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PlayStation 4 Sales Surpass 7.0 Million Units (April 6th), 20.5M Software (April 13)
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TheRealTalker
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Aquamarine
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Rogue_Ledr
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Not as mind blowing from last month as some might gather,
It was over 6 million then, so its basically 1 million in a month worldwide.
Damn impressive, but not astounding. Supply constraints are clearly still holding them back a good deal.
The real question is, if PS4 was at over 7 million at the start of this month, then where the hell is XB1 right now?
Why has MS been so reticent on sales numbers?
It was over 6 million then, so its basically 1 million in a month worldwide.
Damn impressive, but not astounding. Supply constraints are clearly still holding them back a good deal.
The real question is, if PS4 was at over 7 million at the start of this month, then where the hell is XB1 right now?
Why has MS been so reticent on sales numbers?
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
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Don't you get the NPD ? (well on time, before the thread is made)
Nobody would be surprised at March being won by the Xbox one or Titanfall coming first so this suggests either 2 things
1) Microsoft did win but by an amazing amount
2) Microsoft didnt win
Oh boy.
AgentP
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I think you could require a bunker no matter who won.
Dead Prince
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who said he left? he's opening the door to get some air
iceatcs
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razgriz417
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Na, the WiiU sold the best last month (lol), Bish may need a bunker within a bunker for that one 
I don't think there would be much of a "meltdown" for the One selling more unless it did by a massive margin. Like, 200k or more. Most people seem to be assuming the XB1 sold more for March.
or maybe the xbox surpassed ps4 ltd last month and all shit is about to explode tomorrow.
TheLostBigBoss
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Oh man, if Sony released this news the day before NPD #s, to make it look like maybe they're getting ahead of PS4 losing to Xone, but in fact they're just giving a one-two punch and PS4 wins March...that would be delightfully delicious indeed.
I think it's an indication of the rise of the Wii U.
I'm happy for the continued success of console gaming. I really do prefer to play most games on my home theater without lugging my PC around constantly for better graphics.
That said, it does surprise me just how successful sony has managed to become with this platform. It's not as though the naysayers are without merit here- we had 3 platforms in a row launch poorly and proceed to sell poorly for months. The 3DS in 2011 didn't really take off until nintendo slashed it's price down to a temporarily unprofitable amount and even then, on a worldwide level it doesn't seem to be doing numbers of the DS lite nor selling quite as well as Nintendo expected. Sony launched the Vita about a year after that in 2012 and it's just been kind of stillborn , it's possibly the best gaming handheld out in history but the market no longer cares about gaming portables when they can have an iphone or ipad.
Finally, you come to the launch of the wii U, this thing was supposed to pull nintendo into the stratosphere (somehow) and end the years of 3rd party abandonment , etc etc. No one bought the thing, even nintendo fans largely turned their noses up for almost 12 months before they finally started buying them.
By personal best case scenario here is that the xbox one and PS4 would end up shipping 5-6 million units by the end of march, each. They would sell 3-4 million of them and then sales would drop off quite a bit until september.
I'm happy to see that a great marketing campaign and positive word of mouth has apparently lead to many millions around the world deciding to hop into the next generation of gaming but I still worry it's not going to last... it's selling well in most places but notably- the land that gaming forgot- Japan, it's still pretty much just taking space up at retail.
I'd love it if my worries about this industry were unfounded but there is actually a small bit of problematic evidence there- 20.5 million software sales. That sounds like a good number but if it's for 7 million systems that's a tie ratio of barely 3 games per system owner. That needs to start going up and fast in order to convince me this industry is still truly healthy.
That said, it does surprise me just how successful sony has managed to become with this platform. It's not as though the naysayers are without merit here- we had 3 platforms in a row launch poorly and proceed to sell poorly for months. The 3DS in 2011 didn't really take off until nintendo slashed it's price down to a temporarily unprofitable amount and even then, on a worldwide level it doesn't seem to be doing numbers of the DS lite nor selling quite as well as Nintendo expected. Sony launched the Vita about a year after that in 2012 and it's just been kind of stillborn , it's possibly the best gaming handheld out in history but the market no longer cares about gaming portables when they can have an iphone or ipad.
Finally, you come to the launch of the wii U, this thing was supposed to pull nintendo into the stratosphere (somehow) and end the years of 3rd party abandonment , etc etc. No one bought the thing, even nintendo fans largely turned their noses up for almost 12 months before they finally started buying them.
By personal best case scenario here is that the xbox one and PS4 would end up shipping 5-6 million units by the end of march, each. They would sell 3-4 million of them and then sales would drop off quite a bit until september.
