I included December first in the number of days, since the press release read "Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) today announced that cumulative sell through for the PlayStation®4 (PS4) computer entertainment system worldwide has surpassed 2.1 million units*1 as of December 1, 2013."
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Xbox One sells (to customers) 2 Million Units in 18 Days
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I included December first in the number of days, since the press release read "Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) today announced that cumulative sell through for the PlayStation®4 (PS4) computer entertainment system worldwide has surpassed 2.1 million units*1 as of December 1, 2013."
And? I never argued anything having to do with what you're touching on, simply that his comment is factually incorrect. Not that it matters though, since Sony sold out of the units it shipped to Europe, Australia and New Zealand, so the fact that it was only from Nov 29th to Dec 1st is kind of a moot point.
Astral Dog
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I initially thought Microsoft advertising for the ONE was unexpectedly poor, i saw online ads for PS4 everywhere, but none for the one
but every retailer store i have been the Xbox One is heavily advertised, a lot more tan the Play Station. they definetly have a huge presence there.
but every retailer store i have been the Xbox One is heavily advertised, a lot more tan the Play Station. they definetly have a huge presence there.
JayKay1337
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Good sales are the best thing for all gamers
More sales , more games
So no need to hate
More sales , more games
So no need to hate
Honestly I don't see the big difference in advertising as far as commercials go. It is the same annoying live action style commercials for both. Microsoft advertised a lot more on the "street", meaning billboards and stuff like that. In San Fransisco, Xbox One ads were all over the financial district, when you come out of the Bart, etc.
MS had a lot more ads targetted at non-gamers as well during football and the like.
That said, I want a ban on live-action "regular people in game world" commercials.
CoD did it and it was fantastic. Now everyone does it and it's boring.
SwiftDeath
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Possible but unlikely
Better to get 2 great PR quotes then 1 and they will have Nov NPD almost guarenteed. They had 7 more days of sales plus a significantly larger number of launch sales
Hmm I must be going crazy then but if November has 30 days and PS4 released the 15th then shouldn't it be (30 - 15) + 1 = 16 days?
You need to subtract 14 because the 15th counts as one of the days. Otherwise you are starting counting from the 16th.
SwiftDeath
Member
Ah ok I get easily confused counting days like that
TechnicPuppet
Nothing! I said nothing!
You are always so confident, must be nice to own the worlds biggest crystal ball.
WetDonkey6969
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Don't forget that the XB1 released in fewer markets and is still on par with PS4.
This thread has already turned into GameFAQs. Fanboys are the worst.
Maybe forum will be unavailable due to extreme traffic and you will see lots and lots of grey names....
ChosenPredator
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its going to be nasty thats for sure.
More like the vesti over at IGN. Gamefaqs is aiming too high.
You are right. But in general. Nobody cares about PS3 was late one year when comparing USA figures between 360 and XB1.
At the end of the day its about LTD
Who's saying Xbox One sales are on par with PS4?
The PS4 sold 1m+ consoles within 48hrs of it's NA launch. Consoles were then scarce for the following two weeks, perhaps adding another few hundred thousand to the total. 48hrs after the EU launch, Sony added another 750k+ sales, for a total of 2.1m+.
That was 9-10 days back, we don't what sales have been like since, but given demand, and claims Sony can supply 100k consoles per day, it would be a fair judgement to state they've sold close to, if not surpassed, 3m . That's certainly their stated target for this Christmas - companies tend to lowball these predictions - with 5m sales predicted for the end of the financial year.
SwiftDeath
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Ask any warrior. Any real console warrior. It don't matter if you win by an inch or a mile. Winning's winning.
I'm kidding. I can't wait to see numbers myself
With both consoles supply-constrained, NPD will merely reflect the amount each manufacturer decided to ship.
It's like going into a store on launch day and counting how fast the cashiers can check out customers. Really you should be stepping outside the store to see how many more people are lined up.
It's like going into a store on launch day and counting how fast the cashiers can check out customers. Really you should be stepping outside the store to see how many more people are lined up.
SwiftDeath
Member
Probably not, way too much talk about NPD day before NPD day
Think most will be far more reserved in their responses
It depends. If something surprising happens, I'm guessing you live until page 3.
Chobel
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I think what is going to happen in the NPD thread will put those called "worst offenders" to shame.
Yeah. I was thinking they may be around 2.5 yesterday but after thinking about it I think the may have clipped 3 already.
Word is they've been using air freight in some territories as well as boats and Sony may have been shipping 100k per day according to zomgbbwtf's stock channel analyst, if we extrapolate that with the 2.1 million sold number then we'd be looking at around 3.3m sold LTD, they would be at 3m LTD if they had been shipping about 70k per day worldwide, which is well below those stock channel estimates.
I think Sony likely have sold more than 3 million units at present, I also agree with other posters though that they would have likely put out a Press release regarding 3m sold, but then again they didn't put out a release for 2m, they just mentioned it in interviews when it was 2.1m.
SwiftDeath
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Perhaps they're saving it for a 2 blow PR announcement today/tomorrow after NPD numbers?
I.E. We have X sales in the US and over 3 million worldwide? About the only thing I can think as to why they'd hold off on announcing it
fi3rypho3nix
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#1 On best seller list at Amazon now. Irrelevant, but good for gaming as a whole.
http://www.amazon.com/best-sellers-video-games/zgbs/videogames/ref=zg_bs_nav_0
http://www.amazon.com/best-sellers-video-games/zgbs/videogames/ref=zg_bs_nav_0
Yeah, I posted right above you
Good to hear some thought out reasons behind the numbers though, thanks.This is exactly why I think they haven't said anything yet.
I agree 100%, although your statements significance is directly related to the length of the overall time frame we're discussing.
But that's not what we're discussing. He said that the Playstation 4 reached 2+ million 9 days faster than the Xbox One, and I pointed out the fact that he was wrong.
Just for U.S Just in November? You crazy?
It's kind of totally different, but I see where you're coming from. Also I never used fans excitement for the game itself in a negative light, just the sales potential, in a sales thread. If that came across differently then I apologize.
You have no clue what's going on.
I think Sony will try and avoid that at all costs. MS would release a barrage of PR if they outsold Sony for total units in the US. So they may be taking advantage at the moment to ship more widely, but be ready to refocus on the US as necessary to keep ahead
Killing_Joke
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Yes it did. 2.1mil PS4's Dec 1st. X1 didn't hit 2mil till Dec 9th.
When you're talking sell-outs in all markets, it makes no difference that XBOne released in fewer markets. Both systems are selling out wherever they're sold... Both could have probably released in the US only and sold out.
It's when stock is readily available everywhere that it'll be more telling as to who is selling how many, and where...
Chobel
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That's the hourly chart, right? It means nothing.
SwiftDeath
Member
Yes we can already see ramifications of Sony prioritizing the US market with losing Australia launch
iJudged
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Let me see your numbers.
Lol, are you serious?
Chobel
Member
Your numbers are way off. NPD is only for NA and counts November sales.
iJudged
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Jesus, why not, predict it, just throw something out there.
silver5liter
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AranhaHunter
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Good start for XBO and PS4. Let's hope they are able to keep the momentum going into next year.
iJudged
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Lmao didn't know that, updated.