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[cireza]

No shit. MS have given up on Xbox hardware, and you are telling us that Sony is selling more PS ?

 

[Humdinger]

People are saying we already knew this, but I didn't - or at least, I didn't realize the ratio was 5 to 1. That's assuming IGN is playing fair with the numbers (I didn't watch the video).

Edit: I skimmed to the part where he talked about sales, around 9:20. It seems fishy to me. He refers to a Sony financial report in which Sony announced 65 m PS5 consoles sold, and he then compares that to Xbox's 29.7 m.. Then, in the very next sentence, he says, "To break that down, for every one Xbox Series S/X console bought, 5 Playstation 5 consoles are also purchased."

Um, that doesn't follow at all. The data he just gave paints a 2 to 1 ratio. Yet he makes it sound ("to break that down"...) as if the 5 to 1 is just further elaboration on what he has just said - when actually it's contradictory. I wonder where he's getting that 5 to 1 ratio from. Maybe he mentioned it in another part of the video I didn't watch.

Edit 2: Oops, I had skimmed past (missed) the part where he explained that the 5 to 1 ratio comes from the Statista data from 2024, where they estimates Xbox sales at 2.5 million for the year. Now it makes sense.

 

[Wooxsvan]

good their hardware typically always brought down profitability. sell dat software

 

[Heisenberg007]

Throwback.

 

[n111ck]

Need to bring Kinect back to utterly destroy the next gen Playstation.

 

[Chittagong]

 

[Syphon Filter]

Turns out having good games that people will actually spend money on versus shoving shit out the door to bolster a dying subscription service is the better path forward business wise.

both xbox and ps5 are trash, woke companies and no games after 4 years in.

 

[HeWhoWalks]

both xbox and ps5 are trash, woke companies and no games after 4 years in.

Yeah, yeah, we know. The world sucks (per you).

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Any 5 to 1 ratio would refer to current sales ratio, not overall sales ratio. You can't conflate the two. Confusing.

He is indeed referring to the current sales ratio.

Series S, at least, had a decent start to the generation. Sales have fallen off a cliff this last few months though.

Each time Microsoft announces a new PlayStation game it seems to damage the Xbox brand and, thus sales, further.

 

[Synastry]

He is indeed referring to the current sales ratio.

Series S, at least, had a decent start to the generation. Sales have fallen off a cliff this last few months though.

Each time Microsoft announces a new PlayStation game it seems to damage the Xbox brand and, thus sales, further.

Forza Horizon - the Hammer

Halo - The Nail

Gear of War - The hand that hammers the Nail into the Xbox coffin.

 

[Majima Everywhere System]

The series generation was a silly one. They never had a chance with decisions they set in stone during the one era (day 1 game pass, pc releases, acquisitions over output)

 

[bitbydeath]

Don getting that last laugh for being fired.

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

"Next-Box was already pitched and approved"

-Jez Corden

Jez Corden rhymes with Chad Warden.

I know who I would want as my mascot.

 

[EN250]

It's not 5 to 1, but 5 + 1 since everything is an Xbox now

 

[Horseganador]

And this year there will be even more difference in favor of PS5, I don't know how Xbox plans to hold out until Nov 2026? almost two years with the console almost dead.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

The series generation was a silly one. They never had a chance with decisions they set in stone during the one era (day 1 game pass, pc releases, acquisitions over output)

The Series X is a solid console and a far cry from the One S disaster.

Still, the issue with Xbox this last two generations has been down to games. Their first party was severely lacking in the One generation and, just as things seemed to be turning a corner, they went completely third party at the half way point of the Series generation.

 

[TheGrat1]

Not surprising at all. Sony has the world's most powerful console and that is what matters the most, right? RIGHT?!

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Throwback.

Phil has had a lot of plans over the years

They've all pretty much universally failed.

Result? Phil got promoted to CEO of Microsoft Gaming. The only thing this guy has been good at is convincing his boss to hand out the piggybank checkbook.

 

[Mr Moose]

People are saying we already knew this, but I didn't - or at least, I didn't realize the ratio was 5 to 1. That's assuming IGN is playing fair with the numbers (I didn't watch the video).

edit: I skimmed to the part where they talked about sales, which is around 9:20. It seems fishy to me. He refers to a Sony financial report in which Sony announced 65 m PS5 consoles sold, and he then compares that to Xbox's 29.7 m.. Then, in the very next sentence, he says, "To break that down, for every one Xbox Series S/X console bought, 5 Playstation 5 consoles are also purchased."

Um, that doesn't follow at all. The data he just gave paints a 2 to 1 ratio. Yet he makes it sound ("to break that down"...) as if the 5 to 1 is just further elaboration on what he has just said - when actually it's contradictory.

I wonder where he's getting that 5 to 1 ratio from. He does not say (maybe he mentioned it in another part of the video I didn't watch). The context he sandwiches it in between contradicts it. Any 5 to 1 ratio would refer to current sales ratio, not overall sales ratio. You can't conflate the two. Confusing.

2024 sales.
PS5 is at 75M, they are using numbers from September.

 

[DarkstarRising13]

Phil has had a lot of plans over the years

They've all pretty much universally failed.

Result? Phil got promoted to CEO of Microsoft Gaming. The only thing this guy has been good at is convincing his boss to hand out the piggybank checkbook.

That checkbook is now zipped up, and Microsoft executives want a return on investment.

