Anyone who read the article can tell it was sales for the week , they even state the split between the TF bundle and non TF bundles.
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Titanfall boosts Xbox One UK sales by 96%, Tea and Crumpets for all!
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Anyone who read the article can tell it was sales for the week , they even state the split between the TF bundle and non TF bundles.
CassidyIzABeast
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Hopefully we get a press release stating actual numbers sometime this week.
Castef
Banned
This is good news for Microsoft.
Aaaaaand.
This is horrible news for Microsoft.
Good, because... well... the console is selling more and the game is working as a killer application.
Horrible, because they are actually creating a fan base on a game they do NOT own and which most probably will end up (maybe even in a better shape) on the concurrent console (that is, PS4, you know).
All in all, a very delicate situation for Microsoft.
Aaaaaand.
This is horrible news for Microsoft.
Good, because... well... the console is selling more and the game is working as a killer application.
Horrible, because they are actually creating a fan base on a game they do NOT own and which most probably will end up (maybe even in a better shape) on the concurrent console (that is, PS4, you know).
All in all, a very delicate situation for Microsoft.
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
Good bump. Will be interesting to see its "long term" effects. Especially once te 360 version releases.
I don't think anyone is trying to downplay anything. I genuinely expected something more impressive myself. I expected that price drop + Titanfall + Bundle + Retailers cutting prices further would pack more of a punch. I love Titanfall, I love my Xbox One, I just expected it to be really big, and so far many things seem to hint towards the fact that it wasn't as big of a launch as expected? I'll wait for official numbers regardless.
not_so_special
Banned
in uk on spain is almost 15,1
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Pretty legit. lol
What I don't understand is the doubling FiFA 14 while being the biggest release of 2014. Since FiFA 14 didn't release in 2014 so are they talking about it's January sales? And being the biggest release in 2014 doesn't give us anything meaningful to compare against.
The point is brand association much like COD they expect all future Titanfall games to sell best on XB1
bigbaldwolf86
Banned
I doubt the sales were that good in the first place considering the price drop after 3 months and the fact that a lot of places are reducing the price to try and shift units. I don't think this 96% increase is actually a lot when you consider just how much MS has put into marketing this game.
MS not giving any specific numbers should say it all really.
MS not giving any specific numbers should say it all really.
1.21Gigawatts
Banned
In the UK? I heard the XboxOne outsold the Ps4 last week in the UK.
BladeoftheImmortal
Member
100% of 0 is still yadda yadda. but let's see if its got legs.
I think they'll try to buy permanent exclusivity (and fail), and I think they're otherwise banking on the Mass Effect effect, even though the situation is much different this time and it probably won't happen. But yeah, I guess people may associate the brand with the console, much like they did with franchises that were previously exclusive to the 360 and Call of Duty...
XB1 numbers are a percentage of PS4 numbers.
As the some clever ones already pointed out: This means NOTHING
StoppedInTracks
Member
You are crazy. Now apply this bump to US and February numbers: Xbox One would come at ~550k in March.
Extremely impressive if it happens in the US as well.
I very much doubt that happened, it would've been on euro gamer and other sites.
Majmun
Member
These are week to week numbers...
Mr. Luchador
Member
TitanFall or PriceFall boosts sales?
Weekly numbers are prone to massive spikes like this far more than monthly numbers.
Nightengale
Member
This is a weekly bump. The question now is whether or not it sustains.
StoppedInTracks
Member
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Clearly both since 70% of XB1 consoles sold were the Titanfall bundle.
Castef
Banned
Heh, the "Mass Effect Effect" worked because that game has a plot spreading along its various chapters.
The same can't be completely true for a game like TitanFall.
Mr. Luchador
Member
Well, yes, that would be the intelligent answer. Just seems odd that they are pinning it alll on TitanFall. Would have been interesting to see if just a price cut would have had the same effect (probably not).
TheRealTalker
Banned
this is a significant bump
not a major exponential bump but meaty
Edit: Found the PAL Charts, thanks gngf123
not a major exponential bump but meaty
Edit: Found the PAL Charts, thanks gngf123
Where?
Oh I agree, I don't think either of the things Microsoft is hoping for/banking on will pan out. Buying exclusivity rather than developing your own content is rarely a great strategy as far as I'm concerned.
According to another source, it also did last week...
You are aware that this is no MS pr, but MCV data, and they only give percentages?
blitzcloud
Banned
it's a big number bump, but it's relative to sales.
doubling 1000 is not the same as doubling 10.
doubling 1000 is not the same as doubling 10.
No! Eating into the each other's marketshare equals more competition, if both are on track to sell 100 million then what's to stop both of them getting complacent? Why bother fighting for consumer dollars when all software splits are 50/50 etc etc.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Chart track doesn't give numbers. At least extremely rarely.
Mikey Jr.
Member
96% certainly sounds great. But like people said, these are weekly numbers, and we don't know what it sold the previous week.
Not surprised at the bump. Tf has been hotly anticipated for a while. Kinda more interested how they do in countries they don't do well in. Will it give them a bump there?
Not surprised at the bump. Tf has been hotly anticipated for a while. Kinda more interested how they do in countries they don't do well in. Will it give them a bump there?
For those who where wondering about that.
I think it was just last minute measure to secure a AAA exclusive, not that it was ever intended to be MS's new MO.
TitanFall 2 will probably sell better on PS4 than XBO, but that doesn't mean it wasn't important now.
Jinfash
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JimiNutz
Banned
I'm starting to think MS were pretty smart with this...
If the 360 version is 30fps and uglier (which it will be) they can get people hooked on that version and then if people like the game enough (which they will because it's fucking awesome) they will upgrade to the better looking, smoother running X1 version.
I wasn't necessarily a believer before but I think word of mouth will lead to a massive boost in X1 sales in US and UK over the coming months.
I know this is anecdotal but three people at work, who expressed no interest in X1 previously, bout the bundle over the weekend. Those people are raving about the game this morning and now others are considering picking it up as well. Word of mouth is strong for this game.
If the 360 version is 30fps and uglier (which it will be) they can get people hooked on that version and then if people like the game enough (which they will because it's fucking awesome) they will upgrade to the better looking, smoother running X1 version.
I wasn't necessarily a believer before but I think word of mouth will lead to a massive boost in X1 sales in US and UK over the coming months.
I know this is anecdotal but three people at work, who expressed no interest in X1 previously, bout the bundle over the weekend. Those people are raving about the game this morning and now others are considering picking it up as well. Word of mouth is strong for this game.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Clearly they both aren't and these are business here. They want to increase their revenue by eating into competitors market share.
Why do you think Coca Cola still bothers to advertise quite often despite practically everyone knowing what coke is?