I'm pretty sure deals like these also have safety measures generally, in case those predicted numbers will be something far worse.Still EA and Respawn will get screwed. Deals like these usually are based on an estimated amount of game sales, on predicted hardware numbers. I bet M$oft and EA did not expect the PS4 to sell this well and be kicking the Xbone ass. By the time Titanfall comes out the PS4 might be sitting almost 3mil units ahead of the XBONE.
To be fair, didn't Sony and Microsoft's sales both drop significantly in January compared to December?
To be fair, didn't Sony and Microsoft's sales both drop significantly in January compared to December?
Those are shipped.
To be fair, didn't Sony and Microsoft's sales both drop significantly in January compared to December?
Do we have another Wii phenomenon on our hands? The PS4 is certainly trending in the right direction.
Wii sales "shipped to retailers, stock flying off shelves so it's essentially sell-through numbers":
1 month - December 31st, 2006 - 3.19 million
4 months - March 31st, 2007 - 5.84 million
7 months - June 30th, 2007 - 9.27 million
10 months - September 30th, 2007 - 13.17 million
PS4 sales "shipped to retailers, all of the stock sells through super-fast so it's essentially sell-through numbers":
1 day: November 16th, 2013: 1 million
2 weeks: December 1st, 2013: 2.1 million
1 month: December 28th, 2013: 4.2 million
3 months: February 8th, 2014: 5.3 million
If we don't get a big slowdown, we could see some really incredible results from this console, and that gets me quite excited.
It isn't just Titanfall, they backed XB1 for everything:Not that they're exactly pining for sales, money or hype, but man did EA ever back the wrong horse with their Titanfall deal.
To be fair, didn't Sony and Microsoft's sales both drop significantly in January compared to December?
It isn't just Titanfall, they backed XB1 for everything:
1) Titanfall obviously
2) Peggle 2 exclusive window
3) Garden Warfare exclusive window
4) BF4 map pack exclusive window
5) exclusive content for EA Sports games
I happily enjoy seeing EAs pull not as strong as they would like.
PS4 had around a 65% drop while Xbox One was around 85%.
Xbox One sold more than PS4 in December didn't do so in January.
I dont expect a big slowdown since from March onward its packed with games.Do we have another Wii phenomenon on our hands? The PS4 is certainly trending in the right direction.
Wii sales "shipped to retailers, stock flying off shelves so it's essentially sell-through numbers":
1 month - December 31st, 2006 - 3.19 million
4 months - March 31st, 2007 - 5.84 million
7 months - June 30th, 2007 - 9.27 million
10 months - September 30th, 2007 - 13.17 million
PS4 sales "shipped to retailers, all of the stock sells through super-fast so it's essentially sell-through numbers":
1 day: November 16th, 2013: 1 million
2 weeks: December 1st, 2013: 2.1 million
1 month: December 28th, 2013: 4.2 million
3 months: February 8th, 2014: 5.3 million
If we don't get a big slowdown, we could see some really incredible results from this console, and that gets me quite excited.
They're able to produce 1 million consoles a month. It doesn't matter what gets diverted where, everything is selling out still so they're on track for 1 million per month still. Until stock starts sitting that number will continue.
The only thing I can maybe think of is soft Japan pre-orders but I dunno
Do we have another Wii phenomenon on our hands? The PS4 is certainly trending in the right direction.
Wii sales "shipped to retailers, stock flying off shelves so it's essentially sell-through numbers":
1 month - December 31st, 2006 - 3.19 million
4 months - March 31st, 2007 - 5.84 million
7 months - June 30th, 2007 - 9.27 million
10 months - September 30th, 2007 - 13.17 million
PS4 sales "shipped to retailers, all of the stock sells through super-fast so it's essentially sell-through numbers":
1 day: November 16th, 2013: 1 million
2 weeks: December 1st, 2013: 2.1 million
1 month: December 28th, 2013: 4.2 million
3 months: February 8th, 2014: 5.3 million
If we don't get a big slowdown, we could see some really incredible results from this console, and that gets me quite excited.
I think in April you'll see lots of negative numbers because people are returning their PS4 and buying a Xbone.I dont expect a big slowdown since from March onward its packed with games.
To be fair, didn't Sony and Microsoft's sales both drop significantly in January compared to December?
Yup, and both months PS4 sold out completely, hence why X1 was able to inch ahead in Dec.
I can't imagine what's going to happen once PS4 stock is stable
The term they used was "Strategic partnership"
Those are shipped.
To be fair, didn't Sony and Microsoft's sales both drop significantly in January compared to December?
I guess my outsiders perspective is a bit different than yours. I can't see how any company would be in a panic mode after three months after a product launch. Now, if November 2014 rolls around and they're still lagging significantly behind Sony after a year, then yeah I would say they would probably be in a panic mode.
I think we will probably see a price drop in time for Summer, but I hardly think anyone's head is on the chopping block just yet.
Sales always drop by january, it's the period when people have less spending money after the huge holidays and the best period of time to properly ascertain a product's demand without holiday boosts behind it.
The PS4 is doing incredibly well even when taking into account the post holiday drops, it just indicates that there's a real demand for the product and seeing as how a lot of people who want the console have not gotten it due to supply problems, it's going to get better from here.
Eh you do realize MS was in panic mode from the reveal event in May of last year up until launch right? I don't think it takes much to make them nervous considering the XB1's history up until this point
Yes, but even adjusting for the time they were able to spend producing consoles before they started selling them - and not allowing for ramp-up at all - that would only put them at about... 5.2 million available units, meaning they would have reserved nothing for the Japanese launch.
Therefore, either the Japanese launch reservation is very small - possibly just a couple hundred thousand they could divert easily from weekly shipments - or their production has actually gone slightly north of a million per month.
Expected March LTDs from these numbers:
Wii U: 6.2m
PS4: 7.0m
Xbox One: 4.2m
Very impressive altogether.
The term I would use is... whoops.
Too bad you can't record it into the greeting lolOh man, I can't fucking wait until Sony gets ps4 stock stable. I hate telling people every day we're sold out of PS4s at gamestop.
It's really exciting!
I still stand by my 7m PS4, 3.9ish X1 prediction by end of March. This is no surprise.
Oh man, I can't fucking wait until Sony gets ps4 stock stable. I hate telling people every day we're sold out of PS4s at gamestop.
It's really exciting!
Well... just out of curiosity, how do you know they're taking the news hard?
and Killzone is the only major exclusive available on the platform, it's going to be a crazy year for Sony, GG.
I think MS will be lucky to get to 3.6 million by March. With American sales at 141K, I think worldwide sales are probably only half of US salesThe Xbox One is not a huge seller in the UK, and it's far less popular in countries like France, Spain, Germany and Italy. And then there's the channel stuffing. If MS is reporting consoles shipped instead of sold, they're even worse off.
The term they used was "Strategic partnership"
Too bad you can't record it into the greeting lol
Wii U sales:
1 month: December 31st, 2012: 3.06 million
4 months: March 31st, 2013: 3.45 million
7 months: June 30th, 2013: 3.61 million
10 months: September 30th, 2013: 3.91 million
13 months: December 30th, 2013: 5.86 million
PS4 sales:
1 day: November 16th, 2013: 1 million
2 weeks: December 1st, 2013: 2.1 million
1 month: December 28th, 2013: 4.2 million
3 months: February 8th, 2014: 5.3 million
The sales trajectory is ridiculous compared to Wii U.