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European Monthly Charts May - 1- Switch sales up 39%, 2- PS5 up 81%, Xbox Series S/X in third position, down 16%
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GHG
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Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
CMA really did a number on MS and XBOX.
Claiming they are dominating cloud gaming in a made up gaming market that doesn't actually exist, while they are getting obliterated in the real gaming market.
Saying that, its just not possible for MS to ever sell as many consoles no matter their game output as they allow you to play their games day one without the console, Sony and Nintendo dont do that.
Nintendo - Want to play our games? Buy this console.
Sony - Want to play our games? Buy this console.
MS - Want to play our games? Buy our console or this less powerful console, or PC or cloud on your tablet or browser.
If your aim is to sell more consoles than your competition they choose a losing strategy which was only amplified by the ABK failure.
Claiming they are dominating cloud gaming in a made up gaming market that doesn't actually exist, while they are getting obliterated in the real gaming market.
Saying that, its just not possible for MS to ever sell as many consoles no matter their game output as they allow you to play their games day one without the console, Sony and Nintendo dont do that.
Nintendo - Want to play our games? Buy this console.
Sony - Want to play our games? Buy this console.
MS - Want to play our games? Buy our console or this less powerful console, or PC or cloud on your tablet or browser.
If your aim is to sell more consoles than your competition they choose a losing strategy which was only amplified by the ABK failure.
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Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
Almost all major regulators, even the ones that approved the acquisition, established that (1) Cloud gaming market is a separate market and (2) Microsoft dominates that separate cloud gaming market.
Duchess
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PS5 is going to continue to do big numbers.
FF16 in a few weeks, Spider-Man in October, and FF7 Part 2 in early 2024.
I'm sure Sony will give PlayStation fans yet another reason to stick with the platform before the year is out, while convincing the fence sitters to finally pick up a machine. Maybe even the PC gamers, given how shoddy AAA ports are right now.
FF16 in a few weeks, Spider-Man in October, and FF7 Part 2 in early 2024.
I'm sure Sony will give PlayStation fans yet another reason to stick with the platform before the year is out, while convincing the fence sitters to finally pick up a machine. Maybe even the PC gamers, given how shoddy AAA ports are right now.
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Tsaki
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Might as well release everything on PS5 and Switch 2 then. Stop the BS marketing that they want their games accessible to everyone and do it in a way that shows that they mean it.
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
I don't think there will be any more stuff for this year, but an important thing to add to this is that Sony is offering a lot of variety and targeting multiple audience groups to sell their consoles:
- Interested in Japanese games? Final Fantasy XVI
- Interested in nostalgia? Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Interested in hack and slash? Stellar Blade
- Interested in pop culture and superheroes? Spider-Man 2
- Interested in co-op shooters? Helldivers 2
- Interested in souls-like action combat? Rise of the Ronin
- Interested in exclusive indies? Humanity, Eternights, Pacific Drive, etc.
As you said, yeah, PS5 is going to continue these big numbers.
harry mason 1989
Banned
Sony did a price cut for ps5 Ragnarök bundle in North America and Europe
Maybe this will help ps5 to sell more consoles in June
Skifi28
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I got you fam.
Interfectum
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TheThreadsThatBindUs
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Phil Spencer: "Great games won't make people sell their PS5 to buy an Xbox..."
Me: "Yeah, but they will help you actually sell Xbox consoles and stop your platform from becoming completely irrelevant.... just saying."
Me: "Yeah, but they will help you actually sell Xbox consoles and stop your platform from becoming completely irrelevant.... just saying."
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PS Vita looking down from Heaven at people upgrading to Switch OLED
feynoob
Banned
I mean we grown ups here are arguing about these plastic box sales.7 grown men ... in a public place ... making an X sign ... together ... for a plastic box.
gothmog
Gold Member
When you follow up a completely lost generation with a disappointing Halo and a few years of minimal first party releases it's not hard to understand why. Microsoft has so many areas they could be successful which is the sad part. Institutional arrogance and a shit ton of money to make failure tolerable is a terrible combo for any business.@adamsapple trying to work out the digital split of console sales right now like...
Jokes aside, a 97% gap in sales is diabolic.
Microsoft / Phil Spencer have confirmed publicly that XB1 was a disaster, but XBOX S/X is trending behind XB1...
feynoob
Banned
Hey stop using logic.
feynoob
Banned
Nintendo main ips this gen are monster's.
2 10m sales in 3 days is insane.
To put in to context, God of war Ragnorak took 3 months to reach that goal.
