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[slavesnyder]

Fiscal year or calendar year?

I think if someone only writes year it should be calendar.
Fiscal year is fiscal year.
At least I hope so. People should use real life as the norm.

 

[Boke1879]

There are a few posters who are saying/expect that the PS4 they will drop to $299 to expand market penetration, follow historical precedent, and make up with revenue from game sale royalties, subscriptions, etc. My disagreement is with the drop to $299 - i too believe they may drop the price this year but if they do - they won't do it by that much. Depending on the strength of their sales I would expect them to bundle heavily and maintain price and wait until Q1 to drop.

I also think that there are some factors - if Xbox releases revised hardware, if they drop price - that can have an effect on PS4's pricing. These are just guesses of course.

If Sony does drop the price. It'll be this fall and even then. They really just need to bundle games with the system and they could just keep it at it's current price. The system will sell well this Holiday regardless.

 

[Ty4on]

you know I just realized that Bloodborne is yet another game that is wayyy too dark on my LCD, anyone recommend a ps4 setting to help?

the crows just look like black blobs

First try this.
If unsuccessful, reduce contrast and lower blacks. Hook it up to a computer (or load the image on the PS4 if possible, I don't own one) and use calibration tools with something like this to test the black levels.

 

[ZhugeEX]

I think if someone only writes year it should be calendar.
Fiscal year is fiscal year.
At least I hope so. People should use real life as the norm.

good point.

Guess I've got to the point where I talk about fiscal year so much that I only think of fiscal year haha.

 

[slavesnyder]

good point.

Guess I've got to the point where I talk about fiscal year so much that I only think of fiscal year haha.

You need a holiday. in a dead zone.

 

[wachie]

[PS4] 387k
[XB1] 241k
[WIU] 97k
[3DS] 239k

 

[Cthulhu_Steev]

you know I just realized that Bloodborne is yet another game that is wayyy too dark on my LCD, anyone recommend a ps4 setting to help?

the crows just look like black blobs

Probably crushed blacks, check your video output settings. I was about to type something, then I remembered this helpful thread on gaf

 

[Sangetsu-II]

The standard crow.

If I remember correctly Chobel in the NPD Feb Threads also said if Bloodborne does more than 375k he would eat his own hat. I find Chobel's bet more amusing than the standard crow and I'm eagerly waiting the results.

I'll eat my hat if Bloodborne sales come even close to 400K.

Edit:

Anything higher than 375K.

 

[donny2112]

~3 hours left to predict for March's NPD period...

 

[Jburton]

~3 hours left to predict for March's NPD period...

Is it not 1 hr 30mins?

 

[Welfare]

If I remember correctly Chobel in the NPD Feb Threads also said if Bloodborne does more than 375k he would eat his own hat. I find Chobel's bet more amusing than the standard crow and I'm eagerly waiting the results.

Maybe someone should've bet my avatar.

 

[BlackBuzzard]

Maybe someone should've bet my avatar.

Knack avatar bet lets go!

 

[Chobel]

If I remember correctly Chobel in the NPD Feb Threads also said if Bloodborne does more than 375k he would eat his own hat. I find Chobel's bet more amusing than the standard crow and I'm eagerly waiting the results.



Edit:

Good thing I'm not gonna eat my hat, because >375k just won't happen.

 

[donny2112]

Is it not 1 hr 30mins?

You may be getting the prediction cutoff (today) mixed up with the NPD thread posting (Thursday).

Prediction entries must be in and finalized by 8 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 14th. Format use is required if you want your entry counted.

NPD Coverage: March 1-April 4, 2015 (5 weeks, February was 4 weeks)
NPD Release: Thursday, April 16th @ 4 p.m. EDT (thread posted ~6:30 p.m. EDT)

 

[joecanada]

Probably crushed blacks, check your video output settings. I was about to type something, then I remembered this helpful thread on gaf

yes thanks I was searching for just that ... also thanks T4yron

 

[vin-buc]

Fiscal year or calendar year?

I was thinking calendar.

 

[Welfare]

Knack avatar bet lets go!

Fuck that.

 

[vin-buc]

If Sony does drop the price. It'll be this fall and even then. They really just need to bundle games with the system and they could just keep it at it's current price. The system will sell well this Holiday regardless.

I agree. If they sell strong - they may push the price cut into early next year.

 

[vin-buc]

Maybe someone should've bet my avatar.

There was a post on PS blog that Bloodborne did 1.03 million globally. I know this includes April but feathers may be getting plucked!!

