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[Acquiescence]

That's all well and good, but where the fuck is my PS4 MediEvil game?

 

[Fat4all]

Show me the MAU

"Show me the MAUney!!!"

 

[Hesemonni]

For context, compared to other systems

Why no Xbone in the graph? :/

 

[Fat4all]

Woof, title change shoves it in your face.

Nintendo better be ready to rumble with the NX.

 

[Rymuth]

Why no Xbone in the graph? :/

The first rule of Xbox...we do not talk about Xbox shipments. Second rule of Xbox: We. do. not. talk about shipments.

 

[Sidewinder]

That's all well and good, but where the fuck is my PS4 MediEvil game?

With the money they earned, they could finally build the ultimate Colony Wars revival!!

Keep on beasting PS4, hope that NEO won't slay you.

 

[Fat4all]

The first rule of Xbox...we do not talk about Xbox shipments. Second rule of Xbox: We. do. not. talk about shipments.

A. B. C.

Always. Be. Changing the parameters.

Coffee is for MAU'ers.

 

[madmackem]

When you put it like that, the days of multiconslole ownership are looking numbered for me. Two consoles with subscription fees I can just about stomach, but that plus iterative mid cycle upgrades? Forget about it.

Nintendo must look at the revenue Sony and ms pull in on these subs and want a piece surely?. Plus costs or running a good system upto modern standards would cost so I just can't see Nintendo offering free online play with nx unless it's going to be limited ala wii u and 3ds.

 

[dracula_x]

For context, compared to other systems

Nice, still tracking above PS2.

 

[Kayant]

It is. He is thinking that Network in the Game&Network division is PSN. It's not, it is all their network services like video, music, VUE, ... and then PSN.

Well it is 😜

Sony Computer Entertainment and Sony Network Entertainment International have announced that PlayStation Network will become Sony’s “premium entertainment service brand” encompassing video games, television, video, and music services.

Still impressive though because majority of the revenue will likely have come from actual "PSN" related services like Plus and the Store. Their decision to bundle their network services under Playstation seems to be doing well so far.

 

[Seel]

interesting that Network includes: game,video and music .

good for Sony!

 

[Surface of Me]

Holy shit at title change. Amiibos be damned.

 

[SomTervo]

That title change...

The tables have certainly turned since the days of the Sales Behemoth Wii

 

[Hesemonni]

The first rule of Xbox...we do not talk about Xbox shipments. Second rule of Xbox: We. do. not. talk about shipments.

 

[Occam]

Why no Xbone in the graph? :/

Because the graph is about sales, not MAUs.

 

[Striek]

interesting that Network includes: game,video and music .

good for Sony!

That is the stuff offered via PSN. It does not include say, revenues from iTunes.

 

[nib95]

Nintendo must look at the revenue Sony and ms pull in on these subs and want a piece surely?. Plus costs or running a good system upto modern standards would cost so I just can't see Nintendo offering free online play with nx unless it's going to be limited ala wii u and 3ds.

Oh no I agree wholeheartedly. I would absolutely understand from a business sense if they followed through, it's just it would likely number my days as a multi console buyer as I simply couldn't justify the costs of owning all the consoles any more.

 

[AniHawk]

interesting that Network includes: game,video and music .

good for Sony!

i wonder how much of that increase is due to ps+ subscriptions.

also interested in how important flash sales and similar promotions have become for them.

 

[ktroopa]

Lets see Neo beat that lol...

 

[JordanN]

That title change...

The tables have certainly turned since the days of the Sales Behemoth Wii

Remember when Nintendo compared PS3 to the Balance Board?

 

[Rymuth]

 

[Bioshocker]

After so many years of losses it's good to see Sony making money again. They've turned things around and it's partly thanks to the power of PS4.

Congrats

 

[RalchAC]

Any new info about Vue?

interesting that Network includes: game,video and music .

good for Sony!

Stuff like royalties from games falls under "Network" or "Others"?

 

[mark_79]

Impressive for a console that doesn't (yet) have a really AAA rated exclusive blockbuster title/franchise (though UC4 may redress that).

 

[Laughing Banana]

Good job Sony.

Now use that money to upgrade your PSN because all those network errors are fucking disgraceful.

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

Feels wrong to be using ZhugeEX s a source of data when he's banned.

Can't he be unbanned?

 

[Nabbis]

That's all well and good, but where the fuck is my PS4 MediEvil game?

Even if you got that into development, i doubt it would be made by the same people.

 

[Poimandres]

Impressive for a console that doesn't (yet) have a really AAA rated exclusive blockbuster title/franchise (though UC4 may redress that).

AAA rated in what sense? Bloodborne reached it in critical terms, but if you're talking commercially then yeah I feel ya

 

[pixelation]

Beast is a PS4

lolololololololololol GO GO PS4 YOU UNTAMEABLE BEAST!!!

