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PlayStation 4 Sales Surpass 7.0 Million Units (April 6th), 20.5M Software (April 13)
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Love Deterrence
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Congrats to Sony. Well-deserved. They've said - and ultimately done the right things, playing a key role in PlayStation 4's success. Not only have they offset Xbox One's success, but they've overshadowed it. Really impressive. Glad to see them off to such a great start!
gamechanger87
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So is everyone going to keep saying that digital is only 10% of all purchases?
ReturnOfTheRAT
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Xbox winning March isn't what I'd consider bunker worthy. With all the hype and promotion for that Respawn game and/or all the "retailer discounts" the console received, it should win March.
If the opposite happened and they couldn't buck the trend in the US, you better believe Bish would have his hard hat ready for a stay in the bunker. I just want to know if it has a Stargate too...
If the opposite happened and they couldn't buck the trend in the US, you better believe Bish would have his hard hat ready for a stay in the bunker. I just want to know if it has a Stargate too...
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
Exactly. I've been predicting the X1 will win March but I'm not so sure now.
I wouldn't say that. The fun has just begun.
We have Watch Dogs & MLB: The Show in May, followed by The Last of Us Remastered in June.
Aquamarine
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http://www.superdataresearch.com/
Data-driven market intelligence on online, mobile and digital games.
SuperData combines digital point-of-sale data with qualitative consumer insights.
How do we know it's not?
Crimson_Fate
Member
I don't think they won.. The people who play Titanfall are the same crowd who play BF4 and COD. Those folks already got their consoles early . I honestly don't see the Titanfall release being a factor in march .
Impeccable
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Shock depends on if it is all formats.
Cthulhu_Steev
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I'm supposed be writing an assignment tomorrow. I have no chance of even starting it.
Is that tweet only referring to digital?
Clarkus Darkus
Member
But didnt everyone envision a victory for X1 in march due to the " all conquering " TF?
It's the multi-plats working in PS4's favor and can see that gap widening when Watch Dogs arrives.
NPD is america so not really sure why it's such a big deal when it's WW sales that really matter.
It's the multi-plats working in PS4's favor and can see that gap widening when Watch Dogs arrives.
NPD is america so not really sure why it's such a big deal when it's WW sales that really matter.
TheRealTalker
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gamechanger87
Member
I'm assuming Thief is #2 in their numbers due to all huge price drops Thief had last month on the digital PC version.
7DollarHagane
Banned
plus the digital versions were on sale for under $20 on PC and $30 on PS4/PS3 as well.
Cool I thought I was missing something.
That website is all kinds of jank. No offense to anyone who contributes to it.
People are working themselves out.
Price cuts, free game bundle , biggest next gen launch.
How can it be anything but #1 for XB1 and TF.
Aquamarine
Member
North America is Microsoft's principal market for the Xbox One. They care more about what happens in the USA than any other territory.
I have one due tonight. I am seriously wondering how it is going to get done, lol.
Pretty sure this is also only digital. That doesn't really change expectations for first place, but it certainly explains the second place title.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
The price was also slashed by 50% for a brief period on consoles as well.
Aquamarine
Member
The physical and digital market don't match up 1:1.
My $400
LegendofDragoonLives
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Thief more than inFamous? That's disappointing to hear
randomengine
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I will grant MLB: The Show as a quality game (though will also be on the PS3), one that probably doesn't move all that many units, but Last of Us is again a game PS3 gamers already have and Watch Dogs will be on the Wii U.
There is a derth of honest to goodness exclusive PS4 content.
Clarkus Darkus
Member
Oh i see, Be quite ironic them losing then as MS really didnt care for europe at all from the get-go.
Thief more than inFamous? That's disappointing to hear
Digital doesn't really match up to retail 1:1.
randomengine
Banned
Thief more than inFamous? That's disappointing to hear
Not for Square-Enix.
deranged_666
Member
I think the most common expectation is that, with Titanfall, the XB1 would outsell the PS4 for the month of March.
But, even without the bunker pic comment early this morning, I just don't see it making sense due to the way MS handled sale prices of the console. The Titanfall bundle coming out for the same price as the stock SKU was obviously meant to drum up sales for the month and push the console. It was either a week or two later when that bundle was discounted to $449 at some retail locations, and at least in the UK, fell even further, so that you could get the Titanfall bundle for the same price as the PS4 (not sure if any retailers in the US did the same).
Realistically, if the bundle was selling so well, there would be no need to discount it that extra $50, no?. If something is a hot seller, you wouldn't do that. It reeks of desperation and bundles not moving. The only question is, did that extra $50 price cut cause people to go into mass hysteria and clean out XB1 inventory?
But, even without the bunker pic comment early this morning, I just don't see it making sense due to the way MS handled sale prices of the console. The Titanfall bundle coming out for the same price as the stock SKU was obviously meant to drum up sales for the month and push the console. It was either a week or two later when that bundle was discounted to $449 at some retail locations, and at least in the UK, fell even further, so that you could get the Titanfall bundle for the same price as the PS4 (not sure if any retailers in the US did the same).
Realistically, if the bundle was selling so well, there would be no need to discount it that extra $50, no?. If something is a hot seller, you wouldn't do that. It reeks of desperation and bundles not moving. The only question is, did that extra $50 price cut cause people to go into mass hysteria and clean out XB1 inventory?
BlazingDarkness
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If the software is primarily marketed as PS4 content then it doesn't mater if it's exclusive or not - it's all about how it's exposed to the public.
Just because Watch Dogs is also for the Wii U, for example, doesn't mean the PS4 is going to lose any sales there.
If digital sales are approaching US$300m and they are only 10% of the market, then things are getting huge. The data suggests otherwise.
This is only the US market and includes PC, but for what it's worth:
http://www.cnet.com/news/video-game-sales-grow-a-measly-1-percent-in-2013/
Has digital and retail being very close.
To you, maybe. Not to 7 million other people, though.
JustinBbad
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Are we sure the digital download stuff isn't compiling the PC downloads? Why would Sony release numbers from PSN to a third party aggregator?
[Nevermind. Saw the chart just above.]
[Nevermind. Saw the chart just above.]
randomengine
Banned
Slowing growth of Mobile/Social and a dying MMO scene combined with a rise in traditional core gaming. This is the best news in a long time.
Items to buy = MMO
randomengine
Banned
I own a PS4. I am playing absolutely nothing on it. The Wii U on the other hand is getting play because it has a lot more exclusive content. My PS3 even gets a lot more play. PS4 is just in a very awkward stage at the moment.
Seems like people really think exclusives are the the driving force behind console sales. If that were true, the PS3 would have outsold the 360 in the US/UK. We know that didn't happen.
Banjo-Kazooie
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Ghosts digital more than Second Son? What?
edit: ahhh, PC.
Nightengale
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Console + PC
digoutyoursoul
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Not saying he is correct in this instance but Tor Davis is a decent guy imo. Last year his site had the scoop on a PS4 exclusive driving game I.e Drive Club. He used to run a website called the BitBag and at times, seemed to be the only one with any common sense.
Banjo-Kazooie
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Ya, saw it right after I posted, my edit is in
.Entirely possible, of course, and even likely. Still, MS has been remarkably quiet lately. I guess we'll see soon enough...