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[CosmicQueso]

Maybe it's software and hardware revenue?

Doubling hardware even for shipment seems far fetched.

Ahhhh yes... it's software revenues that doubled. That point isn't for hardware at all.

You'd think they'd clarify what it was they were talking about.

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

Sold a Vita in a Destiny Strike Mission last night by telling a guy he could Remote Play Destiny on it.

Vita is saved.

 

[ethomaz]

We dont know how many bundles sold. Bundles are not included.

If not included then I predicted right

 

[Xando]

That has to be shipped. That is not what the data is showing for sell-through.

Haha classic MS.

 

[Moobabe]

Sold a Vita in a Destiny Strike Mission last night by telling a guy he could Remote Play Destiny on it.

Vita is saved.

Fight the fight man!

 

[Tamanon]

Not just for Xbox but I can't believe that MS would consider it a strong investment regardless.

I'm sure Surface sales are shooting through the roof because of the one or two times they're shown being used by coaches each broadcast.

 

[Lilalaunebaer]

Its been brutal. Technically it wasn't really for the Xbox. But the announcers don't know what the device is called. Apple has been getting more out of the deal so far than MS.

Also Vita . Spend more time with it still than any other platform. Little guy was too good for his world. Poor fella.

Oh man, dat ipad like tablet. Hilarious.

 

[Nirolak]

Ahhhh yes... it's software revenues that doubled. That point isn't for hardware at all.

You'd think they'd clarify what it was they were talking about.

Ah I see. Fixing. Thanks.

 

[MHWilliams]

Software:

1. Madden NFL 15 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
2. Diablo III: Reaper of Souls (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, PC)
3. Minecraft (360, PS3)
4. The Last of Us (PS4, PS3)
5. Call of Duty: Ghosts (360, Xbox One, PS4, PS3, PC, Wii U)
6. Lego Marvel Super Heroes (360, PS3, Wii U, PS4, 3DS, DS, Xbox One, Vita, PC)
7. Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare (360, PS3, PS4, Xbox One)
8. Watch Dogs (PS4, 360, PS3, Xbox One, PC)
9. Battlefield 4 (360, PS3, PS4, Xbox One, PC)
10. The Lego Movie Videogame (360, 3DS, PS3, Wii U, PS4, Xbox One, Vita)

Lego Marvel and Lego Movie with those legs! Note: Lego Hobbit came out after both of those games, but it dropped off already.

Perhaps 2015 will give us Lego Marvel 2.

 

[Pain]

Can't believe Madden sold more on PS4.

Maybe CoD will sell more on PS4 too? that seemed almost impossible to me before today, but idk anymore.

If the PS4 lead keeps getting bigger every month, then yes I think it will.
September is an easy win for Sony.
October will probably be won as well due to the carrying over of hype from Destiny and more importantly, FIFA.
November = Whoever has the best deals. PS4 has the advantage obviously.
December = Same as November.

I predict PS4 wins every single month from now on this year.

 

[Majmun]

Wow at Madden selling more on the PS4. Didn't expect that after the Xbox One bundles.

Makes me wonder how horribly the Xbox One would perform without the deals, bundles and other pricecuts...

 

[darkside31337]

I'm sure Surface sales are shooting through the roof because of the one or two times they're shown being used by coaches each broadcast.

Especially when the announcers just call them iPads or iPad like devices.

 

[SwiftDeath]

Ahhhh yes... it's software revenues that doubled. That point isn't for hardware at all.

You'd think they'd clarify what it was they were talking about.

Ooh naughty naughty

 

[Hoho for breakfast]

Not surprised. The next couple of months should be much more entertaining. I am interested to know if Madden actually sold more overall on PS4 or Xbox One but doubt we'll get anything specific enough to find out.

 

[Rymuth]

That 400 million NFL deal seems not worth what it did for the Xbox brand IMO.

It wasn't JUST for Xbox, it was also for their other products like Surface.

Unfortunately for them, people refer to them as Ipads http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-nfl-surface-ipads-2014-9

 

[Ty4on]

Ahhhh yes... it's software revenues that doubled. That point isn't for hardware at all.

Thanks for the clarification!
Sounds like sales are more ordinary and boring than I though for the XB1 (and PS4)

 

[Flightmare]

Why can't people spell SmokyDave?

 

[HighResTomato]

Can some one explain this NPD stuff?

I read on the linked paged that NPD doesn't share the numbers, so how are they known?

The NPD Group doesn’t share the hardware numbers with the public, but we’ve reached out to the hardware manufacturers to get direct statements.

 

[vicissitudes]

Can't believe Madden sold more on PS4.

Maybe the new CoD will sell more on PS4 too? that seemed almost impossible to me before today, but idk anymore.

To be fair, this is how COD:Ghosts sold in its first month debut:

1. Call of Duty: Ghosts (360, PS3, PS4, XBO, PC, NWU)**

I guess I shouldn't be that surprised at Madden, but it feels even more of a traditional Xbox series than even COD.

 

[BeforeU]

Wow at Madden selling more on the PS4. Didn't expect that after the Xbox One bundles.

Makes me wonder how horribly the Xbox One would perform without the deals, bundles and other pricecuts...

Jesus guys. Sales doesn't include bundles and digital purchases which would be huge because of EA Access.

