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[prinz_valium]

PS5 is probably close to Switch numbers having the edge in revenue due the $499 model... the $399 model cost the same I believe.

And.

"The Series X|S debuted lower than XB1"

I called that months ago... with the MS marketing situation I couldn't see how they could sell more than XB1 in US.

PS5 could've sold 1.1 million units only and still beat Switch revenue vise easly.
Switch ASP is below $290
PS5 ASP is above $470




on topic:
Series X|S supply is really really bad.
Xbox One sold ~900k in 9 days
Series X|S sold less than that in 19 days

 

[Agnostic2020]

They sold out everything they put up. They literally couldn't sell more so what are you talking about?

Doesn't matter. They decided to produce less. So their own projection is lower hence produced less. Again what matters how these machines will do once holiday season is over.

 

[IntentionalPun]

Mat clearly says both unit and dollar sales.

You are right.. but the keyword is launch month.

Anyways I edited my post because either way my math was fucked lol

All we know is NPD is estimating under 1.3 million because Switch won the month.

 

[roosnam1980]

jim ryan redeemed

 

[Agnostic2020]

You are right.. but the keyword is launch month.

Anyways I edited my post because either way my math was fucked lol

All we know is NPD is estimating under 1.3 million because Switch won the month.

Yea under 1.3 and above 1.14 million (ps4)

 

[Bernd Lauert]

Doesn't matter. They decided to produce less. So their own projection is lower hence produced less. Again what matters how these machines will do once holiday season is over.

It wasn't a decision lmao. They produced as many consoles as they could. Idk if you remember but the Xbox One launch was quite limited back in 2013, while Series launched worldwide.

 

[Coulomb_Barrier]

Surprised MS shipped less than the XB1 in their biggest market but then again they did much in more markets this time.

The writing was on the wall after UK numbers were revealed, about the same as XB1 despite the cheap SKU and bigger marketing.

 

[kyussman]

Fuck,lol.....I'm in the UK but I'm not getting my hands on a PS5 till like May/June am I.....and I mean just casually logging on and ordering one,I can't be bothered with constantly monitoring restocks everywhere.

 

[Agnostic2020]

It wasn't a decision lmao. They produced as many consoles as they could. Idk if you remember but the Xbox One launch was quite limited back in 2013, while Series launched worldwide.

That's also a factor for sure. Again true test is end of jan and feburary when consumers usually stop the holiday shopping craze. (For both ps and xbox)

 

[bxrz]

Doesn't matter. They decided to produce less. So their own projection is lower hence produced less. Again what matters how these machines will do once holiday season is over.

They decided to produce less cause they shipped in more countries and theres a global pandemic that halted production for Xbox and PS5.. Do you guys use your brains or just type to type?

 

[Kerotan]

The PS5 beating xbox is its home patch. It's going to destroy it WW. The future is blue and red. Nintendo and Sony ruling the industry as Xbox consoles fade into even more irrelevance.

 

[splattered]

So XSX did worse than XB1 but also sold out... sounds more like a stock availability issue than an interest issue. People need to chill.

 

[e&e]

Numbers are great! Grats to all! Anyone think this year is peak for Switch or goes higher because of Nintendo's massive amount of games announced and still in development (e.g. BOTW2) ?

 

[Evilms]

PS4 : 1.14 M november 2013

1.35 M > PS5 > 1.14 M

 

[NahaNago]

- The Series X|S debuted lower than XB1

That quote is just Ouch!!

So Nintendo sold more consoles but Sony achieved the highest launch month unit and dollar sales for a video game hardware platform in U.S. history.

 

[FStubbs]

PS5 really might hit 200 million. This thing is a monster.

Numbers are great! Grats to all! Anyone think this year is peak for Switch or goes higher because of Nintendo's massive amount of games announced and still in development (e.g. BOTW2) ?

Switch is doing quite well considering it has no tentpole fall releases besides Age of Calamity.

 

[Nikana]

Showing the Demand for games is still insanely strong which is good. Switch Pro is gonna do gang busters next holiday. Microsoft is gonna have a hard time keeping those numbers strong with Halo being pushed to Fall 2021. They better have a stellar lineup for next holiday. Sony is continuing to do well with the current plan. I see no reason to change.

 

[diablos991]

First month or three of sales will always just be a matter of who can supply the most consoles.
They are both still bottlenecked by supply.

 

[The 8-Bit Raider]

Look's like my buck might go to Sony once a year of this generation of consoles has settled.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Expected from SONY

 

[ethomaz]

PS5 could've sold 1.1 million units only and still beat Switch revenue vise easly.
Switch ASP is below $290
PS5 ASP is above $470




on topic:
Series X|S supply is really really bad.
Xbox One sold ~900k in 9 days
Series X|S sold less than that in 19 days

It is confirmed over what PS4 did, no? So over 1.14m.

 

[Zekra Dezivad]

So about that MS PR about best Xbox launch ever without numbers......they did less than Xbox One in their main market and pretty much the same in their second market (UK).
PS5 broke records with actual receipts and it would be much higher with proper stock.

Xbox One lauched in few countries vs Series X launched in a lot of countries. Easy.

 

[M1chl]

Series X|S debuted lower than Xbone? Why!???

Oh yea... games

More like stock, as far as I know everything was sold-out and it still is, they probably manufacture way more Xbox One's. Incompetency...

 

[Coulomb_Barrier]

Curious to see how Demons Souls did.

Made top 10 (10th).

 

[jroc74]

So XSX did worse than XB1 but also sold out... sounds more like a stock availability issue than an interest issue. People need to chill.

Yeah, but Phil kinda did pre eemptive damage control for this situation: they were waiting for AMD tech.

Goes to show Sony was quiet, but they were busy getting all their stuff together with games and hardware launch.

For whatever reason, there are still stock updates for PS5, barely any for Series consoles. Anecdotal, but I just went to a Wal-mart the other day and they guy said they had Series X's available for after Black Friday, and they had to keep announcing it over the intercom to let shoppers know, 'hey, we got Series X consoles back here...'

Total opposite for the PS5, according to him. They also just got some Switch in stock. If I wasnt spending so much on gifts that day, I might have grabbed me a Switch, I coulda got one before they updated the inventory.

 

[ethomaz]

They decided to produce less cause they shipped in more countries and theres a global pandemic that halted production for Xbox and PS5.. Do you guys use your brains or just type to type?

I'm sure there is no halted production for PS5.
Sony planed and will ship way more units than PS4 at first year.

 

[BaneIsPain]

Not surprising, the launch title is pretty good for PS5. On the other hand, you know the answer.

 

[ethomaz]

So XSX did worse than XB1 but also sold out... sounds more like a stock availability issue than an interest issue. People need to chill.

Both PS4 and XB1 were sold out too.
That excuse is really weak.

Why retailer ordered less Series units than Xbox One units?

 

[Bernd Lauert]

More like stock, as far as I know everything was sold-out and it still is, they probably manufacture way more Xbox One's. Incompetency...

They didn't manufacture more Xbox One's, the release was just limited to 13 countries and the US had more stock. