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[Kai Dracon]

Frankly I am not surprised, or even really shocked. There is obviously demand for both consoles, Xbox One hardly flopped out of the gate.

But Sony did throw together a machine of well-oiled hype going into launch. Fever pitch stuff at some points. For the moment they got that mindshare, and are being rewarded for it.

 

[Raide]

Great news for Sony. Now announce some damn games I want! Same goes for you MS!

 

[SSReborn]

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Execs go marching one by one hurrah?

 

[Maninthemirror]

The next big title on ps4 will have a huge launch especially due to the gap between the last one. I expect a 3 million title

 

[zoobler3]

WAIT A SECOND.

AS OF.

As in 4.2 million units FROM the date of December 28th 2013 ?!

i cant even.

 

[Concept17]

oh my god

 

[ThatNaiveCube]

Wait. The ps4 isnt out in japan? Okay im very intrigued to see how itll do there. If console gaming is dead anymore it is japan. Really want those quirky innovative japanese titles to come back, man.

 

[fizzgigg]

Do i see 4.5M by end of 2013 ?

They forgot 3 days 100k per day that would be interesting.

I see them hitting 6M by the end of this month.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Can someone answer this? How does this compare to PS2??

Can't be compared, PS2's launch was staggered and more focused on the smaller market of Japan.

Launched in Japan, then 8months later in USA and then a few months later in Europe.

 

[Pain]

Xbox One - 3 Million for 2013
PS4 - 4.2 Million for 2013

Do you guys still think the Xbox One sales are impressive? I wouldn't say there were bad, but just "good enough". PS4's success is astronomical.

 

[Tsundere]

so does this number let us back into an NPD estimate yet?

That's 2.1 Million as of Dec 3. so, since then 2.1 more Million worldwide. Missing data for 3 days in December as well, so let's say ... 4.4 Million... At least half of that is North America I'd say, so PS4 would be near 1 Million if not more in the U.S.

 

[Cyborg]

Could have been much, much more if you could actually buy it.

It's been sold out since launch all over Europe.

Yup. I have 4 friends waiting for PS4's since the launch. No luck

 

[Elios83]

Great news, basically they needed 5m units in calendar 2013 and without the japanese market.

 

[Plinko]

So the PS4 has a 40% lead over Xbone out of the gate while being completely supply constrained. Is it time for MS to panic yet? The Xbone is going to get killed in 2014 at this rate.

I fully expect a $100 price cut announced before or at E3. They can't let this pace continue.

 

[iamshadowlark]

Sony had a very merry christmas.

Spoiler

Well SCE at least.

 

[Baleoce]

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Looks like a "Whose line?" sketch.

 

[coldfoot]

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3 Millionaires

 

[gcubed]

Do i see 4.5M by end of 2013 ?

They forgot 3 days 100k per day that would be interesting.

I see them hitting 6M by the end of this month.

I'm assuming that they had no more shipments left for the year by Dec 28th, the reason for the arbitrary cut off day.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

Maybe you should read the rest of the post?

You edited it after I posted. Relax.

 

[f@luS]

and its sold out everywhere

could be easily 6million if it was in stock proprely

my friend s still waiting for the one he ordered end of october....

 

[Carl]

HOOOLLYYYY fuck

 

[iJudged]

Fucking incredible. Well done Sony. 7.2 million new consoles in homes in 2 months? Holyyyy shittttt.

 

[Cornbread78]

More JRPGs plz

OK, I LOL'd hard at this.


Remember we are going to see a revival of PS2 era jRPGs, right Sony....RIGHT?!

Great numbers, I'm really shocked they sold that many with such little supply in the US from what I've seen. That Amazon 24 hour spree must have been at least 500k systems, direct shipped...

 

[jello44]

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Is this a meme I am unaware of because Milhouse doesn't say that.

(Other than Milhouse not being a meme being a meme that is)

 

[warthog]

Still waiting till I can get my hands on 1.

 

[NullPointer]

Bueno.

 

[Raide]

Xbox One - 3 Million for 2013
PS4 - 4.2 Million for 2013

Do you guys still think the Xbox One sales are impressive? I wouldn't say there were bad, but just "good enough". PS4's success is astronomical.

