

Nintendo Deutschland is big; lot's of promotions, preview/review materials for media etc. Next to France the best European Nintendo country.

 

[wapplew]

I still don't understand why EA has exclusive features for FIFA on the X1.

Maybe EA sign a 3/4 years deal before both console launch.
It's not like PS4 version sold poorly. Nothing lost for EA.

 

[Lister]

I still don't understand why EA has exclusive features for FIFA on the X1.

Why do exclusive third party anything ever happens?

$$$$$$$$

 

[Shiggy]

Nobody wants an Xbox One over here. It's much cheaper than the Wii U. You can get the Xbox One plus 4 games plus a second controller for 250 EUR right now.

 

[cgcg]

Yea but are those Active Users engaging the ecosystem Monthly? I mean it is possible those purchased a PS4 and just turned it on once. Very inconclusive numbers. Xbone can still come out ahead.

 

[danmaku]

Italy must be somewhat similar, only with less units sold for all of them.

 

[El Topo]

I still don't understand why EA has exclusive features for FIFA on the X1.

Probably because at some point someone in some meeting asked "Hey, those $500m we spent on the NFL deal...uh...what about the rest of the world?", so they threw some money at EA and decided to call it a day.

 

[SmokedMeat]

They're waiting for Scorpio.

 

[Shiggy]

Yea but are those Active Users engaging the ecosystem Monthly? I mean it is possible those purchased a PS4 and just turned it on once. Very inconclusive numbers. Xbone can still come out ahead.

Waiting for someone to take this seriously.

 

[BigEmil]

Wii U released an year earlier though that should be noted.

 

[Kaako]

They're waiting for Scorpio.

No doubt no doubt. Germany likes their powerful supercomuters, and the Scorpio will deliver that for them.

 

[jjonez18]

So Germany's lifetime PS4 sales eclipsed Japan. What a crazy world!

Won't last much longer. Especially with Tales and Persona 5 in the near future and FFXV and Yakuza 6 during the holidays.

Currently

Japan:
YTD - 710k
LTD - 3.1m

Germany:
YTD - 460k
LTD - 3.25m

 

[Kazuma Kiryu]

Shock and awe, Xbox continues to be a strong brand only in US/UK markets after 15 years.

 

[Ryng_tolu]

Italy must be somewhat similar, only with less units sold for all of them.

I don't have numbers, but i can confirm Italy is a bit better market for XBO in term of marketshare compared to Germany or others Europe countries.

 

[TheKastorian]

Not surprised. Playstation as a brand has always been king outside the US (and sometimes the UK).

 

[N.Domixis]

Cant wait to see the hype for ps5 around the world when it gets announced one day.

 

[Shin-chan]

Won't last much longer. Especially with Tales and Persona 5 in the near future and FFXV and Yakuza 6 during the holidays.

Currently

Japan:
YTD - 710k
LTD - 3.1m

Germany:
YTD - 460k
LTD - 3.25m

Also the Ps4 released several months later in Japan and missed the first holiday period so the LTDs aren't covering the same time period. But still, it's a bad picture for Japan.

 

[Audioboxer]

I think Germans like Playstation.

Yes.

 

[Nags]

Surprised there are more Wii U consoles tbh.