Support NeoGAF

[Bundy]

Of course the Arepil numbers are lower then last month.

It's one week less which got counted compared to March.

 

[allan-bh]

Mort on twitter saying that it looks a lot like January, but a bit lower for both.

Honestly (if is true) PS4 is not that great in US.

 

[hodayathink]

would it rather be a better idea to hold that number off for E3

seeing as they might not get the info for the next million after 8 million before the presser

If it's by the end of May, then E3 almost has to be when they'd announce it (June 9).

 

[Sword Of Doom]

Why not? Not everyone has to buy what you buy.

Lol he doesn't mean literally purchasing.

 

[pharmboy044]

Mort has fallen from grace though after that huge mess he made.

No he hasn't. Famousmortimer is still cool here. He got banned for a dumb mistake but still gets a lot of good info.

 

[MikahR]

I think you reread what he posted.

Lol he doesn't mean literally purchasing.

Yeah, I misread. There's a lot of words flying by.

 

[hawk2025]

Honestly (if is true) PS4 is not that great in US.

Well, yes, it's April.

Nothing came out.

 

[Bundy]

Honestly (if is true) PS4 is not that great in US.

Err....... what?

 

[djblackice]

Honestly (if is true) PS4 is not that great in US.

Then what about Wii U and XBO? Dead in the water?

 

[N.Domixis]

Honestly (if is true) PS4 is not that great in US.

If ps4 is 2:1 in xboxes major territory then it's good.

 

[TyrantII]

Mort has fallen from grace though after that huge mess he made.

He atoned for it. Can't say as much for IGN, and they're still worthy of news posts.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

Honestly (if is true) PS4 is not that great in US.

So what else is great in US then?

 

[Massa]

Vita may have sold less than 5k.

That wouldn't be surprising, it wasn't available anywhere in April.

 

[allan-bh]

Err....... what?

Just saying.

LTD is amazing, but probably we are not seeing Wii or PS2 here.

 

[Aquamarine]

15 minutes!

 

[~Kinggi~]

Im going to start sipping my wine now, with a high pinky, because of the lulz incoming.

 

[N.Domixis]

So what else is great in US then?

If ps4 is good than everything else is dead.

 

[TechnicPuppet]

Honestly (if is true) PS4 is not that great in US.

What were the numbers in January?

 

[Toki767]

April should theoretically be low numbers everywhere right? What even came out last month?

 

[Aquamarine]

What were the numbers in January?

PS4 - 271K
XBO - 141K

Not making any comment on famousmortimer's tweets, so don't read into this.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

15 minutes!

 

[TheRealTalker]

I wouldn't be shocked if we got a major decrease in numbers seeing as most main titles for April where a few good digital ones (people likely bought Fusion digitally)

 

[S¡mon]

April should theoretically be low numbers everywhere right? What even came out last month?

It should definitely be lower than March's numbers. March was a 5-week period, while April was a 4-week period. Additionally, no big games came out for either PS4 or XB1.

 

[Majmun]

What were the numbers in January?

Ps4 leading almost 2:1

 

[Darksol]

That never gets old. Good fat kitty

 

[TechnicPuppet]

Mort has fallen from grace though after that huge mess he made.

I always thought he had more knowledge than other insiders and he was honest about his bias.

 

[RealityPales]

Honestly (if is true) PS4 is not that great in US.

2:1 isn't great for PS4?

 

[FiggyCal]

He atoned for it. Can't say as much for IGN, and they're still worthy of news posts.

Yeah, the whole Druckman forced Amy out is kind of a credibility destroyer imo.

 

[TechnicPuppet]

PS4 - 271K
XBO - 141K

Not making any comment on famousmortimer's tweets, so don't read into this.

So me reading into FMs tweets. 250k or so sounds OK to me for PS4.

 

[WaffleTaco]

April should theoretically be low numbers everywhere right? What even came out last month?

Kinect Sports: Rivals, Child of Light, Trails Fusion, Spiderman

 

[pokeystaples]

Work has been ridiculous so I forgot it's NPD day. What a pleasant surprise!

 

[3rdamention]

Mort has fallen from grace though after that huge mess he made.

Mort still had good info, he just made a post that was more personal about a dev and it was wrong, it was a mistake....

 

[SwiftDeath]

MUST LEAVE FOR APPOINTMENT BUT NPD...

I am sad panda

 

[Articalys]

Bring it on.

 

[allan-bh]

2:1 isn't great for PS4?

I'm talking about PS4 itself, not about comparison with Xbox One.

 

[Daemul]

Even though I'm primarily Xbox, I always look forward to these NPD threads, the meltdowns are glorious, and the threads usually turn into graveyards.

I just want to see the world burn.

 

[jeffyjaixx]

I'm about to leave work. I wanted to be here for the NPD drop.

 

[lighthouse777]

PS4 - 271K
XBO - 141K

Not making any comment on famousmortimer's tweets, so don't read into this.

question didn't those numbers get posted in February?
I have a reason for the why

 

[Saint Gregory]

250,000 for April would still be really good numbers for the PS4, especially with no major releases.

If XB1 is lower than 140,000 a month after TF though...

 

[jayu26]

BTW, we know that in Europe Trails did better on PS4 (I think this is true even in the UK), but there are more Trails players on Xbone. Therefore, I expect it to skew heavily towards Xbone in the US.

 

[Aquamarine]

question didn't those numbers get posted in February?
I have a reason for the why

NPD reports on the prior month.

So January's results gets posted in February, and February's results get posted in March, etc.

 

[TechnicPuppet]

2:1 isn't great for PS4?

I think they were talking about the number itself. Not how it compared to XB1. I think if its 250k odds that's a good number.

 

[Welfare]

I am so ready for this NPD to come.

Spoiler

No I'm not.

 

[TomShoe]

BTW, we know that in Europe Trails did better on PS4 (I think this is true even in the UK), but there are more Trails players on Xbone. Therefore, I expect it to skew heavily towards Xbone in the US.

It could go anyway. Keep in mind that it's difficult for NPD to track digital sales, and most people would presumably buy it on the store instead of via retail.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

In what universe is 250k not a good number.

 

[Skeff]

I'm talking about PS4 itself, not about comparison with Xbox One.

260k (if it's a little less than Jan) in one market for a slow month like april, which is also 4 week is pretty good.

 

[jayu26]

It could go anyway. Keep in mind that it's difficult for NPD to track digital sales, and most people would presumably buy it on the store instead of via retail.

Right, did not think about that.

 

[ethomaz]

In what universe is 250k not a good number.

In PLayStation universe... PS4 needs to break records and records.

 

[GamerJM]

Let's go baby.

 

[FlyStarJay]

If it makes you feel any better, I also have a significant meeting with upper management at 7:00 PM EDT that will probably end up taking three hours of my time, so I can only be here for like 15 minutes after PR releases before my obligations.

:-(

WHAT kind of meeting are you having after hours? serious question. Doesn't your boss know you need to go home or something?