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/04/14/bloodborne-sells-one-million-first-1-03-details/

 

[Mpl90]

[3DS] 309,222
[PS4] 365,098
[WIU] 91,435
[XB1] 258,309

 

[FunkyPajamas]

Fuck that.

LMAO. Knack am cry.

 

[Gbpackers31]

I wasn't going to but I guess I'll make one anyway.

[3DS] 245k
[PS4] 350k
[WIU] 90k
[XB1] 240k

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

Fuck that.

Do it. Whats the worse that could happen

 

[Jimmyfenix]

[3DS] 294k
[PS4] 357k
[WIU] 67k
[XB1] 252k

 

[Primethius]

There was a post on PS blog that Bloodborne did 1.03 million globally. I know this includes April but feathers may be getting plucked!!

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/04/14/bloodborne-sells-one-million-first-1-03-details/

No no, it did 1 million globally. Patch 1.03 is coming out.

 

[vin-buc]

No no, it did 1 million globally. Patch 1.03 is coming out.

I wrote "globally" in my post =P

 

[Welfare]

I wrote "globally" in my post =P

You posted it did 1.03 million. 1.03 is the patch number

 

[joecanada]

Fuck that.

i think you should be tagged instead lol . no bet, no choice.

Spoiler

still in good fun though

 

[vin-buc]

You posted it did 1.03 million. 1.03 is the patch number

Oops. My mistake - it did a million though (... hides in shame).

 

[BlackBuzzard]

Fuck that.

Knack of us Knack of us.

 

[Darth Smurf X]

[PS4] 400k
[XB1] 190k
[WIU] 70k
[3DS] 280k

I'm terrible at this.

 

[Welfare]

Knack of us Knack of us.

Am I gonna get Knack'd the fuck out?

 

[Wiggy]

[PS4] 391k
[XB1] 258K
[WII U] 90K

may as well give it a shot, whats the worst that could happen?

 

[Rymuth]

Am I gonna to get Knack'd the fuck out?

Knack is the kak, Mack.

 

[slavesnyder]

Fuck that.

I liked the crow-on-a-plate pic. Why not taking that one.

 

[doicare]

[3DS] 260k
[PS4] 325k
[WIU] 88k
[XB1] 265k

 

[spatenfloot]

Japan, the land of not-knowing Godot.

I've been waiting for this post...

 

[spatenfloot]

Am I gonna get Knack'd the fuck out?

Momma's gonna Knack you out!

 

[Javin98]

Fuck that.

I would take a Verendus Knack avatar over a healthy serving of raw crow any day of the week

 

[Welfare]

I got my own avatar ready if I lose.

 

[g0dofwar]

If Sony does drop the price. It'll be this fall and even then. They really just need to bundle games with the system and they could just keep it at it's current price. The system will sell well this Holiday regardless.

The best position for Sony is if Microsoft cut the price yet again and Sony still manage to outsell them without a price cut, hopefully they make Microsoft make the first move.

 

[Chobel]

I got my own avatar ready if I lose.

I hope it's a pic of you eating crow IRL.

 

[EmptySpace]

so is npd today or on thursday?

 

[Welfare]

I hope it's a pic of you eating crow IRL.

Lol

so is npd today or on thursday?

Thursday.

 

[RexNovis]

The standard crow.

At least I hope that's what people think.

On another note here's this PDF on video game sales in the US for 2014

Nah it was RAW crow.

Edit: Wow way late on that joke. Hah serves me right for posting first thing in the morning.

 

[Welfare]

Predictions are closed.

 

[Sangetsu-II]

Good thing I'm not gonna eat my hat, because >375k just won't happen.

We'll see soon enough...

-We know that 150k were in Japan.

-850k RoTW

Even with most of the sales in favor of Eurasia, I think NA would have 375k don't you think?

 

[allan-bh]

We'll see soon enough...

-We know that 150k were in Japan.

-850k RoTW

Even with most of the sales in favor of Eurasia, I think NA would have 375k don't you think?

Sony number includes digital sales. I'm pretty confident that Bloodborne doesn't sold more than 375k phisical copies in US only. Chobel's hat is safe.

 

[Sangetsu-II]

Sony number includes digital sales. I'm pretty confident that Bloodborne doesn't sold more than 375k phisical copies in US only. Chobel's hat is safe.

He never said if Bloodborne sells 375k physical copies, just if it's above 375k. So if someone leaks digital sales ratio with physical on the NPD threads, I would assume it would still count no?

 

[Jamix012]

He never said if Bloodborne sells 375k physical copies, just if it's above 375k. So if someone leaks digital sales ratio with physical on the NPD threads, I would assume it would still count no?

Digital numbers never get leaked.