Cautious? You basically just asked if PS4's second holiday will do worse than their Q2.
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Sony FY14 Q2: 3.3M PS4, 0.8M PS3, 0.7M PSV/TV shipped
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Cautious? You basically just asked if PS4's second holiday will do worse than their Q2.
Wasn't the Wii supply constrained
Nightengale
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Asia, the true saviours of Vita.
Poimandres
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Hehe. Well played!
kenji_sama
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13.5m with the fall of Japan industry. Just wow.
Zombie James
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Mobile looks like a huge anchor.
Even with the supply constraints, I could have sworn the Wii was selling higher monthly figures than the PS4 has been doing in North America and Japan. Launch wise the Wii was limited to low stock, while the PS4 was able to sell lots of units - so maybe that is the defining factor here.
Dragonborn
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I think they may end up doing better next year in Japan... maybe.. 2015 is going to be absolutely huge.
Yep and mobile is dragging their results down for quite some time
TheRealTalker
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already passed 13 million
man o man
man o man
shinra-bansho
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For anyone wondering about the large mobile loss, it's due to a massive write down on the value of their mobile unit.
theprodigy
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actually, I bet it's the rest of the world outside of US/Japan/Europe
remember, if you were to look at DS vs PSP in the biggest European countries it was as lopsided as the US if not more, it's presumably the smallest ones+extra places where Nintendo has no presence
(also PSP is included...although I wonder how much that is at this point)
edit: PSA that Wii U doubling sales in Europe also doesn't make it good or anything
Yes, that's impossible.
Especially without japan. Wii had a too large target audience and had still some supply constraints at this point.
But 18-19m could be possible. Depends on how much they overshipped this quarter.
Duxxy3
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Yeah I think so too. The price will probably come down and more japanese games will be out.
makingmusic476
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That's what they get for not letting most people in the US buy their damn phones without switching carriers.
It's looking like the Z3 will be the first Sony phone in, like, ever that's available on multiple networks in the US, and even that's with more than one caveat.
Yeah, that's what I was saying. Since we already know Japan, NPD, and sort of Europe.
Celestial Mortal
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SwiftDeath
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Yay someone changed it to my suggested title!
Although it should include PSP with the PSV/TV sales as I made that mistake
Although it should include PSP with the PSV/TV sales as I made that mistake
ethomaz
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PS4 too... no?
Wii was supply constrained for a lot longer than the PS4 was.
SolidSnakex
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Early 2015 is incredibly important for the PS4 in Japan. While many games are on the PS4, it's obvious that Sony is going to push all of those games as PS4 first. But that period is absolutely loaded for them
RE:Revelations 2 and the current gen REmake will also be released in that period.
HomerSimpson-Man
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Man, those numbers despite an anemic Japan console base; the rest of world just moves on along like it does't matter.
travisbickle
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If Sony ship 18-20 million before 2015, that decision had to have been made prior to launch right? (negotiations with 3rd-party manufacturers)
So while everyone was talking about the death of the console industry this time last year, someone in Sony was signing a deal to manufacture a shit-ton of PS4s!
So while everyone was talking about the death of the console industry this time last year, someone in Sony was signing a deal to manufacture a shit-ton of PS4s!
Japan has moved on too, to mobile.
anexanhume
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Didn't realize it was that loaded for Japan. Makes me a little more hopeful.
no....? Wasn't it like heavily supply constrained first year and then when they ramped up production they still couldn't manage to sate the hungry hoard?
Yup. So constrained there were (and still are) conspiracy theories that it was just too increase the perceived demand.
The PS4 is doing well, especially in PAL, but when comparing supply constrained consoles you can say that the XB1 is outperforming the 360 in the US.
HeWhoWalks
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They just shipped 13.5 million by the end of last month. You only expect them to sell through 1.5-2.5 million by year's end?
SolidSnakex
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November and December tend to be huge months for console sells. I'm talking a million each in the US alone for consoles that are selling well. So that alone would get them to 15m, and that would be without taking Europe and Japan into account.
Mass Effect
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Really? The PS4 did almost 2 million in the US alone in just Nov+Dec. You think the PS4 is just going to suddenly tank?
Nightengale
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Early 2015 is pretty much what will make or break the PS4 in Japan, bar an unexpected system seller breakout hit like MH PSP and Youkai Watch.
Early 2015's scope of releases are already broad enough that it should appeal to a wider range of gaming audience in Japan, and by that, it should in theory lead to a higher baseline sales.
That's the most important thing for PS4, in that it needs to be a sustainable system that sells healthy weekly.
Most likely
Yes it was heavily supply constrained, which makes the fact that it hit 20 Million in a year even more impressive. Could have been quite a bit more.
grew
Japan's impact will be miniscule. EU/US will be the big movers this holiday. PS4 will easily top 15mill but I think it'll fall short of 20mill.
Can't really use launch time sales to predict the holiday sales - though it should match them or come close unless MS' price cut and bundles sway consumers this holiday.
IdreamofHIME
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Split numbers? What about 'playstation family'?
Does this mean my PS4 is from a broken home?
Does this mean my PS4 is from a broken home?
Mass Effect
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Anyway, these are crazy numbers. PS4 is doing exceptionally well. It will probably hit 17-18 million shipped by the end of the year at least.
Thanks for this. I was wondering.
Yeah, no.
Thanks for this. I was wondering.
Yeah, no.
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