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PS4: Coming to a Best Buy near you
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3rdamention
Member
That's the point.
There's nothing wrong with presenting an opposing side of a story to get people thinking.
So wait, you are the person that prefers actual stats to a guessing game, but its OK for you to assume and make up your own data, which you are clearly doing in this thread, just to present the opposing side of the story?
Do you even read what you are posting? You are going in circles making no sense, but at least its comical.
I was just at one and saw someone walking out with an Xbone. Saw some on the floor by the entrance. Didn't see any PS4s, though.
You are alternating between making assertions about relative demand and supply, and then deflecting to posts like this.
And you are doing it in a thread devoted to anecdotal reports of console sales.
Stop.
There are; Sony 1.1M+ in North America, 2.1+ worldwide -- Microsoft: 1M+ worldwide.
spectrumfox
Banned
Actually, it's more like the point I was trying to make was completely missed by just about everyone here.
Don't forget the millions of zombies!
When a point is missed by everyone, you either didn't make it properly, or you are furiously backpedalling.
Pick your poison.
3rdamention
Member
Lol, so stop making up stuff, especially since you are a guy that "prefers actual stats over a guessing game."
if no one got your point, then you did a terrible job of making it. I'm still not sure what it was
spectrumfox
Banned
Sony's 2.1+ mil worldwide included Black Friday sales. Microsoft hasn't updated their sales figures since their launch.
Guess why?
3rdamention
Member
That's the funny part, you have never made a point at all. We are all making your point for you. And that point was, that you want people to post hard data and stats when they make claims about console sales, but you are allowed to just make shit up just to present the opposing side of the story.
Those are your words, and nobody elses.
So you're going to speculate?
spectrumfox
Banned
Isn't that what we're all doing here anyway?
Keep the dream alive man. For what it's worth though the two times this week Amazon had XBONE one was 4 hours and the second for six hours. Neither of those times did XBONE sell out within an hour.
You also have no reason to believe anyone is replenishing stock better. Unless you have some first hand anecdotal evidence from a store. Amazon isn't anything to go by. For all we know the PS4 and XBONE restocks were one or 1000 each and just took different lengths of time to sell. There is definitely no indication from that how well they are being supplied.
But keep the dream alive.
Pretty sure that's the point. Most previous Black Fridays companies couldn't wait to crow about sales. Yet MS instead (after BF no less) thumped their chest about zombies killed.
But I thought you wanted facts and statistics?
Not all speculation is created equal.
Some are using logic, Economics, and critical thinking.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
Doesn't look like you're going to be getting a PS4 at Best Buy without a ticket. But people only have 3 hours to purchase.
spectrumfox
Banned
It'd be nice, yeah. But without it, anyone can make a guess of how things are going.
flatearthpandas
Member
Weather was pretty miserable at my closest Best Buy. Felt like an idiot waiting in line when people were able to walk in right at open and pick up consoles. 60 consoles for about 40 people in line.
But I got one. Will grab Resogun when I get home and then let it chill until FFXV comes out, I guess.
But I got one. Will grab Resogun when I get home and then let it chill until FFXV comes out, I guess.
Which we can assume means they haven't surpassed the 2 million mark yet and that Sony is still ahead of them.
MS had no issued saying the sold over a million worldwide yet have been hush about their numbers now. Only thing we've gotten from them are zombie stats and 50million man hours. This coming from a company that ALWAYS touts their sales figures.
Sony has been more liberal because they are confident they are selling more.
Keep up the good fight, your check from Major Nelson will be in the mail.
spectrumfox
Banned
Logic, economics, critical thinking... but all still anecdotal, and all still guessing, as there's no hard data to prove any of it.
Because literally zero people have bought any since then. Or because they don't feel the need to enter a dick measuring contest when a third party is going to release impartial numbers soon anyway about the size of both penises. This way there is only one news release for people to bicker/boast over, rather than two.
Syphon Filter
Member
Did Sony send more shipments after the 15th in the U.S? I honestly don't know.
flatearthpandas
Member
At the store I went to, the guy told us to be back by store open to get back in line inside the store or they would sell our consoles. There was enough stock to buy a console without a ticket at the store too.
So, complete opposite experience.
Chobel
Member
There is this thing called educated guess/assumption, what are you doing is not that.
The zombie/hours thing is the most telling. That was them trying to brag. If they had better numbers, they would have used them.
have you never, ever, ever been around for an NPD thread?
MS doesn't want to enter a dick measuring contest?
THAT is the most preposterous thing i've read in this thread.
spectrumfox
Banned
EightBitNate
Member
Lady at Best Buy said they'd have more on December 22, so look out for that day.
lol, seriously.
lolloolololololol
Tread lightly..
Bwuahahaha.
Sons Of Anarchy
Banned
spectrumfox just stop this won't likely end well for you.
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Chobel
Member
At least I don't have to wear kneepads while bowing down to my Japanese overlords.
Well you should, I'm sure it will hurt after doing all the bowing down to your MS overlords.
Megatron
Member
But they felt the need to enter it after the first week? So either they have had a major shift in organizational thinking in the two weeks since then or they aren't overly proud of the numbers and don't want to announce them. I won't speculate which it is since I know you hate that.
At least I don't have to wear kneepads while bowing down to my Japanese overlords.
That... wow.
KoopaTheCasual
Junior Member
So, I guess one more big NA shipment before Christmas? Seems like Sony is doing things (seemingly) in bulk, and MS is doing thinks steady. Curious to see if Sony will outsell MS for the month of December alone (in the US), since Sony is spready between nearly 40 regions before the end of the month. No one has been able to do what Sony is attempting, so major props to their brass balls.
I hope you enjoyed your stay on NeoGAF. You won't be missed.At least I don't have to wear kneepads while bowing down to my Japanese overlords.
Jinfash
needs 2 extra inches
Funny you should say that, this popped up in the news feed the other day- http://i.imgur.com/L81Auap.jpg
I dunno why but everything about this image is perfect. Probably old but I've never seen it.
Edit: turns out it's from the XB1 launch, ah.
Actually, yes, they were likely outsold by the Xbox One during black friday by a reasonably significant margin. We had enough evidence from hundreds of people to make that a reasonable conclusion.
They released them after the weekend(That's where we got the 2.1 WW), but it wasn't specifically for BF. MS hasn't said anything since day 1, unless you count zombies.
spectrumfox
Banned
Actually, MS's figures were only for Nov 22nd through Nov 24. We don't have anything from them going through the 29th.
Sony shipped at least 400K to "the Americas" following the 15th, but assume some went to Latam and Canada so maybe 350K to the US?
They did decide to go out and publish a bunch of numbers, which are in some ways meaningless
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