PlayStation 4 hits 20.2 million units sold worldwide (high sodium content warning)
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Aquamarine
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That was a global shipment figure available to consumers at day-one.
That's not how many Uncharted 3 copies sold-through to consumers.
The Artisan
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Super_Cobra
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joecanada
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Because his list of what doesn't count is comedy gold that's why
Super_Cobra
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I believe that's shipped. But still great sales. I can only imagine the numbers uncharted 4 will pull. But I reckon The Last of Us sequel will be a better seller.
Yes, although updates haven't been as frequent since the XBO's was evidently in poor shape at launch while the PS4's was solid.
EightBitNate
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I need a chart comparing this to other consoles to understand it better
The Artisan
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it was announced 10 million shipped last year. how could the sold through still be underneath that?
ok thanks. sony also doesn't announce new sdks like mS does. do they?
The series was at 8 million right before UC3's launch:
http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2010/12/09/uncharted-series-sells-nearly-8-million-copies/
& it hit 13 million 1 month after launch:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-12-05-uncharted-series-sells-13-million-copies
We don't know whether those were shipments or sell-through, though, but even if those were shipments, the entire shipment sold out pretty quickly since they shipped/sold an additional 4 million in the next 3 months.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-04-24-uncharted-franchise-hits-17-million-units-sold
It's hard to tell, since UC3 reached every milestone much faster than TLOU, but I can see TLOU doing better since Sony is heavily bundling the game with nearly every PS4.
No. There have been a couple major updates so far but we mostly hear about them after the fact when developers give tech presentations.
The Artisan
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Super_Cobra
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Aside from the UK and USA the xbone is doing horrible. It was announced shipped but how many they had sold through then? Why hasn't MS come out and announce some numbers? They have been steadily been dropping prices and bundles to match or beat Sony because they are doing horrible. The 360 was doing much better at that same time frame.
Aquamarine
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For reference, Uncharted 3 sold-through a little over a million in the USA in 2011 (Nov 2011 + Dec 2011).
It sold over 1 million in the US in its first month, 2.8 million in the US overall, & 5.2 million WW.
Super_Cobra
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Uncharted was very well stablished thanks to Uncharted 2. So it was a no brainer that it was going to sell easily. But The Last of Us has received just about enough if not more coverage then Uncharted 2.
The Artisan
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this would be nice.
I asked this same question and the answer seems to be
a. the number is too low for mS's ego to reveal
b. companies usually do sold-in numbers anyway, not sold-through.
also, I thought that this whole gen so far, that the xbone has been outpacing at least its predecessor? is it falling behind that too?
So around ~4 million for ROTW assuming it sold the entirety of the 5 million shipments in that year.
Do you have the LTD sales for UC3 in the US? Sony games seem to have good legs, GoW3 nearly tripled its first month sales in the US.
Yeah, that's why I'm saying it's hard to tell, a sequel to a game that received phenomenal WOM always sells well, but UC3 sold a lot of units, possibly over 10 million if we include the bundle they released in 2012, but TLOU could have hit 10 million too since it was bundled with every PS4 for months now.
Regardless, it's pretty amazing that Sony only had one franchise that could sell 10+ million before PS3's launch, & now they have possibly 3.
Uncle Rupee
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Last Guardian at E3 2015 would be a huge win for Sony (fingers crossed)
The Artisan
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wom=word of mouth?
Super_Cobra
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Outside from gaming communities it won't matter much. Ico and shadow of the colossus weren't heavy hitters in sales. I personally don't care for that series.
The Artisan
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if the predecessors were heavy hitters why won't it matter much outside of the hardcore?
Yes.
Super_Cobra
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I meant weren't heavy hitters. Sorry
EightBitNate
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They weren't, they sold 1 million units at best. They're cult classics, but that's about it.
TLOU + TLOU:R was at 8 million as of August. Given the BF Bundles and the more recent bundles, there's no way it hasn't moved 10M by now.
lol..... Im always seeing this shit but what's the context? Is Tretton jokingly replying to an edgy question?
The Artisan
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you right
1 million units each to date??
oh. s'all good, man.
well who knows, I mean, with the Ps4 being in the lead and the last guardian being the ghost of a game it's been all these years... it could turn into one of those sleeper hitters, or whatever they call it.
Keighley challenged him to drop the mic.
The reason why xbox one didn't get a good headstart in USA? $499 and being the weaker console.
