SwiftDeath
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NPD Sales Results for August 2014 [Up4: PS4 #1, XB1 last week sales 2x last Jul week]
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Once all hope is lost but by the few true believers
ethomaz
Banned
Next month it will widen to over 1 million with Destiny.
Never said it was likely. Simply said it's the best chance due to Halo, COD, and just the overall Holiday season boost.
I see that, as per Amazon, the ranking of current-gen bestsellers currently sits at:
1) Mario Kart 8
2) Destiny PS4 (sans bundle)
3) Titanfall (sans bundle)
4) Destiny Xbox One
5) Watch Dogs PS4
Wonder how well that reflects to the rankings with the full set of US data, and accounting for bundled software.
Don't forget that there's a solid week of sales in September where the Xbox One not only had an effective price drop of $60 by including any free game, but also a $50 gift card and/or multiple discounts on Xbox Live Gold, depending on the retailer. It may be closer than it looks at first brush, and your assumption requires something on the magnitude of 250k more PS4 sales in September.
1) Mario Kart 8
2) Destiny PS4 (sans bundle)
3) Titanfall (sans bundle)
4) Destiny Xbox One
5) Watch Dogs PS4
Wonder how well that reflects to the rankings with the full set of US data, and accounting for bundled software.
Don't forget that there's a solid week of sales in September where the Xbox One not only had an effective price drop of $60 by including any free game, but also a $50 gift card and/or multiple discounts on Xbox Live Gold, depending on the retailer. It may be closer than it looks at first brush, and your assumption requires something on the magnitude of 250k more PS4 sales in September.
Infinite Justice
Member
If Xbox One gets outsold in November...
To be honest, I'm not really convinced Sunset Overdrive will even chart in the Top 10.
Aquamarine
Member
Punctuality is a bad thing.
lmfaoIf Xbox One gets outsold in November...
James Sawyer Ford
Member
CoD is on PS4 as well, and I don't think a Halo remake is going to be much of a factor to put it over for the month.
Remakes aren't huge system sellers.
Only way I see Xbox One taking November is if they have some insane bundle deals and Sony doesn't have a compelling match, or Sony doesn't ship enough supply.
I think both of these scenarios is rather unlikely. I put the chances of Xbox One taking November as possible, but slim.
Yeah, that still makes no sense to me. The number was like PSP combined. And I don't think the PSP is still that alive.
digoutyoursoul
Member
If Xbox One gets outsold in November...
Should put Major Nelson's head on that
Nah it will, it's a new game and what games does Xbox 1 really have outside of multi plats
Honesty wondering how it will do myself. Game doesn't fit in with the other (bigger) AAA games.
SwiftDeath
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WhiskerFrisker
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Lol please someone do this
i would say the age of MS having a serious chance at becoming #1 in the USA is over this gen.
Zekra Dezivad
Member
Yeah, PS4 is stronger. No doubts about that.
However, PS4's lead is far from double Xbone's sales.
In US One sold 3m console, PS4 3.7m (as of july), and Xbox One also have a better attach rate. Xbox had Madden exclusive bundles and marketing (i suppose) this month, and Madden last gen was very strong on 360.
I think that beating PS4 Madden sales wasn't an impossibile task for the Xbox One. It seemed feasible in my opinion.
This result clearly shows the strenght of PS4 and its momentum.
instead the next month they have zero chances to beat Destiny, even with the "free game" deal.
Maybe in november, with the 399 game bundle, the white console and halo the can make interesting numbers.
Sunset will be the first exclusive Bomba.
Jigolo
Member
LooooolIf Xbox One gets outsold in November...
If Xbox One gets outsold in November...
Why would that be a shock? Because of Call of Duty XOne bundle? 0_0
Mass Effect
Member
It definitely will. How high it charts is a different story though.
It will.If Xbox One gets outsold in November...
Unless MS decides to do a CoD + Halo MCC bundle for $399 then its a different story lol.
I am talking more about the bundle, plus whatever November deals MS throws in there. Not a game changer, but if I am not a COD fan, and I want an Xbox, that is the bundle I go with.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
This months sales suggest that even a previously Xbox franchise can still sell more on PS4. I don't think CoD is gonna make as much of a difference in console sales as it used to (if it makes any difference at all)
If it reviews well it will be up there for a month or two. I think it looks great, and is the most likely game to get me to buy an XB1, but I don't think it has mass appeal. I fucking love insomniac so I hope I am wrong.
brianmcdoogle
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How did Halo 3 thru all the spinoffs thru Halo 4 sell relative to one another and the install base at the time? I remember seeing some charts about big drop offs in multiplayer, and the assumption at that time was the Halo's popularity was on the wane. I know MCC will be pretty big since it is the first in the next gen releases, but is there any evidence that Halo somewhat stagnated on the 360?