Like "most" hardware launches, They are always front-loaded. E3 will be amazing to watch but the real battle is this year.

 

[FaintColt388301]

So, why did Sony only expect to sell 5m by March? Underestimated demand? Didn't think they could meet the demand?

Because the console market is dead. Didn't you hear?

I think they expected to sell well, but not this well. They probably thought their supply was going to meet demand

 

[king grimlock]

it make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside having both of these consoles sell well and congrats sony now give me some fucking games to play please

 

[Rentahamster]

That's an impressive number. I'm somewhat glad the more consumer-friendly approach has been rewarded with higher sales.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

Didn't know future speculating was a serious career.

I'm a wannabe game dev.

Consoles are where I love to game. I want to see that market grow every generation. This gen is projected to be the first contraction since the market crash in 1983. This contraction is projected to be on the order of 100 million units. This is bad thing.

 

[Marc]

For perspective, PS4's sold almost 40% more than Xbox One. If this continues this year, MS will definitely drop price sooner than later.

Edit: Damn my math.

That is like being second to Usain Bolt , no shame in it, not much you can do... just be glad to have him in your sights.

It depends on how the drought of games goes for the system and whether there is a big drop in sales but I don't see a dramatic drop to justify the price drop.

Plus, they sold Xbox One's realllly fast... at some point,

 

[ThatNaiveCube]

This really is the return of the king.

Can we at least give things a year or two to settle lol?

 

[darkwing]

meh they still have to release the thing in my country on Jan 14

 

[Infinite_Daremo]

Xbox One - 3 Million for 2013
PS4 - 4.2 Million for 2013

Do you guys still think the Xbox One sales are impressive? I wouldn't say there were bad, but just "good enough". PS4's success is astronomical.

Yes they are still good. Throw in Wii U to put both numbers into perspective of BAD sales.

 

[Dark_castle]

It's a lot more than MS but let's not forget that MS launched in 13 countries while Sony launched in way more.

Let's not forget Sony still hasn't launch in Japan where they DO have a market there while MS has zilch.

 

[Neuromancer]

I love this picture. The look on his face is perfect.

 

[Zalman]

I fully expect a $100 price cut announced before or at E3. They can't let this pace continue.

Maybe not before E3, but definitely by the end of the year.

 

[btkadams]

So the PS4 has a 40% lead over Xbone out of the gate while being completely supply constrained. Is it time for MS to panic yet? The Xbone is going to get killed in 2014 at this rate.

maybe, but things can change a lot in a year. the psp was outselling the ds in their first year too. it's definitely looking good for sony though.

 

[WhiskeyKnight]

For comparison's sake...does anyone know how long it took the PS3 to sell 4 million units?

 

[AlphaDump]

Obligatory:

lol, god damn

 

[BY2K]

So that "Xbox One fastest selling console" thing from Nelson really was a spin.

 

[IAmRandom31]

That 5m by March ( 3m in 2013 ) statement as another hook to make the competition think they could only produce so many units lmao. Sony loves doing that kind of stuff.

Just so happens the original 2013 mark was 3m and that is exactly what MS hit too lol. But nope, Sony had a trick up their sleeves yet again and produced 1.2m more then expected.

The 5m by march number is completely out the window now. It could be 6m by the time the system launches in Japan.

There is only 1 site out there that had 4.2 million many days ago for the PS4 number ... cough .... lol

 

[mrklaw]

lol.

guy on the left is Cliff Huxtable

 

[cilonen]

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Kaz is totally breaking into the Vince McMahon walk there.

 

[Seik]

30%+
I know he meant graphics power there, but still funny to apply it to sales, don't you think?

The funny thing is that the numbers are almost really fitting with the power of each console.

PS4 have around 30% more sales than Xbox One. The Wii U has all around low sales.

 

[Winternet]

I missed the whole thing, where can I watch it?

 

[Timu]

This is MEGATON news, great work Sony!!!

 

[zoobler3]

Xbox One - 3 Million for 2013
PS4 - 4.2 Million for 2013

Do you guys still think the Xbox One sales are impressive? I wouldn't say there were bad, but just "good enough". PS4's success is astronomical.

what the hell.

 

[dezzy8]

Xbox fastest selling from 28th to 31st though.