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[Deadly Cyclone]

Folks the Polygon tweet says "sold-in" which is exactly what the press release says...

Or am I missing something?

 

[Ricky_R]

Thinking about it, Sony announcing their 7 mill milestone one day before NPD is all the more cruel.

They didn't on purpose, didn't they?

 

[Phoenician_Viking]

They said over 5m. We don't know how much they've shipped yet.

MS shipped over 5 million. We don´t know how much they sold.

 

[thuway]

No PS4 number yet?

371k PS4 sales .

 

[Wynnebeck]

HOLY SHIT

HOLY SHIT

I'M LEGIT IN SHOCK RIGHT NOW.

HOW DID MICROSOFT FUCK THIS UP!?

 

[Steverulez]

Did Ghosts sell more than TF?

Nah, has to be Forza 5. Bundled in EU and US and they mentioned its attach rate to consoles a while back

 

[allan-bh]

Polygon tweet is right, it's just the actual news.

The Verge is wrong (It's not 2 million lead, it's a unknown number bigger than that)

 

[RoadHazard]

Do they intentionally spin this shit, or are they simply that ignorant? I honestly don't know sometimes.

 

[Cat in the Hat]

There are gonna be soooo many bans in this thread.

 

[GoofsterStud]

Why do we trust Polygon again?

We really need a Polygon wall of shame post.

IGN is so funny:
Front page: Titanfall Outsells Infamous in March, PS4 Outsells Xbox One
Aritcle title: PS4 Outsold Xbox One in March, Titanfall is Best-Selling Game

 

[DragonSworne]

I figured this would happen. The amount of Xbox One fire sales and complete lack of MS bragging about Titanfall sales was a huge sign.

 

[Auron_Kale]

Nobody is talking about the fact that Yoshi's New Island was the #10 highest-selling Individual SKU (but didn't chart in the Combined SKU Top 10 list).

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/pc...e-top-selling-us-game-for-march/1100-6419066/

That's actually pretty good but wish it did better. Still, glad people bought it despite the fact that software seems to be down overall.

Still, I'm pretty surprised that the PS4 still managed to outsell the X1 by 60k even when Titanfall was released...

 

[GalacticToast]

Holy shit. Didn't expect that.
Also, you guys are fast.

 

[Aquamarine]

So are we going to get Sony PR?

 

[Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule]

Probably not going to happen. It clearly didn't meet whatever absurd projections people had, although it probably sold decently well.

But, decently well will translate to bomba for enthusiast blogs and forum trolls, so they probably won't say anything at all.

It is crealrly that MS isnot going to say actual numbers.

In Creamsugar we trust

 

[Maybesew]

Here is a random, inaccurate example (doesn't reflect the NPD reality):


Combined SKU Top 3:

1. Titanfall (XBO, PC)
2. Infamous: Second Son (PS4)
3. Call of Duty: Ghosts (360, PS4, PS3, XBO, NWU, PC)


Individual SKU Top 3:

1. Call of Duty: Ghosts (360)
2. Titanfall (XBO)
3. Call of Duty: Ghosts (PS4)


See the difference?

Are you just making an example to explain or is that real? I don't understand how ghosts 360 could outsell infamous given the combined SKU data.

 

[lmbotiva]

first time ive seen this gif man, im dying hahaha

 

[EL CUCO]

C'mon. Sony doesn't deserve to be Chris Bosh.

More like this

But Noah hasn't won shit.

 

[xxracerxx]

It's actually a long-standing term used in retail to refer to shipments.

Shows that I have never worked retail. My bad.

 

[Hawk269]

Yep, the X1 and PS4 are selling incredibly well. Microsoft and Sony have to be very happy. I can't wait for E3!

Not bad at all. But what is scary is that software outside of MAJOR AAA titles are not selling great numbers. With that -28% downgrade over last year for software.

 

[Coolwhip]

Yep, the X1 and PS4 are selling incredibly well. Microsoft and Sony have to be very happy. I can't wait for E3!

Yeah I bet MS is thrilled.

Console sales are going to be historically low with Wii U bombing and Xbone underperforming. PS4 might do ok, but I still think that the full year 1 sales wont be that impressive.

 

[iamvin22]

So we sit at 7 million to 5 million. Consoles are not dead.

we dont know if that 5 million is shipped to retailers or to consumers.

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

We're too busy making stupid Microsoft jokes and banning their people from posting on here to pay attention to that system.

 

[Miles X]

MS shipped over 5 million. We don´t know how much they sold.

You said they only shipped 1.1m, I said no, that's the minimum, we don't know how many they've shipped. You didn't say anything about sold ...

 

[Sai-kun]

It's over, period. Microsoft lost their last ace, and that's the end of their Xbox One hopes and dreams.

It's not hyperbole, it's not fanboy drivel. It is LITERALLY it for Xbox One. Microsoft has nothing left, nothing they can reveal tomorrow would fix the hole now created. There is no reason left for any one, hardcore or casual, to substantively invest in a Xbox One. Except if they want to play Titanfall. Which will also come to PS4 at some point.

Sony took the last reason away that anyone would NEED to own a Xbox One over a PS4 (except TV SPORTS KINECT LOL GAMING), and the cavalcade of tiny titles that will be nice but won't stir up any sales is not going to salvage the bloated, overdesigned behemoth that was Xbox One.

There may be some hardcore gamer's that stick around. Some did it for Gamecube. But the last bell tolled. Maybe next decade.

The age of Microsoft is done.

might I suggest stepping away from your keyboard for a small time?

Edit: I can't wait to find this post in a couple years when both the One and PS4 are in healthy competition.

Edit 2: I got got dang!!!

 

[BrokenIcarus]

Not exactly what I was expecting, but I'll take it, what wtth the Infamous 1m and PS4 7m announcement already.

