Xbox is winning. I have heard from my neural network.
You should have put spoiler tags on that, there is no point in waiting for NPD now, hype deflated.
Xbox is winning. I have heard from my neural network.
They had some pretty nice non-halo bundles did they not?
It's what happened in Hollywood 20 years ago. If one out of ten films becomes a blockbuster the rest can tank. Worked well for the big studios. And in the end the smaller got swallowed, became low budget arthouse or closed.The megapublishers can keep putting out titles and absorb the risks involved waiting for that one game to break out. The smaller publishers cannot do this. They need every game to hit. The market in 2015 cannot support this. It's the classic, recognized, dilemma of AAA publishing in the modern era.
Console is still okay. But not for too long I guess. PC is dead.The last business anyone should want to start these days is becoming a developer or publisher of disc based Console games.
Xbox is winning. I have heard from my neural network.
As I said in my post though, Halo helping by that much wasn't going to happen in October. November and December are far more bigger months to actually reduce the gap. Even without the PS4's price drop, an Xbox One win for October would have probably been a win by nothing more than 200K. While that would have caused the gap to go down, it definitely wouldn't have been enough to make "possible comeback" statements.
It's the same source that told him that The Last Guardian is dead.Same question. Have you heard this from your connections or more like your guts telling you something. I am asking because people already started to celebrate.![]()
It's the same source that told him that The Last Guardian is dead.
I like how Y2Kev completely bailed after that comment, and hasn't even bothered to clarify...
lol
It's what happened in Hollywood 20 years ago. If one out of ten films becomes a blockbuster the rest can tank. Worked well for the big studios. And in the end the smaller got swallowed, became low budget arthouse or closed.
Console is still okay. But not for too long I guess. PC is dead.
Problem is that when retail dies, microsoft's vision becomes reality. Full control of channels, content, featuring and pricing.
Whoever as consumers embraces the digital future should be careful what he wishes for.
Xbox is winning. I have heard from my neural network.
The way I interpret it is "my neural network" = his brain.I like how Y2Kev completely bailed after that comment, and hasn't even bothered to clarify...
lol
I was once told not to explain jokes.Link please?
The market is really selling less?In the current market, some of you cats need to rethink what you consider "bomb" sales levels. Pacakged games just ain't selling like they used to.
It's still Halo month though, regardless of their proyections for the holidays. You would expect Halo to move a lot more consoles than its competitor. Not doing so would make discussion over it understandable instead of being a dismissal.
They lost a lot of money last holidays, so it's understandable to play it a bit more safe this time around, specially with a franchise that drives sales, but if you actually believe that they don't want to win NPD or be the leader in the US then I don't know what else I could say. You have to be naive to think otherwise.
I like how Y2Kev completely bailed after that comment, and hasn't even bothered to clarify...
lol
You will get a shit show from Halo 5 numbers alone more than likely
Also I'm sticking to my 200k to 300k TR prediction. Leaning towards the lower end of that. 360 version will sell practically nothing in the grand scheme of things
He got disconnected![]()
We are still talking about the Xbox One doing this during a month in which the top console (PS4) got its first price drop. I would agree with you far more if that wasn't the case.
If the Xbox is indeed the winner for October then I should have just stuck to my reasoning -- especially since it seems like I was the only one making those points in this thread. Probably would have ended up having one of the top predictions. Oh well (haha).
It's the same source that told him that The Last Guardian is dead.
Again, we're talking about Halo here, MS's flagship title and one their biggest console movers. A PS4 price drop (one that puts it at the same price as the Xbone, mind you) doesn't suddenly turns a discussion over Halo's possible underperformance into a dismissal. Which was my point from the beginning.
The market is really selling less?
I saw some games selling way more than previous games or on pair at least... Bloodborne sold more, MGSV sold on pair, etc.
What I'm sawing is a decline in quality
and an increase in bugged games
but software are selling amazing good... New IP selling record numbers, old IPs starting to get stream again, etc.
Xbox is winning. I have heard from my neural network.
People said similar things in other forums when Titanfall came out.
Agree that we would not agree. Even more as I don't see Steam as a blessing either. So let's keep the can shut.Not to open an ugly can of worms, but the STEAM model has worked pretty great on the PC. Of course, you do have competition there from Blizzard, Ubi, EA, GOG, etc, so definitely not apples:apples to what it would look like on console.