I'm happy to see that a great marketing campaign and positive word of mouth has apparently lead to many millions around the world deciding to hop into the next generation of gaming but I still worry it's not going to last... it's selling well in most places but notably- the land that gaming forgot- Japan, it's still pretty much just taking space up at retail.
I'd love it if my worries about this industry were unfounded but there is actually a small bit of problematic evidence there- 20.5 million software sales. That sounds like a good number but if it's for 7 million systems that's a tie ratio of barely 3 games per system owner. That needs to start going up and fast in order to convince me this industry is still truly healthy.
My guess is that Thief might have outsold Titanfall. The game was more multiplat had more time on the market and is a established IP and was discounted at many retailers. (It would still be crazy and I think its unlikely)
The PS2 generation is arguably one of the greatest console generations ever, and that is a gen that saw one console absolutely destroy the competition. Parity in a market society is nuts. This isn't grade school where everyone gets a participation medal. If the market feels that one company is doing a better job in giving them what they want, it should stand to reason that as a reward sales for said company would be higher than others.
What does this mean? lol Are you expecting some sort of fallout?
I certainly expect Microsoft to win in March; if Titanfall and all those bundle deals didn't do it, nothing could. I think that's probably the average consensus. Don't think there'd be many bunker requirements in that sort of topic, because it's not like PS4 is going to put down comparatively bad numbers. This thread says they hit 7 million units, after all.
As I said if that happened, mass meltdown. bish would not need a bunker but a spaceship to leave the damned planet.
TheLostBigBoss
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It means a megaton is going off tomorrow when the NPD numbers hit.
Bish is going underground to survive the fallout.
Basically shit is going down.
If this is what I think it means, then uh-oh...
Mr. Waffle
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That would be embarrassing for MS for sure especially since they were giving the must have game of last E3 away with it, that they payed to have exclusive, delayed the 360 version, and there were a lot of $50 discounts on top of that... with that being said I've sure seen a bunch of those titan fall console packages sitting around in stores.
Rogue_Ledr
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How does he know the numbers?
Does he have an inside track on them?
I thought the NPD numbers were closely guarded until released?
PS4 > Xone and Infamous: SS > Titanfall (just Xone version)
Xone winning I don't think would be huge news.
ReignofSparrows
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Totally agree. People need to stop acting like parity is always best for the consumer. It's not. Companies are not all equal, and the company with the better product should do better in the marketplace. As someone who feels the PS4 is the better console, I think that the best thing for consumers is for the PS4 to significantly outperform the One.
Devilinthiscity
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I mean the north american LTD. Worldwide is impossible within one month.
We have two likely outcomes
Ps4 outsold Xbox
Xbox Outslod ps4 by a landslide
Wii U was ahead of both combined
SneakySneaks
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Really the only things that could be that bunker worthy is the PS4 beating the Xone in sales or the Xone beating the PS4 in American lifetime sales.
TheRealTalker
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The RISE of the Vita begins
All hail our Vita Overlords!
All hail our Vita Overlords!
Unless it's a 100% increase, not bunker worthy either. Plus it's not about WiiU.
That would still be a pretty massive number Microsoft would be required to put up for a March month. I mean it's MORE probable than surpassing PS4's worldwide LTD, but man... bish would require a spaceship, but maybe a Soviet one.*
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lol because america has no shuttles right now!
AstroNut325
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What's the over/under on the amount of meltdowns tomorrow evening in response to NPD? At least a 200 page thread?
Bunker worthy news has to be XB1>>>PS4. XB1 outselling PS4 is expected, and PS4 outselling XB1 doesn't break pattern. Outside chances: PS4 outselling XB1 by 100k+, Wii U outselling either (lol)
I hope so, that would be legendary!
Xplatformer
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From your perspective. A lot of people don't have a gaming PC...so, Battlefield 4, Call of Duty, Infamous, Killzone, Madden, NBA 2k...plenty of games to enjoy on the console.
razgriz417
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I'm expecting at least 5 bans
Dr. Kitty Muffins
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I don't see how there could be a meltdown even if they sold 500,000 units. You could get the Xbox One for around 400-450 plus a game. We all knew the stealth price drop would have a one month effect. How can you have a meltdown about something we all predicted would happen? The real meltdown would only occur if the pricedrop coincided with a salesdrop. I think we have over analyzed this to the point of boredom. Almost nothing could surprise us now.
TheLostBigBoss
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XB1 is not outselling PS4 by a few hundred thousand.
No fucking way Bish. PS4 supply constrained + Titanfall + price cut deals everywhere and they still lose? Come on
I mean, if that is the case, better get the chalkboard ready.
I seriously doubt it though.