100% anecdotal, but my friends list doubled since last gen and most of them were 360 users. Got over 200 friends now.
Adopting this gen is going much faster. The thirst is real.
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April 2014 NPD (U.S. Hardware) Predictions - Closes May 12th
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100% anecdotal, but my friends list doubled since last gen and most of them were 360 users. Got over 200 friends now.
Adopting this gen is going much faster. The thirst is real.
You failed me, Wikipedia. Also left out Pier Solar HD.
As for PS4, pretty much the same, just add The Swapper.
DarkLordMalik
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PS4 wins June if it gets TLOU. Hard to say if this happens though.
ethomaz
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Miles Quaritch
Member
I think you're overestimating TLoU remastered.
It's a HD remake of a game that's less than 1 year old, it's not going to set the charts alight or do more than average sales.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
I beg to differ (hugely)
The Mad Draklor
Member
It's more attractive to the people who never owned a PS3, which includes 360 owners who are still holding out on next gen consoles.
HI. BILLY MAYS HERE
Banned
About 2 more hours right ?
CMojicaAce
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Depends what you mean by "average" sales. It's definitely not gonna do TF/COD/whatever numbers, but I could see it doing almost as well as inFamous:SS did (350k-400k US; inFamous was around 500k IIRC, and I'm not sure TLoU would hit that).
lightning2k3
Member
Plenty of existing PS3 owners would double dip as well.
Gies ?
Gaffers? Sure. The average PS3 TLoU owner, aka the vast majority of them? Definitely not.
BananaSprinkles
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Miles Quaritch
Member
Fair enough.
It's a nice addition to the catalogue, but it's not gong to push anyone to drop $400 on a console just to play it when there's a much cheaper option available.
I think it'll do considerably less. 200K at best. I could be wrong of course, but I don't believe the market is there for a remake of a game that's less than a year old.
I'll be buying it, but I can't just see it doing all that great.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Are you really implying I'm Gies for questioning how much appeal the TLoU remaster will have?
Jog on son.
michaelius
Banned
Why would you drop 200$ on nearly dead console with no future (PS3) when for 400$ you can enjoy better version and be set for next 5 years ?
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
I'm don't personally think Sony will want to sacrifice TLOU just to try and stymie sales of the Kinectless XB1 though. But I think with a big marketing campaign, TLOU could shift a good 300k - 500k consoles over three months.
IMO no, it'll be around 250k.
Miles Quaritch
Member
I'm sure you can pick up a used PS3 for a lot less than $200 and I wouldn't say it's dead, it's still got a lot of life left in compared to say the 360 and it has a vastly bigger and more appealing back catalogue than either current gen consoles.
Man-is-Obsolete
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it affects their entire strategy. They want to partner more than they want to internally develop, and that gets tricky if the script is flipped like it has.
Zatoichi's Cane
Member
May, xbone NPD's will be a fucking massacre. Anyone thinking about an xbone will wait till june....
Miles Quaritch
Member
300-500k consoles over 3 months seems very optimistic. Unless it's bundled with every PS4 console. I don't doubt it will sell, I just don't see it doing better than average sales and I certainly don't see it selling consoles in the same way I:SS did or how Watch Dogs might.
Let's not forget that Watch Dogs is the next big marketing campaign for Sony. They'll be running ads/billboards, etc all throughout June for the WD bundle.
Can't believe people are buying anything Microsoft says these days.
Psycho_Mantis
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The Last of Us is a massive IP. It was released last year and has already sold 6 million+.
Combine that with how the PS4 has attracted people who don't have a PS3 and I could see a 200k opening.
I don't think it will light the charts as well, just do well for a HD remaster.
The Mad Draklor
Member
It looks like April was a horrible month for the XOne. Keep in mind that this is only April, too. I can't imagine how bad it is for the XOne this month. The Kinect-less SKU was announced for a reason and it wasn't to "give consumers more choices".
Too low.
Absolutely.
You have to have a strong install base to make that strategy work.
why would they lie? its definitely true.
Not to be all "Xbox is dooomed!", but the PS3 did not do just fine. It lost Sony a stupid amount of money and positioning and for a long time it only sold because of the name and belief it was the most powerful. To this day it's still a bit of a mess to make games on and quite expensive.
The Xbox One is not the mess the PS3 was, but it lacks the name and momentum that the PS3 had.
BananaSprinkles
Banned
Under, imo.
If Re-makes/Re-releases of critically and well selling games are now bad, MS is a world of hurt this year.
TLOU sold 6 million on a 80 million installation base. Then there's the thirst for next gen, gfx heavy titles to justify peoples next gen purchase.
It'll be a slow burn, but I see Sony selling a lot of TLOU
E's being the critically acclaimed game it is. There's plenty of PS3 users who haven't touched it. Then add in 360 converts and double dippers like myself.SwiftDeath
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Bah I have a prior commitment at 3:45 PST
I miss out on all the NPD fun at the start :\
I miss out on all the NPD fun at the start :\
Metalingus5150
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The sad thing is I have a friend who sincerely tried to argue this to me the other day.
:/
The Mad Draklor
Member
The situation is entirely different from last generation. MS can no longer rely on moneyhatting and parity clauses anymore because whatever money they can shell out to developers, the developers will make more money from making their games multiplat and/or using the PS4 as the lead platform.
I'm a firm believer that the people who buy the majority of games (outside of COD/Madden/FIFA/etc.) have all moved on to current gen already. That plus the XB1 version of TF receiving all the hype and the 360 version getting virtually none leads me to think that the 360 version sold pretty poorly. But we'll hopefully know soon!
But MS said they are not getting rid of the Kinect sku. It's not like Microsoft is planning to only have a kinect less console on the market, and they did say there's plans for a separate Kinect.
Doubtful. I'm guessing around 500k. I imagine the delay was pretty lethal - lots more people getting a chance to really try it out and talk about it.
Quadraphonic
Member
Well, where would the delayed purchases go?
Other games?
PC/XB1 Titanfall?
Yes, just like Nintendo when they said the Nintendo DS was the 'third tier' and they'd keep the GBA around.
The Kinect-bundle is dead in the water and will be clearanced out by the end of summer.
Small part probably PC, the rest nowhere (eg people didn't purchase any new game). I'd say Titanfall's reception was generally positive, but the 'buzz' quickly diminished after the launch on XB1.