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PS2 launch data was never big to begin with... it started to pull unbelievable numbers after the first holiday.Probably they started their tracking after 2000. Which means they don't have data for ps2
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PS2 launch data was never big to begin with... it started to pull unbelievable numbers after the first holiday.Probably they started their tracking after 2000. Which means they don't have data for ps2
You forget a 0... fixed.Coming off ps2 it sold 100k better than x360. Not that great i guess
The source is OP is GFK.Is VGC a trust worthy source?
PS3 actually ended higher in sales by end of life than the 360 as well.Wow PS3 launched higher than 360? That's surprising.
As far as PS5 goes, talent wins! Not unexpected and with their Q1 titles it will continue strong.
it has the best launch lineup in PlayStation history.
PS5 launch lineup is way better than PS5... probably you saw a late first year lineup listed as launch titles lolWhat are you smoking? Did you skip the PS2?
Wow PS3 launched higher than 360? That's surprising.
Why poor Microsoft? It sold out in the UK.Poor M$ in UK lol
PS5 launch lineup is way better than PS2... probably you saw a late first year lineup listed as launch titles lol
Oh yea my mistake hahaYou forget a 0... fixed.
PS3 did almost double of 360 at launch in UK.
Not really MS had real stock issues with the launch of the 360. Much like with the Series X they didn't go into production until the last minute.
Fixed for launch titles only.Tekken Tag
Ridge Racer V
Maybe younger generations lack taste or hate variety, but to me, these games piss on anything available for PS5 right now.
Fixed for launch titles only.
Demon’s Souls
Miles Morales
Astrobot Playroom
Bugsnax
Sackboy Adventure
Assassins Creed Valhalla
Watch Dogs Legion
CoD Cold War
Dirt 5
It was Microsoft not supplying enough units which is even more bizarre given the UK is their second biggest market. There have even been reports of unsold stock in some EU countries!
I think Chris Dring at Gamesindustry said he saw the PS5 numbers but didn't say what they were. I guess Sony are waiting until NPD day (10th Dec?) for the PR?
Why poor Microsoft? It sold out in the UK.
Also M$ really?
Your country got launch titles + late first year titles... you even listed a game that launched in August (Dynasty Warriors 2)... three months before PS2 launch in your country lolWhere the hell do you live? Because my country got all those at launch
Your country got late first year launch titles... you even listed a game that launched in August... three months before PS2 launch in your country lol
It is not spin... it is reality.That doesn't change the fact that they launched with the console for millions of people.
You can try and spin it all you want
PS2 launch lineup was weak..
What do u expect with lackluster launch lineup. People need new exclusives games for new hardware.
THE UK’S BIGGEST CONSOLE LAUNCHES
250K+ – PS5
250k – PS4
185k – PSP
165k – PS3
Depends what you mean by last minute for XSX. Clearly for the UK they allocated effectively the same amount of units as Xbox One. That was surely a mistake even if they didn't quite have as many units total as they would've liked e.g. they could have supplied less to some EU countries where units were a little oversupplied to allocate more to the UK.
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According to publishing sources speaking to VGC, launch sales for Sony’s console far exceeded the UK’s previous record holder, 2013’s PlayStation 4, which sold some 250,000 units in its first 48 hours.
It means PS5 significantly outsold the launch of Xbox Series X and S in the region, which VGC previously reported had sold around 155,000 units on its first day."
Sources: PS5 was the UK’s biggest ever console launch | VGC
Launch sales far exceeded the previous 250k record set by PS4…www.videogameschronicle.com
For reference
THE UK’S BIGGEST CONSOLE LAUNCHES
250K+ – PS5
250k – PS4
185k – PSP
165k – PS3
155k – Xbox Series X/S
150k – Xbox One
113k – 3DS
105k – Wii
85k – Nintendo DS
80k – Nintendo Switch
70k – Xbox 360
40k – Wii U
M$ is definitely an immature slur against Microsoft even in the EU from around 2000's or even older, I remember using it in the 90s on dial up internet, hence the pic. I'm not offended or defending Microsoft, also being from the UK I am still in the EU, for a short while at least.Yeah series s is still available on some EU countries, I have seen them on the shelf of the biggest retailers here every time i visit them and same story on many cities/towns. Heard that they are also available on norway, sweden and slovakia.
Meanwhile PS5 seems to be sold out until spring at the moment. And it sold out in seconds/minutes vs 2-3 weeks that it took to series x to be sold out here.
People from USA probably wont believe how big difference there is in the popularity
Using M$ isnt offensive on EU, it is just way to shorten Microsoft in a way that it is easier to understand, "MS" isnt as obvious as "M$" which hints about being big&rich company, nothing else. At least here.
Here even many gaming / computer magazines use/used (havent read them in few years) M$ to shorten it in non-offensive way.
I find out out ridiculous that people get offended by "M$".
If we start to use rules that "if something is offensive way to type in some parts of the world" then soon we cant use anything as someone is offended.
with same logic saying "Soony" is offensive, as it hints that Sony is slow etc.
Why get offended in behalf of multibillion dollar companies?
Not sure but doesn't matter both were sold out in few hours .wasn't xbox 24hrs and PS5 here is 48hrs?
Not sure but doesn't matter both were sold out in few hours .
wasn't xbox 24hrs and PS5 here is 48hrs?
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According to publishing sources speaking to VGC, launch sales for Sony’s console far exceeded the UK’s previous record holder, 2013’s PlayStation 4, which sold some 250,000 units in its first 48 hours.
It means PS5 significantly outsold the launch of Xbox Series X and S in the region, which VGC previously reported had sold around 155,000 units on its first day."
Sources: PS5 was the UK’s biggest ever console launch | VGC
Launch sales far exceeded the previous 250k record set by PS4…www.videogameschronicle.com
For reference
THE UK’S BIGGEST CONSOLE LAUNCHES
250K+ – PS5
250k – PS4
185k – PSP
165k – PS3
155k – Xbox Series X/S
150k – Xbox One
113k – 3DS
105k – Wii
85k – Nintendo DS
80k – Nintendo Switch
70k – Xbox 360
40k – Wii U
So they managed to produce more units than previous generations, despite saying that they had supply issues worldwide....
None of this is adding up.
What are you smoking? Did you skip the PS2?
Considering inflation, the PS3 is the most impressive sales wise out of those figures. That thing was something like 33% more expensive than the PS4/PS5.
Most of those games didn't launch with PS2 and came later.TimeSplitters
Tekken Tag
Ridge Racer V
Smuggler's Run
Dynasty Warriors 2
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing 2
Maybe younger generations lack taste or hate variety, but to me, these games piss on anything available for PS5 right now.
All PlayStation launch lineups have been pretty weak, to be honest. But Sony are still able to sell consoles and break records. They're selling on a promise of games in the future, and people know they will deliver on that promise.
Is the 280K numbers right? Or just rumors?
TimeSplitters
Tekken Tag
Ridge Racer V
Smuggler's Run
Dynasty Warriors 2
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing 2 (LMAO)
Maybe younger generations lack taste or hate variety, but to me, these games piss on anything available for PS5 right now.
Uk is playstionland, games dont sell as much they used tho, it all fifa and fortnite these days.
Not in the UK and even WW it's virtually a tie and not "ended higher"PS3 actually ended higher in sales by end of life than the 360 as well.
Could it be those people who said PS5 would sell over 200 million may have been onto something, or is this just an anomaly?
Most of those games didn't launch with PS2 and came later.