Some is selling good, others are not. Some new IP is doing fantastic, others aren't. On average, however, Packaged SW sales are down due to a combination of factors. Fewer platforms, advent of digital, alternative channels, etc.
But a lot (most? all?) of these declines are made up for by higher penetration and spend on DLC, higher digital distribution share, etc.
I guess my point is that packaged SW sales as reported by NPD are, on average, lower than they've been in prior years but that this really isn't as big a deal in terms of consumer spending due to all the other ways available for people to spend money.
Holy shit a lot of people aren't understanding that Kev's post is a joke! Come on, people. We do not known which system has won.
I want a ps4 win, because the greatest thing ever would come from it: Microsoft's pr spin.
PS4 was never going to win in Halo month. Next month's NPD should be interesting.
Y2kev does not get his numbers from NPD.Holy shit a lot of people aren't understanding that Kev's post is a joke! Come on, people. We do not know which system has won.
Remains to be proved. He could have been told the outcome by someone possessing NPD preliminary datas
PS4 was never going to win in Halo month. Next month's NPD should be interesting.
So it is confirmed ?
You do not know Kev then.Remains to be proved. He could have been told the outcome by someone possessing NPD preliminary datas
Purely anecdotal, but FO4 preorders looked to be 5:2:1 Xbox/PS4/PC at my local Best Buy.
So it is confirmed ?
The Xbox 360 won all of the months that had a major Halo release. Here are the gaps between the Xbox 360 and the second place console (whether Wii or PS3) during these months:
Halo 3 launch -- September 2007: Xbox 360 won by 26.8K
Halo Reach launch -- September 2010: Xbox 360 won by 172K
Halo 5 launch -- November 2012: Xbox 360 won by 500K
So basically, there shouldn't be an expectation for the Xbox console to beat the competition by over 200K with a Halo launch if it's during a month outside of November.
With the way things have played out THIS gen though (and again, the prices of the Xbox bundles that were pushed in October), I think it's unrealistic for someone to predict the Xbox One winning by at least 100K in October.
PS4 was never going to win in Halo month. Next month's NPD should be interesting.
I vote put it in the OP if ps4 wins as well lolCan we put this in the OP if Xbox wins, to avoid the avalanche of posts just like it?
The Xbox 360 won all of the months that had a major Halo release. Here are the gaps between the Xbox 360 and the second place console (whether Wii or PS3) during these months:
Halo 3 launch -- September 2007: Xbox 360 won by 26.8K
Halo Reach launch -- September 2010: Xbox 360 won by 172K
Halo 5 launch -- November 2012: Xbox 360 won by 500K
So basically, there shouldn't be an expectation for the Xbox console to beat the competition by over 200K with a Halo launch if it's during a month outside of November.
With the way things have played out THIS gen though (and again, the prices of the Xbox bundles that were pushed in October), I think it's unrealistic for someone to predict the Xbox One winning by at least 100K in October.
Remains to be proved. He could have been told the outcome by someone possessing NPD preliminary datas
Just to think back a few months ago here on the neogaf forums, where it was a given that Xbox One would demolish competition.
Some context is necessary: The Xbox 360 won over the PS3 the vast majority of months it was on the market.
When titles hit, they hit bigger than ever. But outside of the Top 5/Top 10 it's pretty bleak in terms of packaged sales.
As measured by critics, yes average review scores are lower this gen than last.
Impossible to say for certain if this is actually true or that since there are far fewer games coming out that a higher % of titles have a lot of bugs. Probably true.
Some is selling good, others are not. Some new IP is doing fantastic, others aren't. On average, however, Packaged SW sales are down due to a combination of factors. Fewer platforms, advent of digital, alternative channels, etc.
But a lot (most? all?) of these declines are made up for by higher penetration and spend on DLC, higher digital distribution share, etc.
I guess my point is that packaged SW sales as reported by NPD are, on average, lower than they've been in prior years but that this really isn't as big a deal in terms of consumer spending due to all the other ways available for people to spend money.
PS4 was never going to win in Halo month. Next month's NPD should be interesting.