If they could ship 2 million, they could sell it, the furor and hype for it here is insane.
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PS4 sells through 1 million units on Day 1 in NA, best start in PS / console history
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If they could ship 2 million, they could sell it, the furor and hype for it here is insane.
PodcastFips
Member
And Europe is still to come. 2.5 million sold at the end of the month?
Canis lupus
Member
Yes they sold 1 million to customers, they explicity mention sell-through, not shipped.
Cirekiller
Member
Denial is the first stage.
Yeah, I think that "sold through" is oddly specific wording if they are just talking about shipped consoles. Also whats so hard to believe about the console doing well? Has there been any indication that PS4s wouldn't be pretty much sold out for a while?
Jesus. Best GIF by a mile. Fuggin awesome
Congratulations, Sony.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Thinking about that stream of traditional games that is now forthcoming... <3
If you're on GAF you should be damn happy.
If you're on GAF you should be damn happy.
Because people are happy with their purchase, and wish success on the company that sold it to them? For gamers it makes double sense, because the bigger the sale numbers, the more software support they get, and the more chance there is on new projects and games being green lit and so forth.
gundamkyoukai
Member
Great numbers for Sony , can't wait to see the EU launch they could sell over a million more if they can make them .
revolverjgw
Member
...how?! There isn't even anything really good for it and there's no Wii-esque novelty factor. Mind you I'm getting it tomorrow and I'm incredibly hyped for what's to come, and glad to hear this, but right now I really don't understand what's driving this kind of insane reception. Maybe the marketing in the media is really phenomenal? I'm pretty insulated from that kind of thing.
bigboss370
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Press release:
TOKYO, Nov. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) today announced that the highly anticipated launch of the PlayStation®4 (PS4™
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20020701/SFM066LOGO)
"PS4™ was designed with an unwavering commitment to gamers, and we are thrilled that consumer reaction has been so phenomenal," said Andrew House, President and Group CEO, Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. "Sales remain very strong in North America, and we expect continued enthusiasm as we launch the PlayStation 4 in Europe and Latin America on November 29. We are extremely grateful for the passion of PlayStation fans and thank them for their continued support."
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...s-in-north-america-in-24-hours-232248401.html
TacticalFox88
Banned
LOL OMG. Please. i want a wallpaper version of this.
pieatorium
Member
you can buy a ps4 and fifa for less than a bone+ fifa bundle. MS lost UK as soon as their launch price was announced higher than the ps3 launchprice
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
Usually we don't get concrete metrics like this so fast, and since shipped isn't as finite as the other, it's just safer to say that over the other.
Nightengale
Member
We're too used to companies like Samsung over-shipping Galaxies to retailers, then tout shipment numbers instead of sell-out figures.
maquiladora
Member
The press release from Sony (above) says "sold through". It's not shipped. Title is misleading.
But Playstation has fans that are passionate about their brand.
IonicSnake
Banned
Kaz responds.
I wonder how much reports of faulty ps4s will dent enthusiasm.
It'll be interesting to see how it holds up after the holiday season.
It should be fun to watch Jan-Mar where the releases are way more sparse, and the core early-adopters are mostly accounted for. They have great momentum and word-of-mouth right now though, so let's see if they have what it takes to keep it up.
It should be fun to watch Jan-Mar where the releases are way more sparse, and the core early-adopters are mostly accounted for. They have great momentum and word-of-mouth right now though, so let's see if they have what it takes to keep it up.
A lot of this is because so many have said console gaming is dying and more then a few sites going so far as to say it has no place in the current market etc. This number will only help traditional gaming.
Pharaoh 117
Member
Congrats Sony!
Mine is bought but I still have to wait a few more days/weeks to get my hands on it (depending on the good will of the post office/customs).
Mine is bought but I still have to wait a few more days/weeks to get my hands on it (depending on the good will of the post office/customs).
Nightengale
Member
Playstation core fans + Hunger for next-gen + 3rd party launch titles.
As much as some press likes to say there's no exclusives at launch and that gamers should wait, majority of sales are driven by the popular 3rd-party games and the Playstation hardcore. There's more than enough of them to push sales.
Yeah, quite a difference in that case
I second this. Title should be changed to settle this debate. Add "Sold (not shipped)" in the title for good measure!
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
They have been firing on all cylinders since the PlayStation PR event in February, as far as we can see from the outside, and keep on accumulating consumers' goodwill and it is paying off.
From the pre order data yes in a 3:2 ratio.
And this number totally proves that wrong!
MrCookiepants
Member
That has to be record pace. I just hope they can keep the momentum going.
The biggest misconception on GAF regarding consoles and sales is that software alone moves hardware, it does not. There is empirical evidence proving that to be false.
People buy consoles for other reasons other than just current exclusive games that have come out, which is what many believe here is what sells consoles. They buy it for the hype and promise of more games in the future, it is a investment. There was this idea being pushed that PS4 has no major exclusives out right now, thus it will sell poorly, again completely missing the point why people buy consoles at launch.
The PS2 is a prime example of that, it sold like hot cakes and had no major releases until Gran Turismo 3 A Spec. Tekken Tag and Kessen were not the reasons why the PS2 flew off the shelves for months leading up to GT3, there is more to selling consoles than just games.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Driveclub is in Jan and Infamous is in March. Feb looks dry. Not sure about third party releases though.
Petrae
Member
While the hyperbole of the console sector "dying" was always silly, sector contraction in this new generation is still a possibility. Strong start out of the gate doesn't necessarily equate to consistently strong performance once the early adopter segment of consumers is satisfied.
It's a promising sign, and good for Sony considering how difficult it was for the company out of the gate last gen, but there's still a long way to go.
Somewhere in the neighborhood of 1.75. Sony will comfortably surpass them by end of calendar 2013 and Global LTD by end of fiscal 2013
Sold a million on day one?
Phwoar. That's impressive.
I'm going to track one down if it kills me.
Phwoar. That's impressive.
Anecdotal, but I'm guessing 'yes'. There are plenty of places where I can still preorder an XBone, but try and preorder a PS4 and you'll get a vague 'maybe before Xmas'. They'll sell whatever they ship over here for a while, I reckon.
I'm going to track one down if it kills me.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
1.75 million shipped iirc.
IonicSnake
Banned
We have Thief is at the end of February from third party so far.
You're doing it wrong. There's a Kazified version of this somewhere on the interwebs.
360 had 326k in the whole November month (launched Nov 22nd).