Why wait? I'll mock it right now. It's not enough for a console to be the top seller any more. It has to lead with more authority. Ten million consoles in nine months? Come on, Sony, you can do better than that. allan-bh told me so!
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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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Why wait? I'll mock it right now. It's not enough for a console to be the top seller any more. It has to lead with more authority. Ten million consoles in nine months? Come on, Sony, you can do better than that. allan-bh told me so!
SwiftDeath
Member
My predictions are so bad this month
Who punished you for abusing their system. Please stop trying to bring that back up.
Welfare
Member
I missed Xbox One numbers by a hair.
Oh Aqua, is my prediction near actual results?
Oh Aqua, is my prediction near actual results?
It's like you've never had a statistics class.
Edit: these statistics MATTER because video game businesses are... businesses. That means they must make a profit, which means they have to adjust spending, i.e. game development, on statistical trends that they can apply to their revenue stream models.
DangerMouse
Member
Was just responding that I thought I remembered that it did back when it first came out, since someone said never.
NPD Coverage: August 3-30, 2014 (4 weeks, July was 4 weeks)
3rdamention
Member
You look only for places? I'm looking to actual sales.
And I'm talking about USA sales, not WW.
Ps4 needs a chalkboard of what will save it
So good. Gif
Angelus Errare
Banned
Did I imagine that some statistics came out stating the combined digital software sales of PS4/XBO account for less than 10% of software sold?
Nightengale
Member
I don't know about you,but if I have a product that retails at the same price as the competition with a pack in of a $60 dollar game and still sell less, I wouldn't be pleased.
XB1 isn't 499 anymore, it's 399 with a free game.
Aquamarine
Member
That sounds about right, especially for hardcore games.
NPD retail sales are still extraordinarily relevant to developers...contrary to what Polygon might say.
gigantor21
Member
MY SIDES XD
RespectThySole
Member
Correct. Perhaps, that may be the case, but it seemed to me that you were trying to "downplay" the effect that CoD bundle could have simply because it was $500.
I replied because I feel that the console being $500 won't be a limiting factor because of the things it comes with and the strength of Call of Duty especially in the US/Canada, since we're discussing NPDs. If you were not trying to diminish the bundle, then fair enough.
However, to me it seemed like you were suggesting that it selling well was SOLELY because of lack of interest in Sunset Overdrive, which quite frankly made no sense.
I never stated a single thing about them winning November NPD, so yes you were mistaken.
Someone mentioned that held true for Ubisofts portfolio.
Iacobellis
Junior Member
How much longer until the PS4 possibly outsells Xbox One on a consistent basis based on the fact that gamers will be buying the console because their friends and family own it?
That alone is what basically helped propel the 360 for years above and beyond the PS3 in sales.
That alone is what basically helped propel the 360 for years above and beyond the PS3 in sales.
eddfromtheriver
Banned
You were WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY off with your bold prediction weren't you?...
Officerrob
Banned
Talk about completely missing the point...
SwiftDeath
Member
I'm going to go with no right now and hope I'm wrong
Cow Goes Moo
Member
nop, not possible
Destiny is not Halo and PS4 is not Wii.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
IMO the real test for the new consoles will come as soon the cross-gen games dissapear, that means at the end of the year and next one. With Modern Warfare, Unity and others released we'll see the real potential of the next-gen consoles.
And, yeah, I'm not even counting the Wii U, the things is already a huge failure by any measure.
But surely, things don't look too good for the console industry.
And, yeah, I'm not even counting the Wii U, the things is already a huge failure by any measure.
But surely, things don't look too good for the console industry.
shinra-bansho
Member
2007 had the benefit of Bioshock for the 360. Next month will certainly be interesting in terms of Halo v. Destiny. Bungie v. Bungie.
8 X 11 Printer Paper
Member
No it did <6K,
ethomaz
Banned
I believe PS4 will do better than both but all consoles combined will fall below them.
The 360/PS3 market is about all that's left buying dedicated devices at this point.
Handhelds are rocking an 80-85% gen over gen decline and the Wii market isn't far behind.
The PS2 had some of that market too so part of that's went up in smoke too under pressure from smart devices and PC.
It's the reality of a market that only puts out titles for the core of the 360/PS3 market and nothing else at retail.
That said, that particular comparison doesn't look bad.
I am just glad that Nintendo still show a couple of new Wii U games during E3.
maabus1999
Member
combined? no way. Even 500k will be tough.
Officerrob
Banned
Not happening
SwiftDeath
Member
That's only for the Top 10 Software charts that bundles aren't counted. NPD does indeed count all bundled software sales and we will likely get them next month
I was too and I was pretty close with my XB1 prediction (said 150K instead of 160k).
::High Five::
astrogamer
Member
If we ever get game sales in this thread, I'd like to see how PL vs. AA did
Wii had 4 years of record breaking sales. PS4 had 2 months. Which one's the fad again?
September through December puts out a strong showing for PS4/XB1 so these are comps they want to match or win.
October in particular was not stellar for 360/PS3 in 2007 due to lacking the same impact as BioShock and Halo whereas it is strong this year.
Seriously where is creamsugar.
The best leaks are for the smaller games that we would never see otherwise.
Trust me. I'm a PhD
Member
Only one source, but Amazon still has larger lead for PS4 regular than Xbox One for 2014
http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2014/videogames/ref=zg_bs_tab_t_bsar
aspiegamer
Member
Okay, so this is the point in the thread where we all say "next month should be interesting!" just like all the others and the next month ends up being exactly the same? "But wait! A bundle!" It's not going to change the overall picture or general stories and trends we have all year. I'm actually more interested in the bump the XB1 will get without a special Destiny bundle than Sony will get with it. More "organic" of sales, you could say? A better marker of the big picture on where some demographics are going. It will, of course, get absolutely murdered.
Probably as we go through this holiday season? Though the Destiny (game and bundle) seems to be selling very well on "play with my friends" energy and could be teasing this.
MaulerX
Member
Arkam
Member
Dudebros are the masses buddy. Who did you think was buying those consoles?
You think Destiny will give PS4 a 250k boost? But the game is available on 4 consoles. Seems a bold prediction.