lol That's not a Spanish exclamation.
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PS4 sells 80,000 units at launch in Spain, 3.5:1 ahead of XB1
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lol That's not a Spanish exclamation.
am i missing something here ? all i read from the other thread that Xbox one smashed the sales in australia in terms of crushing the Wii sales. nothing related to PS4 sales though. am i wrong ?
i do not expect the Xbox one to out sell the PS4 in any region to be honest. not for the time being with that much difference in price " console power is another subjective term for now "
hmmmm.... Australia is pretty suspect here. Every single retailer straight up said it's a supply issue, not a demand one.
It's been inferred that XBONE currently has more installed units in Australia.. and the inference is that Sony is SEVERELY supply constrained in Australia. aka the demand for PS4 is significantly higher than XBONE, but actual units installed in homes is higher on XBONE because of low PS4 supply.
Isnt GfK tracking those numbers?
I think they are close to what we see in UK and Spain. At least a 2:1 in favour of PS4. I cant remember that the guys over here clubed the hell out of each other in stores for a xbone.
Spain is also the place where the Vita at times has sold more than the 360 though
I love this graph, people always say UK is xboxland but this always clearly shows that it means it's only on par with PS3.
http://m.cnet.com.au/australians-ne...s4-over-xbox-one-report-339345836.htm?redir=1
I think it's safe to say that Australia will be PS4 dominant.
Yes. You can buy a Xbone without many problems.
MikeJAMoran
Member
Well, relative percentages per population are (very roughly)
0.17129038658 - Spain
0.31347962382 - USA
0.39538193895 - United Kingdom
kriskrosbbk
Member
wrong country bro
intheinbetween
Member
well, people living a country in shambles couldn't afford those systems (PS4+XB1+rest), just think about it.
this is not the right thread (offtopic maybe?) to talk about this subject, I don't want to derrail this but it seems you're making it looks worse than what it really is.
That only shows one month from a year near the end of the console cycle. Most of the damage was done early on before the Slim. Also while the difference bwtween the hardware sold each month is not as big as it was, the software totals are when the 360 really dominates the PS3 badly here
ichigo kurosaki
Member
The article reads that "there are still 12000 - 15000 preorders pending collection".
I'm not 100% sure whether this is related to people not picking up their preorders yet or the lack of stocks but most likely the latter, since a few lines below they state that "this week an additional 15k units have been sent to retailers to fulfill preorders and meet demand".
Also worth mentioning that +1 month before release retailers stopped taking preorders since they were not going to get enough stock for launch. So I would say demand is being quite good so far.
I'm not 100% sure whether this is related to people not picking up their preorders yet or the lack of stocks but most likely the latter, since a few lines below they state that "this week an additional 15k units have been sent to retailers to fulfill preorders and meet demand".
Also worth mentioning that +1 month before release retailers stopped taking preorders since they were not going to get enough stock for launch. So I would say demand is being quite good so far.
Dragon1893
Member
That's because you don't live here. Countries like Portugal, Spain and Greece are on the verge of disaster. Every day is a fucking struggle.
In this case though it's a matter of stock, 80000 for a market as big as Spain is nothing even in the current economy considering the demand there is for everything Playstation.
No, it's really that bad. Of course a country with 47 million people still has a few hundred thousands who can afford a friggin' console. God, what am I reading?
Relaxed Muscle
Member
Yes you can find Xbone easily here.
Yeah lets not derail this with economics etc. I know there are still affluent people in Spain and I have been there this year, but the unemployment and social unrest are pretty high. Protests every day etc.
UltraRascal
Banned
Do these sort of posts serve any purpose whatsoever other than to fuel a flame war?
Or you can look at PS3:360 was ~2.25:1 and PS4 completely destroyed that.
Nightengale
Member
We get to derive actual sales figures, breakdown across regions, and get an idea of the level of demand for these products at launch.
War is an unfortunate by-product from news like this, but it's far from only being fuel for flames.
And it also compels the local SpainGAF to chime in their qualitative perspective on these news reports.
MikeJAMoran
Member
Spain has a bigger population than Australia, so it's not that surprising.
zomgbbqftw
Banned
8.5m 360, 5m PS3 which is 1.7:1.
I'm fairly certain Earth, in general, is more for Sony now given how MS completely botched nearly everything the XO encompasses.
Banderas alone bought 50782 units.
AlexisBrennt
Neo Member
Me too. Didn't MS say they want a market share of 40%? I just want to see how far off they are. It's gonna be interesting.
Salvor.Hardin
Banned
Not that I doubt the difference, but that figure is coming informally from the Playstation guys. Not exactly an official account of the situation.
LukasTaves
Member
The grey market units come from another countries, so wouldn't they already be counted already?
Isn't that as official as you can get?
Nightengale
Member
But it wouldn't be counted amongst Brazil sales, because official sources will only cite sales of the official units.
Salvor.Hardin
Banned
Not quite. Playstation Spain can claim any ratio difference it wants. The fact is, no one knows the Xbox One sales figure in Spain. It hasn't been released.
LukasTaves
Member
Yes, that's my point. They shouldn't be counted as Brazilian sales, otherwise you'd counting twice.
True but it is still interesting to see the trends. Demand and stock. Its a tendency of what to expect. If it sells at this 2,5:1 ratio then in 3 years we have a console that has 2 thirds of marketshare. Different situation than current gen.
zomgbbqftw
Banned
Clearly Sony don't subscribe to GfK figures in your world...
Majmun
Member
I'm sure Sony has access to all the specific numbers.
gaming_noob
Member
Shouldn't come as a surprise anymore. PS4 beats the XbOne in just about every little bullet point, from being more powerful and cheaper to better install speeds and even more usable HDD space (406MB/500 vs ~370/500). This is the equivalent of Zdeno Chara vs Brian Gionta in a hockey fight.
Yeah, no... Unless you restrict your observation to countries with insane unemployment tes and based on numbers from a supply-started launch.
BigDaddyFatSack
Banned
Spain is also the place where the Vita at times has sold more than the 360 though
In that case, that's not really surprising that PS4 is selling better than the X1.
You mean 1080 units.
It did until they ran out of day one editions (the only ones with the free game).
SolidSnakex
Member
MS can come out and deny this claim if they want. But if you notice MS doesn't really seem all that interested in talking specifics when it comes to Xbox One numbers.
And you are who opened a thread about Black Friday sales based on 83.000 receipts.
Brad Grenz
Member
So, you're saying we can't trust the Australian figures either, right? Those came from Xbox. They only claimed to outsell PS4, but until Sony releases figures we don't actually know.