MS: Xbox One June 2014 sales more than double May 2014's sales
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ProvenDeadly
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Sakura
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In a single month? They already did in December didn't they?
Going forward though it is less likely to happen again. I could see it possibly happening in a month with a major price drop (putting it below PS4) or something.
Coulomb_Barrier
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Me neither. The Wii U already has 35-40k sales in Japan alone hasn't it for June (assuming those Media Create sales figures average 10k a week or so there)?
Yeah, M$ essentially cannibalized their May sales... Wonder why they'd do something that crazy.
*Looks to thread title bearing a boast about Xbone sales that is superficially great news, but upon closer inspection, ultimately specious and misleading...
Oh, that's why they did something that crazy.
jhmtehgamr20xx
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MS actually outsold Sony way back in December last year, I think, so that should technically count. I think that's the happiest Christmas the Xbox division is gonna have this gen
Edit: beaten.
SwiftDeath
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MS actually outsold Sony way back in December last year, I think, so that should technically count. I think that's the happiest Christmas the Xbox division is gonna have this gen
Edit: beaten.
Right I meant proactively especially when you're not being limited by stock problems
Sakura
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I love the Wii U and all, but I don't think it sold enough in the US in June for 40k in Japan to put it over the Xbox One. I have no idea what the sales are like in the rest of the world.
I think people are surprised because they're at the same price now and the 360 dominated the PS3 in the US last generation. IIRC it was ahead by at least 15 million.
The next chance of the X1 outselling the PS4 would probably be November. I don't know how big HD collections are for hardware sales though, especially since this one will have multiple games and a Halo 5 beta.
BruceLeeRoy
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Ahhh my bad then
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jhmtehgamr20xx
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I forgot it had the beta; that might give MCC more heft than a typical remaster.
Mix Master
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i think satya is going to kill the xbox off, at this rate it cant even dream of winning
Coulomb_Barrier
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Yeah, obviously depends on the sales figures for the myriad other markets the Wii U is in. It's WW sales must be pretty close to the Xbone for June though regardless.
If the Bone did 155k in NA, the ROTW could be what, as low as 90k? The Xbone seems like it's completely dead in Europe at least, sans the UK.
Jackbooted
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Considering that XB1 hasn't even "officially" launched in a lot of European countries it isn't hard to see why the numbers are so low there...
jhmtehgamr20xx
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Read some posts on this and the previous page. They'll tell you why that doesn't really matter at all.
Aquamarine
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You can stop using that approximate sign, silly.
Did you miss where I said "I think PS4 wins June as well"? It's one thing to calculate the math and make an assumption (that is probably accurate). It's entirely different to think that MS lost just b/c they came out with a sales-related the day before NPD. That reason alone isn't enough of a reason to make that assumption, but as you point out, the math is.
I was simply asking if Sony hadn't done the same thing before with an early release about sales numbers. They did, although the circumstances were drastically different, of course.
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rokkerkory
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Cool, glad it spiked sales.
PS4 will still beat it but good to see some decent sales for X1.
Wii U should have some sales thanks for MK8 too.
PS4 will still beat it but good to see some decent sales for X1.
Wii U should have some sales thanks for MK8 too.
Coulomb_Barrier
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How much more sales do you think MS is going to get in Finland, Slovakia, Switzerland and the like, exactly?
I think also your first sentence shows that if you want one, you can readily buy them if you live in these markets, just not officially. So in short, this won't have much of an impact on their WW figures.
Unless the Xbone does gangbusters in Japan. And pigs are spotted flying across the north of England.
SwiftDeath
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Aquamarine
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Xbox One consoles are readily available in all of those countries.
Do you think Microsoft is going to perform extensive advertising campaigns when they "officially launch"?
There won't be all that much practical difference between the two scenarios. Any sales potential is already being accounted for.
Welfare
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My predictions dead was once again. July should be a worse month than June, right? 4 weeks and all. Long year ahead for MS.
Dragonborn
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That argument doesn't work. There's "No games worth buying a console for" for the PS4 either. June was the first month when the two consoles were on an even playing field. Goes to show that price isn't the only issue the X1 is facing.
Yup, but only because X1s were almost literally stacked up to the ceiling and Sony was selling every single Ps4 they could ship.
BananaSprinkles
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Which countries do you think about when you hear the term large European video game markets? My thoughts go to the UK, Germany, France, and Spain. The XB1 is already available in those countries, no?
ProvenDeadly
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It sold 170k with no games, so that's good.
if MS thought those markets were going to make a difference they would have been tier 1
shinobi602
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Actually I don't know anything lol, just highly doubt the PS4's sold less.
Chobel
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Where did you get that?
Neuromancer
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The Xbox One hasn't launched in Japan yet either. We could be seeing some big WW numbers come September and the gap will narrow.
ProvenDeadly
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The only way the Xbox will get in the race is worthy games. It's not selling well on word of mouth. There are so many people buying Ps4s because of its positive image. Hundreds of thousands each month but the Ps4 because it's the "cool" console to own.
Uno Venova
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Damn, that price drop bump was the only thing I could see help the XB1 make a dent in the gap, it's probably going to trail behind for the rest of the year.
BananaSprinkles
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So the PS4 is only selling because of hype?
One thing I disagree with in here is people counting out the Halo collection's impact this fall. I really think that game will be the highest selling exclusive of the year and will move a significant amount of consoles.
It's going to be a rough one for Xbox until they make it to the fall release season, and it'll be really interesting to see how things shake out this holiday.
It's going to be a rough one for Xbox until they make it to the fall release season, and it'll be really interesting to see how things shake out this holiday.
Coulomb_Barrier
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Cool. Well anyone assuming MS lost out in June NPD purely because they are doing what appears to be a pre-emptive strike would be a bit silly.
But no-one is doing that afaik.
QuantumZebra
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Pretty much this
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How is it dead on? Looks high compared to most others (PS4 is low too).
Aquamarine
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Wait until NPD releases tomorrow. Then you'll see Sony bragging.
I think the moon is the next launch target.
Dragonborn
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Is it possible that maybe, people just don't want an X1 (at least, the mainstream audience)?
ProvenDeadly
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IMO it is. It's the consumers console, the most powerful console, the "every experience is ether here" console, etc. There's not really a huge library of games to sell it.
spatenfloot
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MCC might sell well, but I doubt it will significantly boost console sales. I believe most of the game's audience will already have an xbone.
ethomaz
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The game library is bigger and have more variety than XB1... if I'm not wrong 70 vs 50 titles or even bigger difference... it have more games coming this and next year too.
ProvenDeadly
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Like I said, the PS4 is the cool console to own. Everyone wanted the Xbox to flop because of their anti consumer policies, meanwhile the Sony was the consumer friendly company.
How do you explain the fact that a significant share of software sales is coming from the PS4, then?
Your argument is nonsense.
Ricerocket
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"PS4 has no games"
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