Sony may have problems, but, unlike Microsoft, failure is at least not tolerated. A person like Phil Spencer would have been shown out the door years ago if he were at Sony, and the idea of AAA games Day 1 on a Netflix-like streaming service would ensure that PlayStation games that are high quality will be essentially dead.

 

[yogaflame]

 

[Walter Matthau]

Xbox is a third party now. The Series consoles were their Dreamcast. You don’t even see them in stores anymore.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Only 5:1 seems low. For PS5

Oh because IGN is acting like America is the world as usual

If we go by worldwide sales it's probably more like 10:1

 

[Unknown?]

Only 5:1 seems low. For PS5

Oh because IGN is acting like America is the world as usual

If we go by worldwide sales it's probably more like 10:1

The ratio is more like: 10 to What?

 

[Banjo64]

Total victory.

 

[nial]

Nothing stops this train, led by Captain Astro.

Next stop, another one of Kojima's long-ass trailers for Death Stranding 2.

 

[FIREKNIGHT2029]

Sony Domination

 

[mckmas8808]

People are saying we already knew this, but I didn't - or at least, I didn't realize the ratio was 5 to 1. That's assuming IGN is playing fair with the numbers (I didn't watch the video).

edit: I skimmed to the part where they talked about sales, which is around 9:20. It seems fishy to me. He refers to a Sony financial report in which Sony announced 65 m PS5 consoles sold, and he then compares that to Xbox's 29.7 m.. Then, in the very next sentence, he says, "To break that down, for every one Xbox Series S/X console bought, 5 Playstation 5 consoles are also purchased."

Um, that doesn't follow at all. The data he just gave paints a 2 to 1 ratio. Yet he makes it sound ("to break that down"...) as if the 5 to 1 is just further elaboration on what he has just said - when actually it's contradictory.

I wonder where he's getting that 5 to 1 ratio from. He does not say (maybe he mentioned it in another part of the video I didn't watch). The context he sandwiches it in between contradicts it. Any 5 to 1 ratio would refer to current sales ratio, not overall sales ratio. You can't conflate the two. Confusing.

He's talking about HW console sales for 2024 only.

 

[Loboxxx]

 

[leo-j]

As of 2024/5 yea, but it was closer earlier in the gen.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

“I don’t want a new Call of Duty deal. I just want to block your merger”​

Somehow blocked the whole platform. What a legend.

 

[yurinka]

 

[Fake]

And?


We know by a long time now. Doesn't even need a article for that.

 

[Topher]

Although Xbox (XBS, PS5, Switch, Smartphones, PC, SmartTV) is outselling PS5 100:1

lol....no doubt that would be the thread title if you had created it

 

[EverydayBeast]

Team xbox all day PlayStation gamers are worried about games and Xbox figured out game pass now

 

[Humdinger]

He's talking about HW console sales for 2024 only.

Ok. I was confused because the portion I listened to talked about total cumulative sale numbers (65m vs 30m) - not 2024, but the entire generation - then referred to a 5:1 ratio in the next sentence, as if one followed the other when the 5 to 1 seemed like a non-sequitor.

I hadn't watched the whole video, though, just that clip (I'm averse to watching IGN videos). I went back and watched the rest. I see he got the 5:1 from the Statista report, which put Xbox sales at 2.5m for 2024. Ok, gotcha.

 

[Gambit2483]

5 to 1

 

[Topher]

Funny that IGN has been the one of the few outlets that has clinged to the console war narrative this gen when most others don't even bother talking about it.

 

[XXL]

This gif always brings back so many memories.

 

[Synastry]

This gif always brings back so many memories.

The first few months of the PS4 camera and Ustream oh boy the things I saw.

Indeed good memories.

 

[balls of snow]

Unfortunate timing that xbox game studios are actually delivering games the exact moment the console sales are dead.

 

[SHA]

They expect Sony to deliver in the next 5 years.

 

[adamsapple]

Where is my man Adam?

Oh there he is

I was gonna post but....

2024 sales.
PS5 is at 75M, they are using numbers from September.

..... No comment on fake news

 

[NicolasBai]

don't see any reason to make another xbox console

 

[Unknown?]

Team xbox all day PlayStation gamers are worried about games and Xbox figured out game pass now

Why do you have Resistance in that post?

 

[SHA]

both xbox and ps5 are trash, woke companies and no games after 4 years in.

They turned fallout and Skyrim likeness into wide range of colors environment, they don't understand tastes, there is clearly something wrong in the job industry, not just in gaming.

 

[Humdinger]

Only 5:1 seems low. For PS5

Oh because IGN is acting like America is the world as usual

If we go by worldwide sales it's probably more like 10:1

The Statista report he's drawing from refers to worldwide sales, not just US.

Xbox Series X unit sales 2024 | Statista

Since its release in November 2020, the Xbox Series X and Series S has sold well over 12 million units worldwide.

www.statista.com

 

[Moriarty1889]

career moment for phil, sure. but not enough.
onto the next train wreck with that moron in control

Yes Phil is an absolute idiot who has driven the brand into the ground. Worse than Mattrick in every way. The fact he hasn’t been sacked shows Nutella doesn’t know his arse from a hole in the ground as well.

 

[MAX PAYMENT]

Agreed. I feel like we get this thread every week. We know already holy shit.

It's just the constant sony fan circle jerking. It's unfortunate, because losing a competitor in the industry is going to be absolutely terrible for the consumer. Example: look at Nvidia now with AMD.

 

[Mr Moose]

I was gonna post but....



..... No comment on fake news

You can't spell ignorant without IGN.