 

[robotrock]

Damn, some good games were sold last month.

 

[beast786]

I'll have mine , thank you very much

 

[Uno Venova]

Folks the Polygon tweet says "sold-in" which is exactly what the press release says...

Or am I missing something?

Don't see much wrong with the Poly tweet either.

 

[razgriz417]

might I suggest stepping away from your keyboard for a small time?

its a meme

 

[antitrop]

HOLY SHIT

HOLY SHIT

I'M LEGIT IN SHOCK RIGHT NOW.

HOW DID MICROSOFT FUCK THIS UP!?

Kinect.

 

[kinggroin]

might I suggest stepping away from your keyboard for a small time?

Its a fucking meme man.

 

[Joe_Incognito]

And what verifiable sources are there exactly? Why doesn't MS just turn around and say that they sold 8 million worldwide if it's so easy to get away with straight up lying? This is some conspiracy level shit.

Conspiracy accusations are nothing but a strawman argument. When MS and Nintendo deliver their own financial reports they do not combine DS + 3DS, Wii + Wii U, or 360 + Xbox One. They sort all this stuff out. Being suspicious of combined numbers isn't paranoia, it's common sense.

We have to remember that Sony has expertly used sales data as PR tool since the PS2 era. This is a well known fact. And why shouldn't they? Sales number do effect consumer confidence.

 

[Walpurgisnacht]

I'm kinda more shocked to see Infamous at #2. It's exclusive to one very new platform and it is almost at the top of a chart full of multiplatform dudebro sales giants and other guaranteed winners.

Yeah, I find this a little surprising. Hopefully Sucker Punch gets more money to expand their studio so they can create an open world with more things to do.

 

[AmethystEnd]

I'll rock a pony avatar for 3 days if PS4 outsold XBO. That's how confident I am that it didn't.

Oh dear god, yes.

 

[RealityPales]

Wouldn't it be hilarious if Kinect Sports Rivals brings the XBO a victory over PS4 in April?

 

[Aquamarine]

Are you just making an example to explain or is that real? I don't understand how ghosts 360 could outsell infamous given the combined SKU data.

I said in the post that it's not real...it's just a demonstrative example.

 

[TechnicPuppet]

thuway said PS4 has 60k lead. So 371k.

I was so close with PS4. Less said about the others the better.

 

[Amir0x]

Polygon is correct.

Sold-in means shipped to retailers (sold into the retail channel).

Sold-through means sold to consumers (sold through to consumers).

Well, I learned something new. *goes into memory bank*

 

[SenjutsuSage]

OH NO WE WERE ONLY THE BEST SELLING GAME OF MARCH, FUCK US. WE FAILED. CLOSE DOWN THE STUDIO

Yep, time for respawn to pack it up, obviously. How will they ever survive with the best selling game for the month in the largest gaming market?

That said, knowing what the exact numbers are is still important. I'm assuming not as high as they would like, or else I think we would probably know them by now. And toss in it being an online only title, and that also means, at least for Xbox One owners, you need to be a gold subscriber to play, which should also make it a harder sell, but I do think based on what I've played they have themselves a winner. And with the newest info we also know that a campaign was planned initially, so can't wait to see if that becomes a reality for the sequel.

 

[Sky Chief]

Oh wow, never would have predicted this.

 

[erawsd]

Of course they did. I'm just citing the obvious hypocrisy of the team players. It's definitely a fun thing to watch.

Now I wish someone would address the point about combined sales figures. That's very interesting and I'd love to get some honest opinions. Why would a company need to combine sales figures with their previous hardware? You don't see this with the Wii / Wii U or the 360 and the Xbox One. That stuff is always sorted out in their company reports.

And does anyone think we'll get a solid PS4 number? Because if it's much higher, say in the 400k range, this thread will go atomic.

What are you talking about? The talk about PS3+PS4 numbers being combined has to do with how that gets reported on their quarterlies. MS actual does the exact same thing.

Sony is very specifically saying they've sold 7 million PS4s. People in the know have already confirmed that the PS4 sold 371k for the month.

 

[A_Gorilla]

I feel so bad for Spencer right now. He has his work cut out for him. I'm reminded of Kaz when he inherited the mess left behind by Krazy Kenny.

 

[ascii42]

But Noah hasn't won shit.

Need a gif from him when he played for the Gators, then.

 

[Tamanon]

we dont know if that 5 million is shipped to retailers or to consumers.

Hmm? We do know which one it is.

 

[mrklaw]

Coming in late, but I really don't know what is so surprising about Ps4 outselling Xbox. We know PS4 is still relatively supply constrained, we know they had two strong games out in March, and we know Sony were restocking much more strongly than in February.

And there were plenty of people being wary of MS' claims of how big titanfall would be, which was literally the only thing that could have taken Xbox one sales higher. The unofficial price drops and bundling should have helped though. 311k is a really crappy result after all that.

Also surprised MS felt compelled to release a headline figure like that 5m sold-in. That's just going to bite hem in the ass if they need to address over supply in quarter figures.

 

[Replicant]

So Titanfall's no savior
The Xbone's still a failure
Even in Australia
The Xbox family

WELP! There goes Australia from Xbone's list of stronghold countries. What else is left?

 

[shacklesmcgee]

might I suggest stepping away from your keyboard for a small time?

hmmmm....might wanna look above your head

 

[Metfanant]

PS4: Best selling platform.
Xbox One: 311K
Xbox 360: 111K

 

[jaypah]

Folks the Polygon tweet says "sold-in" which is exactly what the press release says...

Or am I missing something?

It's NPD day. Read fast post fast gotta go fast.

Also, lol get your shit together MS. You look strung out darlin'.