COD bundle and Halo is a good combo for Holiday season.
Depends on what remakes we are talking about. I think MCC will help just from a value standpoint alone -- a whole lot of content (single and multiplayer) for $60.
Like I said we'll see. Just simply said that the Holiday season is the only time I could see it happening.
If it doesn't then I would say that we could definitely expect the system's first price drop in 2015.
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Madden is currently tied to the Xbox brand but in no way is it as much as COD.
neogaffer1
Banned
Normally I would agree with you but MCC stands out because:
A. It's four different games
B. It's four of the biggest games ever in one of the biggest FPS franchises ever
I don't expect it to do anything insane but I'd say it still has a lot of selling power just because of the value and nostalgia. Not Titanfall level, but still something.
I think Halo MCC as a system seller is massively overrated here on GAF, considering it releases withing a week with Far Cry 4, AC unity, COD and if the rumors are true GTA V.
If i were MS i would have released it in august or may/june with almost no competition.
OnionPowder
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Thunder Monkey
Banned
I don't think it is possible myself.
I mean some insane fluke could happen and CoD and MCC propel One to 1.7 million units for the month, but I doubt that happens. It may get reasonable close, but I expect November alone to give Sony a 300k+ unit advantage. We're talking large holiday months. Black Friday included. I expect PS4 to perform much closer to a market leader than One. Though I expect both to be comfortably over 1 million units for the month.
We'll see.
SwiftDeath
Member
360's year headstart was likely fairly important
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Me too which is a shame because I love how it's looking.
3rdamention
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After THAT Microsoft PR statement, don't you think they would have said it if bundled + physical + digital was more than the reported PS4 sales of Madden?
First?
The console hasn't had a price drop in name only.
Switching bundles, adding games, adding *any* free games, and adding $50 gift cards are, for all practical purposes, price drops.
The effective price that a consumer pays for an Xbox One unit has been on a downwards slope since Titanfall.
KiefbladeMaster
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Lahey is the best.
SniperHunter
Banned
the battlefield 4 ranking is REALLY strange man. The game is selling the best on the worst platforms! Why is that? The PS4 and Xbone version are vastly superior
I would agree except that Aaron Greenberg tweet sounded completely delusional. We still in pre season right now.
ghostwritingduck
Member
There's a lot of big games that will be out on both systems. Also I think Smash Brothers on 3DS and Drive club on PS4 are more likely to fill spots in the top ten.
It has a bundle atleast.
James Sawyer Ford
Member
Halo's popularity is on the decline, and I think many of the biggest Halo fans have already bought into the Xbox One.
I just don't see it as being a system seller. I think it will certainly sell a lot of software.
System sellers in this day and age tend to come from multiplats, primarily, or the unknown breakout hits that are a slow burn.
Multiplayer took a hit starting with Reach. But I think actual game sales have stayed consistant.
Ghost_Messiah
Member
Anywhere from 2am GMT to 6am GMT from what I remember from following previous NPD threads. Last month Cream took longer than usual and there was only like four people replying to the thread when Aqua just showed up and dropped the numbers when like no one was here. So either Aqua or Cream over the next few hours. Hopefully.
Personally I'm just curious to see how much more the PS4 sold compared to the One. It'll provide an interesting indicator and forecast for the rest of the year.
ethomaz
Banned
This.
That move changed the game in MS favor... I have serious doubts if 360 could sell so good in US if PS3 and Wii were launched in Nov 2005 too.
MrCookiepants
Member
It won't, but I don't think Uncharted: Drake's Fortune did either in its first month.
People will be claiming bomba, but they fail to realize that Watch Dogs and Destiny sales (or anything close to it) are not normal for new IP.
Wow! I did not expect that. Maybe the bundle didn't sell as well as many predicted it did.
I don't understand why Microsoft feels the need to be misleading with their PR. They should just take a page out of Sony's playbook and keep quiet when they're losing. Given that I'm quite surprised that the PS4 version of Madden outsold Xbone even while taking into consideration bundled copies.
I hope it does, but you gotta figure by the time it launches in late October, the Top 10 will be filled with multiplatform titles like Destiny, Disney Infinity 2.0, Shadow of Mordor, NBA 2K15, WWE 2K15, Just Dance 2015, etc...
The odds are not in its favor.