"Samsung is in a precariously situation" Lmao
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Sony Q3 FY16 Results
- Thread starter dracula_x
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"Samsung is in a precariously situation" Lmao
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| | 2016 | 2017 |
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| Sell - In | 37.7 | 57.1 |
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| Sell - Thru | 35.9 | 53.4 |
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| In Channel | 1.8 | 3.7 |
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37.7 million shipped (sell-in) vs 35.9 million sold to customer on Jan 2016
This Year
57.1 million shipped (sell-in) vs 53.4 million sold to customer on Jan 2017
so 1.8 million in channel vs current 3.7 million in channel
Neuromancer
Member
Don't read too much into Playstation 4's 57.1M LTD sales
Toni
Member
Exactly.
Apple just had their best quarter ever with 78 billion made in revenue.
They are the actual behemoths here and dwarf Samsung's quaterly earnings.
That Samsung/Sony comparisson had me shook, no lie lol
Samsung's #1 direct competitor is by far and away bigger than Samsung its not even a laughing matter anymore.
Are they rolling out a video game console?
With about 10% of the markets Samsung is in.
Yet Pro is sold out across Europe and Japan lol
Presumably they figured higher percentage of Slim vs Pro than market demand showed resulting in out of stock for Pro.
Playing artificial scarcity for a high end model doesn't really make sense so I figure this was likely scenario.
They'll adjust Slim/Pro manufacturing and splits going forward (of course retailers might also have misjudged the split and Sony would be looking at their orders too as a guide).
ethomaz
Banned
Hummmm? We knew PS4 was up yoy in 2016 months ago.
Where did you pick 75% for global market? I mean Overwatch alone did 600m, that's #5 on the list
Mentioned on Wikipedia page and sourced to: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...nsole-partners-in-challenge-to-microsoft-sony
Gotcha,didn't know they held that high piece of the pie, doubt the numbers have changed that much in 4years
Kazuo Hirai
I really want everyone to know how much more Titanfall 2 sold than Nioh. It was a staggering amount.
The biggest PC gaming company is Tecent ,most of PC gaming revenue from F2P
Aceofspades
Banned
PS4 could manage this feat and becomes 2nd best selling console in history behind PS2.
Toni
Member
Milly Osworth
Member
The company should just rename to Playstation.
Definitely. There's no sign of things slowing down. If Sony keeps getting those third party marketing deals, along with future price drops, it's a done deal I think.
I'm thinking 100 mil in the next three years, or by the time PS5 is announced. Hell, probably more than that.
Callibretto
Member
I wonder if PS4 can still get another slim revision. how low can PS4 price go? with HDD required, can it go as low as $150? or maybe $200 is the lowest it can go?
Fredrik
Member
Heh take it easy now, Wii was a phenomenon which arrived at the perfect time, I don't see how Switch could possibly get those numbers. I'm hyped for it but honestly what is the big sales pitch for Switch for the mainstream? Motion gaming? Gaming in the bathroom and bed? Console games on the go? Local multiplayer? Haven't we seen that before?
mejin
Member
Hydrargyrus
Member
PS4 es una bestia
And I think that we are going to see it up yoy in 2017 again...
And I think that we are going to see it up yoy in 2017 again...
PS+
You could have said that about PS4?
Ravage_Hydra
Member
Good to see the PS brand doing good
27 more days till HZD
wapplew
Member
Switching for what? Sony first party to Halo, Gears? Lots of Japanese games to almost no Japanese games? All the western thrid party games to almost no western third party?
I see no reason to switch personally, with or without BC.
outunderthestars
Banned
Coulomb_Barrier
Member
I dunno if it was you but in a Sony financials thread a year ago or so someone was arguing with me why I was comparing Sony with Samsung. But I said I was around when Sony were bigger than Samsung around 10-15 years ago. Back then Sony had bigger profits/revenue than Samsung.
But in the last 10 years Sony has fallen dramatically whilst Samsung has seen an incredible rise.
What I'm trying to point out is, Sony's financial results might seem good in isolation but in the bigger picture and compared to yesteryear, they're poor and very small fry. They are not out of the woods yet, over-reliance on PS is precarious.
Oh lawd..
Digital has taken off greatly this generation, it will be an ecosystem focus going forward and with that BC becomes much more important.
The last generation switch was the last time no-BC would have been tolerated by the masses.
Maybe. Steamspy is the basis for the $3.5 billion, but it does not include DLC/microtransactions for F2P games. The PSN number obviously does, as well as PS+ subscriptions. Also, Steam's revenue is just an estimate because Valve is privately owned.
Steam revenue article: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...in-2016-despite-escalating-releases-steam-spy
Coulomb_Barrier
Member
People always say this crap. No-one actually cares about BC its been proven time and again.
A Weapon to Surpass Metal Gear ? yeah
wapplew
Member
I need receipton this one. Any data show us digital take off means BC become bigger factor?
Cause 99% of my PS3 library was digital except 2 retail copy I bought along with the console and I have close to zero desire for BC.
PSN includes subscriptions, something that Valve doesn't get (......yet).
Agreed in principle but I do think as digital purchases increase the expectation is there for the general public. That said, most people are playing the latest and greatest games and by and large ignoring older games not named GTAV or Minecraft.
Ditto. PS+ has become a huge source of revenue for Sony.
Budgets are becoming (already is) bigger limiting factors than technology these days. You need a massive market of users at all times, transition times before dropping support for old consoles will become longer (some developers might not end PS4 support w/ports before ~2025).
Theonik
Member
Sony's approach to BC with PS4 including PS1 games they could have easily carried over from PSN as they did with Vita, has been laughable. I don't think digital improves the chances of BC at all. If anything Sony can just go 'lol just buy it again' and keep releasing 'remasters' of stuff. Digital makes this easier because you can't exactly sell your old games so you will have to replace them eventually.
If AMD is hitting 7nm next year.. why would Microsoft launch Scorpio this year? 7nm would hugely change what is possible for $400-$500. A new PlayStation would run circles around Scorpio in 2018,