 

[Aquamarine]

Ahhhh yes... it's software revenues that doubled. That point isn't for hardware at all.

You'd think they'd clarify what it was they were talking about.

I'm laughing so hard right now.

 

[Guevara]

What's funny to me is that Mattrick (now at Zynga) expects to save Zynga with a major licensing deal with the NFL

 

[RowdyReverb]

Has EA released any numbers on EA Access? I would venture a guess that it accounts for a substantial portion of Madden players on XB1

 

[CosmicQueso]

Ah I see. Fixing.

Yeah, with the quote listed under "hardware" it's confusing.

Why can't people spell SmokyDave?

Honest mistake, maybe?

I'm laughing so hard right now.

Tell me about it.

 

[SDCowboy]

Will the Destiny bundles count towards console sales for September?

 

[Vashetti]

Can some one explain this NPD stuff?

I read on the linked paged that NPD doesn't share the numbers, so how are they known?

Verified leakers who have access to it.

 

[plasmawave]

September is going to be very interesting.

Spoiler

 

[SwiftDeath]

Can some one explain this NPD stuff?

I read on the linked paged that NPD doesn't share the numbers, so how are they known?

No one has claimed to know August NPD numbers yet. Are you referring to past months of NPD data?

Will the Destiny bundles count towards console sales for September?

Of course

 

[Busaiku]

Can some one explain this NPD stuff?

I read on the linked paged that NPD doesn't share the numbers, so how are they known?

Leakers and PR.

 

[djplaeskool]

That has to be shipped. That is not what the data is showing for sell-through.

Oh boy...

 

[ironcreed]

Watch Dogs still deservedly on the list, damn good game.

I just picked it up with the deals with Gold sale on Xbox One. Only played a little bit of it so far because of Destiny, but yeah, it seems like it is going to be really fun. Looks pretty nice as well.

 

[StoopKid]

Jesus guys. Sales doesn't include bundles and digital purchases which would be huge because of EA Access.

Do we even know how many ppl signed up for ea acess ?

 

[Eddie Griffin]

I'm sure Surface sales are shooting through the roof because of the one or two times they're shown being used by coaches each broadcast.

Its for Bing, Zune, Internet Explorer, RT, and Windows as well.

 

[Kayant]

That unprecedented partnership hehe. Curious to see how COD:AW will work out for them later on.

 

[dakun]

Jesus guys. Sales doesn't include bundles and digital purchases which would be huge because of EA Access.

do we even know if EA Access is getting any traction?

 

[miDnIghtEr20C]

Didn't Madden 25 PS4 edition out sell the Xbox One edition?

So now a Year later with that many more PS4's sold over Xbox One's... why are people shocked to see this? It happen last Year too. With an even smaller gap of install base.

 

[DidntKnowJack]

Ahhhh yes... it's software revenues that doubled. That point isn't for hardware at all.

You'd think they'd clarify what it was they were talking about.

Wow. That's pretty misleading of them. The language they used definitely suggested hardware sales.

 

[xxracerxx]

Jesus guys. Sales doesn't include bundles and digital purchases which would be huge because of EA Access.

Did you mean to put could instead of would?

 

[JaggedSac]

Jesus guys. Sales doesn't include bundles and digital purchases which would be huge because of EA Access.

I seriously doubt that.

 

[Freeman]

I'm sure Surface sales are shooting through the roof because of the one or two times they're shown being used by coaches each broadcast.

I watched multiple games last week and didn't even noticed it.

 

[GeoramA]

8 months in a row, nice. Can they reach 9?

 

[Delusibeta]

Do we even know how many ppl signed up for ea acess ?

I suspect not a lot. Certainly, I would not expect the influence of EA Access to be large enough to move the needle (yet).

 

[IndoAssassin]

So XB1 doubled sales from July. Yet Ps4 and Ps3 combined outsold 360 and XB1 combined in Madden month.

Either Ps3 had a considerable increase in sales (for some reason), or Ps4 had the best August Eva.

 

[moai]

is it really surprising that madden sells more on ps4? it has a bigger installed base and has been steadily outselling the x1. i expect every game to sell better on ps4, including the next cod.

 

[hawk2025]

Regardless of the traction of EA Access, it's absurd to think that the difference would be "huge" accounting for it.

At best it will shift the needle 2 or 3 percentage points, based on history of online sales percentages. Until we see numbers saying otherwise, pointing to a supposed delta in digital sales is pointless.

 

[Markitron]

Can someone explain to me why Madden selling best on PS4 is so significant? Wouldn't that just be expected by this point?

 

[GhaleonEB]

Revenue doubling makes a lot more sense than hardware doubling. I mean, Madden released, and that was basically it.

 

[Chris1]

You really think that many people bought a console for Madden?

Just that more people have a PS4 so it was already going to be tough for XB1 madden to outsell PS4, so when you're not including bundled games aswell, which seems to have sold pretty well considering XB1 sales doubled last months, it pretty much cements that it won't outsell.

 

[Loudninja]

Since we got weird PR form MS I dont think the HW did that much.

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

But Eddie Griffin said Vita did good?

Ha ha, you fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous of which is "never get involved in a flame war in GameFaqs," but only slightly less well-known is this: "Never go in with a junior when SALES are on the line!"