NPD January 2023: Small decline in general YoY, both PS5 (1st) and Switch (2nd) up YoY.
Interfectum
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Nothing1234
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Nothing1234
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can't wait to see the dlc.
Jaybe
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"Other platforms"
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ChorizoPicozo
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my comment in the other thread fits here as well:
Microsoft needs to have a standout year in terms of game releases and announcements. All planned games must meet or exceed expectations in terms of quality. The company should also provide gameplay demonstrations for previously announced titles and make exciting new AAA announcements.
Doing so will help Xbox to remain somewhat competitive against PS5. If Microsoft fails to meet these expectations, Xbox sales could potentially decline, which would be a significant setback for the company.
Xbox really needs to shut up and start releasing those AAA games; Play Station is not slowing down and every month it passes PS5 is just widening the gap.
Microsoft needs to have a standout year in terms of game releases and announcements. All planned games must meet or exceed expectations in terms of quality. The company should also provide gameplay demonstrations for previously announced titles and make exciting new AAA announcements.
Doing so will help Xbox to remain somewhat competitive against PS5. If Microsoft fails to meet these expectations, Xbox sales could potentially decline, which would be a significant setback for the company.
Xbox really needs to shut up and start releasing those AAA games; Play Station is not slowing down and every month it passes PS5 is just widening the gap.
FalsettoVibe
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Not bad for Forspoken.
demigod
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And piss off ms? Yeah right
PS5 is beasting, I don't see them losing NPD to Xbox this year.
ChorizoPicozo
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next month will see the impact of the marketing rights for Hogwarts legacy.
demigod
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Hope we get leaked numbers next month!
a multicultural team of v
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Microsoft Q2 Earnings (Oct, Nov, Dec 2022): -13% hardware
Now negative January 2023 in their biggest market. How are they down for 4 straight months?
Now negative January 2023 in their biggest market. How are they down for 4 straight months?
SlimySnake
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lol other platforms? There is only xbox left.
ChorizoPicozo
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no games no sales
analog_future
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Having no notable AAA exclusives for over a year will do that.
Reckheim
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yeh, getting marketing right for that game was a really good move for Sony.
I don't think MS expected it to be that much of a juggernaut.
mansoor1980
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PlayStation 5 was the U.S. market's best-selling hardware platform of January 2023 in both unit and dollar sales,
see folks , they dont need COD
see folks , they dont need COD
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Nothing1234
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These results are disastrous for Xbox.
Ass of Can Whooping
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SlimySnake
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Probably because Playstation is up. With PS5 finally in stock, people are likely not impulse purchasing the xbox like they did last year.
Or just like last gen, Xbox has now already sold to its loyal fanbase and has topped out. Remember, it kept pace with Sony for the first two years last gen getting to 25-30 million really quickly before just completely dropping off limping to 50 million.
Series S was $199. The casual market MS was chasing shouldve made this the best selling console of the year. But i guess even the price conscious gamers/soccer moms/grandparents dont want to buy that console for their kids.
I wouldve thought that people wouldve bought it in droves with Starfield coming out next year and CoD going exclusive. It's really odd that XSX is already starting its downward slope 2 years into this gen.
Nothing1234
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Corpsepyre
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GoW: R going from 3 to 8. Big drop or just a front-loaded title?
MasterCornholio
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I don't think that matters given how much it sold already.
Nothing1234
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Irrelevant to the CMA, these are the US not the UK.
OmegaSupreme
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Looks like PlayStation and Nintendo are running away with it. MS is in desperate need of the acquisition.
demigod
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MS are chasing the wrong crowd. This is another repeat of last gen, in fact they probably sold less units launch aligned.
Let's just blame this on Don again shall we?
a multicultural team of v
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Jesus. You can really tell how much of a bubble Twitter/gaming forums are. You would think the Series S would have record sales with everyone buying 10 for their kids since they are like $250, instead they are literally down from last year by UNIT sales.
Gambit2483
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I'm personally interested but I'm not buying $70 games unless I absolutely want to play it day 1. I suspect sales may pick up a bit once the price drops
Shakka43
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4D chess played by Microsoft to appear weak and in need of the Activision merger approval in order to survive.
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yazenov
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Yeah down despite the recent price cut and the "shortages" last year, in your strongest and most important market. Yikes!
SLB1904
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Ps4 at that price would outsell it
FIREKNIGHT2029
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Damn, Xbox is down YoY despite price cuts while Nintendo and Sony are running away with the ball. This is bad for MS.
Also where is Hifi Rush on the charts?!
Also where is Hifi Rush on the charts?!
ChorizoPicozo
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is not premium
Too bad that they won't tell how much PS5 grew yoy.
Xbox is the only console down yoy in units?
That's with the cheapest hardware and gamepass offering a way not to buy full priced games at launch?
That's incredibly disappointing for them, they need games. Focusing their strategy just on value is nor working.
Xbox is the only console down yoy in units?
That's with the cheapest hardware and gamepass offering a way not to buy full priced games at launch?
That's incredibly disappointing for them, they need games. Focusing their strategy just on value is nor working.
Ezekiel_
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FIREKNIGHT2029
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Ah, I see. Thanks
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Interfectum
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Yup. Hogwarts and continued success of Last of Us HBO is going to push a lot of PS5s.
Kacho
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The next time someone argues that exclusives don't matter and people only buy consoles to play COD, Madden and FIFA point to this. Xbox hasn't had a heavy hitter since the back to back combo of Halo Infinite and Forza Horizon 5.
Niche game and whatever sales potential it had is cannibalized by Game Pass.
Heisenberg007
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I don't know why this No. sounded to me like:
Matt didn't add any other word in his tweet lol.
Anyway, good data by Matt. Excellent performance by PlayStation. I think we'll see the same results every month for the next 2 years at least.
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DenchDeckard
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first half of 2022 was bad for PS5 so with the influx on stock its right to think they will be up now but Xbox seems to be hit with constraints now and floundering due to no releases. Tyey need to turn this around ASAP.
Interfectum
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constraints with stock?
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