DRM and always online news hurt a bit, but people would still brought xbox one's in troves. MS made the mistake that they thought they can dictate the marketplace, not the consumer ideas and need. And they paid the price.
Looks like $400 will be the sweet spot for consoles for many decades to come. My only fear is that console makers will not have to put in the latest tech into the consoles, and will only focus on profit (which on a business standpoint, I can understand), which means that they can slap a middle-gen video card at the time of the console release and will be fine with it as long as they make a profit. I guess the "Bleed for high-end graphics" will die with the Xbox 360/PS3 generation.
DRM and always online news hurt a bit, but people would still brought xbox one's in troves. MS made the mistake that they thought they can dictate the marketplace, not the consumer ideas and need. And they paid the price.
Looks like $400 will be the sweet spot for consoles for many decades to come. My only fear is that console makers will not have to put in the latest tech into the consoles, and will only focus on profit (which on a business standpoint, I can understand), which means that they can slap a middle-gen video card at the time of the console release and will be fine with it as long as they make a profit. I guess the "Bleed for high-end graphics" will die with the Xbox 360/PS3 generation.
BlackBuzzard
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I heard they still haven't found that mic.
The Artisan
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after having an elongated console generation, you'd think the tech jump would've been that much larger between the two. instead, we have the smallest leap/jump in power yet. hopefully ever. but i'm in my mid 20s now so whatever they do in future gens, I really shouldn't care as much.
Yup, it very likely hit 10 million by now, I just didn't want to make a definitive statement.
ICO sold ~700k units, I couldn't find numbers for SotC except that "it sold very well compared to ICO".
The Artisan
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damn. if we were to go by sales, i'd say that game is severely underrated.
Aquamarine
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They're not as good as you think they are. Uncharted has a lot of fans outside of the USA.
Shadow of the Colossus has sold-through nearly 1 million copies in the USA to date. And that's just the USA.
Yeah, with the UC series debut in the US, it doesn't seem like the US cares about UC that much, certainly not like God of War.
That's actually better than I expected, it's possible the game sold over two million WW then.
Then why the hell is The Last Guardian not out yet? *cries*
200+ wins against King Elmer and no triple triad Bahamut card!!!
The Artisan
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I think Uc4 will change that though.
Aquamarine
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I would generally agree with that statement.
But keep in mind that, for PS3 games, they still sold quite well in the USA.
It's just that Uncharted isn't necessarily a USA-focused franchise like Madden or Call of Duty sales-wise...it truly is a worldwide franchise with lots of sales realised in all sorts of territories.
USA isn't all that crucial for Naughty Dog / SCE WWS.
EASTC0AST_GH05T
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sarcast or not I didn't think they would give up anything performance wise this gen. I assumed they would even spend extra cash on future proofing there console spec wise. Both consoles are suspect in there own ways but never in a million years did I think microsoft would choose the path they did. They totally turned me off with the all in one entertainment tv focus.
UC4 needs a big marketing campaign, dudebro games seem to appeal to the US far more than EU which is why God of War & Halo get the majority of their sales in the US, UC just may not appeal to the dudebro gamers.
GoW 3 sold 2.8 million in the US from their last reported number, which was more than all other territories combined.
How about TLOU, did it sell well in the US LTD?
It's not even sarcasm on my part, its paraphrasing a post by Penello made on Gaf during the pre-launch period.
The Artisan
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Ps4s doing a lot better in the U.S than Ps3 was doing at this point. suffice to say I think Uc4 will be the best selling uncharted game everywhere, including here.
both consoles are suspect?
also, I think the all in one entertainment thing is cool. and I like the kinect stuff. I really wish the Ps4 had hdmi pass through so that I could watch tv and play a game at the same time.
there were so many things that made me go to the brink of getting rid of my Ps4 for an xbone - what ultimately made me back down was the games. Uc4, and possibly Tekken 7. having an xbone meant not having those.
EASTC0AST_GH05T
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definitely both consoles are suspect, I mean for the price PS4 is great but it could always be a bit better the thing is it would have costed a bit more. I am sastisfied with my purchase though so its all good.
The Artisan
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if devs continue to bring the order 1886-quality games (I'm talking just graphically) then I'd say it's good enough. we just need more and better games.
makingmusic476
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Any idea how the HD remaster did? The only HD collection I remember any publisher really bragging about was the God of War Collection. Broke a million pretty quickly, iirc.
Which is kinda a shame, given the God of War Collection was one of the first (the first?) HD rereleases, and it was pretty poorly done, in retrospect.