 

[Elios83]

A few interesting details from Dualshockers:

http://www.*****************/2016/0...2015-kumamoto-earthquake-might-impact-supply/


Sony expects PS4 growth in FY2016 so more than 17.7m shipped.
Full forecast will be announced on May 24.
They are evaluating how to minimize the impact of the earthquake on their business.

 

[Cyborg]

Congrats Sony!

Epic! To bad Sony is slowly returning to the PS3 launch era. Loosing momentum every month

 

[pixelation]

Someone in Europe must have purchased a single game from PSN to make those numbers.

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BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

 

[Fat4all]

Feels wrong to be using ZhugeEX s a source of data when he's banned.

Can't he be unbanned?

We've been using him as a source for a while without mods saying "stop" or mods bringing him back, so I dunno.

What we got now seems fine.

 

[reKon]

I'm actually more interested in what they are going to try to do with the mobile division. Wish they were still keeping their Z line.

 

[Seel]

Any new info about Vue?



Stuff like royalties from games falls under "Network" or "Others"?

Others = Packaged Software , so probably that if you mean retail royalties .

 

[Fat4all]

Epic! To bad Sony is slowly returning to the PS3 launch era. Loosing momentum every month

That's a stretch.

 

[John Wick]

Sony should really rethink forced subscription for online play, PSN is obviously big enough to generate profit without it now and as much as it increase their profit, it's also driving some users away on the long run, the same goes for MS.

Yes your right. Maybe you could pay for the servers, running costs and maintenance?

 

[liquidtmd]

Epic! To bad Sony is slowly returning to the PS3 launch era. Loosing momentum every month

I'll bite - how so?

 

[Rymuth]

That's a stretch.

I'll bite - how so?

Hint: 'loosing'

Spoiler

He's mocking noobie

 

[Fat4all]

Hint: 'loosing'

Spoiler

He's mocking noobie

I'd hope.

Having two things misspelled pushed me over.

 

[Carl]

Impressive for a console that doesn't (yet) have a really AAA rated exclusive blockbuster title/franchise (though UC4 may redress that).

Time to get the PS4 sales thread bingo card out

 

[liquidtmd]

Hint: 'loosing'

Spoiler

He's mocking noobie

Dammit my sarcasm meter is still asleep.

I just don't have the Knack for PSN threads...

 

[hodayathink]

Feels wrong to be using ZhugeEX s a source of data when he's banned.

Can't he be unbanned?

Technically, while he alerted people to it, the source of the data is Sony's financial report, which is public knowledge and would have been posted about by someone anyway.

 

[Nightengale]

Not saying this to be sarcastic, but it's quite likely that the profit per dollar revenue from Nintendo's digital revenue is higher than PSN, given that a bulk of their revenues are probably first party, whereas a bulk of PSN revenue are through selling third party content with lower margins than their own products.

It doesn't change that Sony is killing it, but the scale of it doesn't mean the PSN revenue is more profitable.

 

[Fat4all]

Technically, while he alerted people to it, the source of the data is Sony's financial report, which is public knowledge and would have been posted about by someone anyway.

But still, Z is picture capped and listed as a source in a lot of sales threads. If mods had a problem with it I'm sure we would of been told by now.

If he becomes unreliable then I could see it happening.

 

[RevenWolf]

Dammit my sarcasm meter is still asleep.

I just don't have the Knack for PSN threads...

Hmmmmmmm *squinty eyes*

Yup too tired to detect puns.

Sony smashing things right now, really remarkable.

 

[Felessan]

They need to fix it, but exiting mobile isn't a super smart decision given the direction of consumer electronics (i.e. we're not moving back to stationary devices). Didn't Sony just open a new mobile gaming company, ForwardWorks?

Mobile software is much more lucrative than mobile hardware. As latter reaching saturation point and there is a lot of competition from Korea/China manufacturers.

If the PS4K comes out with the PS4 still existing, the PS4 could absolutely get to that impulse level of pricing. I think Sony will actually re align it so the PS4 becomes the budget option whilst the PS4K remains the still profitable premium option to keep the core crowd spending.

I think both will be aligned as PS4 needs shrink for further reducing in cost, and PS4K is just depends on 14nm technology to exist. If both will get 14nm - PS4 will got room to drop price, moving it out of the way of PS4K.

 

[RalchAC]

Others = Packaged Software , so probably that if you mean retail royalties .

Yeah! Thanks a lot Seel!

 

[Roufianos]

Yay! The best thing is that they're clearly investing all of this money back into the network.

Just look at the consistently amazing PS+ lineups and the revolutionary 30 second load time for my friends list.

 

[1st Course]

Sony logs biggest FY profit in 8 years on restructuring, games

http://in.reuters.com/article/sony-results-idINKCN0XP0K0