SentryDown
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I highly doubt it. These are unprecedented numbers. PS2 was close to a million, I think
1 million shipped is also unprecedented so it's hard to compare
I highly doubt it. These are unprecedented numbers. PS2 was close to a million, I think
Q1 next year:
- Thief
- MLB 14 : The Show
- Driveclub
- inFamous
- Destiny beta (maybe?)
See, this is my worry when people in this thread are already calling the console war over.
See, this is my worry when people in this thread are already calling the console war over. Although you mentioned a bunch of consoles that failed to catch on, with the exception of the Jaguar, most of those machines have generally offered great experiences because they had to offer something to combat the PlayStation brand that was sucking up all the exclusives. So, for example, I had much more fun with both the GameCube and Xbox libraries. Indeed, I've always found the PlayStation brand to be... not mediocre, but vanilla. Inoffensive, I guess.
The thing is, it's not 2003 any more. No company is going to take a chance, and the age of third-party exclusives is slowly coming to an end. So if the Xbox One tanks, what's going to be the consolation prize for owners like it was in the PS2 days? It didn't matter that the machine had only shifted 25 million units or so and had tanked in Japan when you were playing Halo, KOTOR, Morrowind, Jade Empire, Project Gotham Racing, etc. I mean at least Nintendo will have to keep supporting its own platform for at least the immediate future.
When you chuck in the fact that franchises like Wipeout have been kicked to the curve in favour of cinematic experiences like Uncharted and The Last of Us, as someone who bought an Xbox 360 to play Geometry Wars, a knockout blow by Sony in Round One would actually be something that I would be concerned about rather than elated.
But then again I'm in the minority of GAF users.
They're gonna outsell Wii U this year easy.
I don't really care about sales numbers but it will be quite interesting to see how Microsoft compare in their home territory. I'd imagine even if Microsoft outsold them in the US they could still see it as a win due to how strong the Xbox is in it's home territory.
Europe will be quite interesting too, although it's largely Sony's territory they are a week later so I think it's going to be as simple as some people just not wanting to wait another week.
Japan/Asia isn't even worth thinking about, Sony could release 12 months after Microsoft and still outsell them 10-1 without even trying.
Consumers congratulating a corporation is a real Jackie Chan meme for me. What is it about consumer electronics that makes people treat it like a sporting event?
I wonder how much reports of faulty ps4s will dent enthusiasm.
PS4 passing WII U lifetime sales this year?
1 million shipped is also unprecedented so it's hard to compare
Ignoring Resogun there? Also if sales have such effect over what you enjoy why are you in this thread, besides to whine and complain about mostly off-topic issues?
While I will admit I haven't read every post in this thread I have been keeping up with the last couple of pages and haven't seen any real claims that the console war is over
Perhaps indirectly???
Unless you mean all the comparisons to the Wii U and then well I don't think the idea the Wii U isn't going to "win" the console war is that outlandish
The console war is over!Congrat Sony!
Where is this from? Garaph's Famitsu numbers are different.Not really. The PS2 would have shipped around a million. It sold a little over 980,000 on day 1 in Japan.
I miss Kaz gifs. Banderas stole his thunder.
They sold a million units. A million units are running in people's homes right now.
You'd think there would be a muuuuuuch bigger uproar by now if the unit is as prone to defects as people try to make it sound.
The PS2 initially sold well partly on the basis of the strength of the PlayStation brand and the console's backward compatibility, selling over 980,000 units in Japan by March 5, 2000, one day after launch.
Where is this from? Garaph's Famitsu numbers are different.
Haha! THIS!Good stuff, more competition in this industry is nice. How soon can we feed the crow to the people in the NPD threads saying the Vita and Wii U were signaling a new crash of the industry?
...Only half kidding. ;P
Don't know where the ps2 numbers from above come from, but these are the numbers I have for these consoles in their debut months for US:
ps3 = 196,580
360 = 325,902
ps2 = 391,245
wii = 476,140
ds = 479,695
psp = 620,000
gc = 647,466
ps4 > 1mil
Wow, very well done. So much for console gaming is dead lol.
Wow, why did gc sell so much?Don't know where the ps2 numbers from above come from, but these are the numbers I have for these consoles in their debut months for US:
ps3 = 196,580
360 = 325,902
ps2 = 391,245
wii = 476,140
ds = 479,695
psp = 620,000
gc = 647,466
ps4 > 1mil
Haha! THIS!
People were reluctant to believe Wii U was an unwanted console and blamed the industry was in dire trouble, forecasting trouble for Sony and MS! Sony will outsell WiiU before the end of the year, and that's great sign what people want from manufacturers
That's... much better than I anticipated.
I figured that would be the tally by the end of the month. With Black Friday.
This might be one of the first times we've ever seen a new console take top spot in such a busy month.
Haha! THIS!
People were reluctant to believe Wii U was an unwanted console and blamed the industry was in dire trouble, forecasting trouble for Sony and MS! Sony will outsell WiiU before the end of the year, and that's great sign what people want from manufacturers
See, this is my worry when people in this thread are already calling the console war over. Although you mentioned a bunch of consoles that failed to catch on, with the exception of the Jaguar, most of those machines have generally offered great experiences because they had to offer something to combat the PlayStation brand that was sucking up all the exclusives. So, for example, I had much more fun with both the GameCube and Xbox libraries. Indeed, I've always found the PlayStation brand to be... not mediocre, but vanilla. Inoffensive, I guess.
The thing is, it's not 2003 any more. No company is going to take a chance, and the age of third-party exclusives is slowly coming to an end. So if the Xbox One tanks, what's going to be the consolation prize for owners like it was in the PS2 days? It didn't matter that the machine had only shifted 25 million units or so and had tanked in Japan when you were playing Halo, KOTOR, Morrowind, Jade Empire, Project Gotham Racing, etc. I mean at least Nintendo will have to keep supporting its own platform for at least the immediate future.
When you chuck in the fact that franchises like Wipeout have been kicked to the curve in favour of cinematic experiences like Uncharted and The Last of Us, as someone who bought an Xbox 360 to play Geometry Wars, a knockout blow by Sony in Round One would actually be something that I would be concerned about rather than elated.
But then again I'm in the minority of GAF users.
US is in that post.The PS2 figure of 980k was day 1 Japan if I read it correctly...