Nintendo isn't messing around this gen.
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DeepEnigma
Gold Member
I have it on good authority, that "great games won't turn things around."
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feynoob
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Satya be like "Man shut your ass up Phil".
Horseganador
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Xbox continues to sell too much with the planning disaster they have made, between Halo Infinite (we already see what happened to the game and the studio...) and Starfield is going to spend almost two years where the only thing they have released that is moderately important is hifi rush (very good...) and that Redfail disaster, they have basically killed all the inertia or interest that the console may have, starfield and company will help... yes, but the gap between PS5 and Series will only increase.
Mr.Phoenix
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But not leaving our houses, going to a pubic place, sitting 7 strong around a table, and throwing up gan... sorry, I meant brand signs. There are levels to these things.
THE DUCK
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Obviously a lack of recent AAA title is hurting ms, but I also wonder, as pc cards are becoming more affordable and more and more playstation games are being released on pc, are some former xbox gamers reaching for pc instead. I know some sony gamers will do this as well, but no day and date would sway less of them for sure.
feynoob
Banned
Who says no to free food and trip?
Sleepwalker
Member
Yes, theres 3 switches in my house lol
yazenov
Member
And most 3rd party games such as Horgswards Legacy will boost PS5's sales as well since more of the consumers will buy games on Sony's consoles. Sony simply needs to advertise the game for PS5 and the general public will think it's exclusive to the platform.
It's hilarious that the Xbox One share of the game including digital is just 11.7% of the sales.
Mr.Phoenix
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actually, you are right. If I got an all-expense paid trip somewhere I would be throwing up signs too. And I don't even own an Xbox.
ChuckeRearmed
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Switch means life
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Mibu no ookami
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It had Zelda which was hailed as the best game ever
Goldeneye which was the hottest fps on console at the time
Mario kart 64
Mario 64 best 3d platform
Still lost badly. It’s about mindshare. Xbox is no longer in the discussion. People will still buy it, but they just don’t have any mindshare. A Bethesda game that’s on pc isn’t going to change that.
Sleepwalker
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Woopah
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Would be interesting to see how the chart would change if Nintendo shared digital data.
I reckon this will be the last month Switch comes first and the last quarter it is up YoY, unless it gets a price cut.
jm89
Member
Yeah it should help.
In uk it just got a price cut today and jumped a bit in the amazon movers and shakers chart
And in the USA it's the highest positioned console in the best sellers chart
I'd imagine they want to get rid of these bundles as they've been hanging around for a few months now, on ps direct it says the price will stay at that until end of july so for a while.
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Bernardougf
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Humanity is awesome... just got the platinum
The Pleasure
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Microsoft and their tax deduction for lunch clearly showing us how to grift.7 grown men ... in a public place ... making an X sign ... together ... for a plastic box.
kaizenkko
Member
Sony don't have launch any big exclusive this year and are still selling PS5s like water on desert.
I think Phil was right, there's nothing they can do to turn the game.
jm89
Member
When there marketing game is so poor, they need these dudes to pick up the slack of the cookie monster on the far right of the picture.
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ReBurn
Gold Member
Yes. I have 2, an OG and an OLED. The OG lives in the dock and the OLED is the one I travel with because that screen is really nice.
But considering that billions of people play video games 125 million Switch consoles sold seems like a drop in the bucket for potential addressable market.
I mean they work at Xbox & this was most likely done just to post on social networks . I don't think they running around doing this on normal occasions7 grown men ... in a public place ... making an X sign ... together ... for a plastic box.
John Wick
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We have four of them. Two older ones with improved battery and two Oled ones.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
I mean they work at Xbox & this was most likely done just to post on social networks . I don't think they running around doing this on normal occasions
You sure?
I would hope not
Mr Reasonable
Completely Unreasonable
Same reason the Switch is up - Nintendo put out a giant, must play title.
Microsoft have not.
ToTTenTranz
Banned
By winning the hearts of gamers with good videogame showcases and trailers but failing to launch good videogames.
Crayon
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I mean they work at Xbox & this was most likely done just to post on social networks . I don't think they running around doing this on normal occasions
No that's every meal. "We thank halo for this food, may all mankind live in peace and good health except for gaystation.... X HAAANDS!!!"
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Using data from 2021 and 2022 Switch sold around 190k , ps5 around 165k, and xbox about 75k,
If Nintendo can keep the momentum up they might hit that 16 million, with ps5 i think Sony bought in to their own hype with 25 million, i think they're going to lower their forecast to 22 million or so