There's reports about people not seeing Xbox One available? I believe MS are clearing stock, but the console isn't selling out yet.
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NPD Sales Results for May 2016
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There's reports about people not seeing Xbox One available? I believe MS are clearing stock, but the console isn't selling out yet.
CertifiedFP
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As far as I can recall, VCR charted on the lower half of the PAL charts for about two weeks and then vanished.
IIRC it lasted about 6 or so on Media.Create charts.
Yeah it's pretty obvious a revision is coming, but there's certainly no shortage of Xbox Ones.
Valkyria got SHUT OUT.
I am shocked, SHOCKED, that a remaster of a game that no one bought the first time around would not do well.
pseudocaesar
Member
Well not that shocked
It would've taken a miracle for VC:R to chart. I remember getting politely roasted for saying it was a niche release back when it was announced because everyone that has wanted the game has played it on PS3 or PC.
Still, it would be nice to know the exact number so I could stick it in my pastebin records...
Still, it would be nice to know the exact number so I could stick it in my pastebin records...
CertifiedFP
Member
We're talking a game that on PC in 2014 curbstomped that year's AssCreed and Cawwadoody on Steam's revenue charts. Was kinda hoping that kind of hype would hold momentum when it came to PS4.
Spazgadget
Member
There's still about 7 different bundles and skus available at Amazon, so.... no. You can still buy a "limited edition" Halo 5 Xbone at this point. I'm guessing supply is... ample.
Well it's $30 when the PC version is regularly in the $5 range and has already sold 325k copies in the US. The market for JRPGs is not THAT large, and most of us have multiple platforms.
Dash_Riprock
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Ōkami;206268911 said:
Wait, there was a Homefront sequel made?
...Why?
So did the consumers.
Nah, I don't see this being possible at all. The XB1 sold horribly, that's it.
3rdamention
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It has always charted for at last 2 months for several years running now..It was actually a joke in last months NPD that people will say they can't believe MLB charted in May, when it normally does every year...
Love that game, still haven't picked up this year's though...Damn NBA2k and My Park addiction.
Welfare
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Might be poor wording on my part, but I'm not suggesting that there was a shortage of Xbox One's, but that there is a lower amount of stock than what normally would be there.
Like, if MS is shipping the slim model right now or soon, then there wouldn't be so many Xbox One's in the channel, and why the past 3 weeks are in "sell everything now" mode.
Almost slipping below 100k is alarms going off otherwise. It's what caused MS to axe the Kinect back in 2014.
Just a theory. I can also believe it just sold crap normally, but it's still such a huge drop from April.
Like, if MS is shipping the slim model right now or soon, then there wouldn't be so many Xbox One's in the channel, and why the past 3 weeks are in "sell everything now" mode.
Almost slipping below 100k is alarms going off otherwise. It's what caused MS to axe the Kinect back in 2014.
Just a theory. I can also believe it just sold crap normally, but it's still such a huge drop from April.
CosmicQueso
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I'd bet that an actual majority of people on PS4 that have PS+ don't even know free games are part of the package or to check to download them.
Got a source for that number my friend?
friskykillface
Banned
DOOOOOOOMMMMMM 
glad to see it is selling
even battleborn is eating , thought it tanked
glad to see it is selling
even battleborn is eating , thought it tanked
Han Shot First
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I don't think it's a great comparison. I also believe the PS4 version to be more expensive.
It was exclusive to the PS3.
KinofChaos
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The price went back up.
Price increase, I believe that's the explanation.
That doesn't make sense still. Having less stock out there and selling so few, there would be signs of it selling out. The fact they were in "sell everything mode" and didn't sell out, if that is the case of having less stock out there, would be even worse considering the sales in May.
Unknown?
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What was Sony's number??
SneakersSO
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Hard to say. The system hasn't had any movers this month, and there really anything Halo sized on the horizon. This time last year, the Unity bundle + price drop form Holiday '14 was still carrying X1 for the first half of the year. This year, we've had various retailers hitting that $299 price point over the last few months, several bundles had already been sitting on the shelves since holiday last year, & the QB bundle didn't really move anything.
It's really hard to get a pulse on why the numbers dipped so low. It's not Scorpio rumors; Neo rumors have been out far longer & seemingly had little to no effect, so I don't imagine Scorpio rumors would do similarly. Could just be that demand at the $299 rpice range has been tapped into so aggressively for months on end with unofficial price drops & retailer sales (remember, $299 has been a common X1 price point since Nov. of last year) that there much of the NA market looking for an X1 at that price has already been tapped into.
D'awwww.
Congrats to Naughty Dog for coming in at #1. Enjoy that. Nice top 10, all around. Holy @ that Sony software domination.
Orthogonal
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It's all relative. Every game has different expectations. I don't think 900K for UC4 is really that aggressive, but certainly on the high end.
qa_engineer
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Transistor
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So happy to see Doom at number 2. Well deserved id/Bethesda
This is the first time that minecraft sold better on PS4, right?
So Sony finally seems to reach the kid/family-game audience a bit better in the US. It took them long enough for Skylanders/Lego games, Minecraft is the last of these type of games that is selling more on XB1. It's just more associated with the XBox brand.
So Sony finally seems to reach the kid/family-game audience a bit better in the US. It took them long enough for Skylanders/Lego games, Minecraft is the last of these type of games that is selling more on XB1. It's just more associated with the XBox brand.
DriftingSpirit
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200-213K.
Valkyria got SHUT OUT.
That's because people don't like to play good games.
gundamkyoukai
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Now wake up after a short nap and see we have a idea on some numbers .
UC 4 did very good , with bundles and DD it mostly likely over 1 million .
Overwatch and doom also did good so over all good month for software package goods.
Consoles sales PS4 also did good but X1 and Wii U sales numbers are very sad .
UC 4 did very good , with bundles and DD it mostly likely over 1 million .
Overwatch and doom also did good so over all good month for software package goods.
Consoles sales PS4 also did good but X1 and Wii U sales numbers are very sad .
the other 6 are all old games. gotta wonder what the gap between overwatch and battleborn is though
lukeskymac
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James Sawyer Ford
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So all we know so far is that UC4 > UC3 first month?
Meaning, UC4 > 700k?
Meaning, UC4 > 700k?
It was the first game release of the month and Gearbox had enough goodwill from Borderlands to win over some curious types, despite the general lack of enthusiasm since releasing. It's something of a short term victory, but I suspect that Randy and co. will be doing everything they can to get Borderlands 3 out sooner rather than later.
Steamspy lists the total owners for Valkyria at a bit over 800k on Steam.
http://steamspy.com/app/294860
If you have a Steamspy account, you can see that 40% of the owners are from the US on the Geography page.
NPD is only retail copies.
NPD lists no digital sales, it's purely retail.
Han Shot First
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No.
Infernostew
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NPD only accounts for retail sales. There was an Overwatch retail release and it was probably way way behind PS4 and Xbox One.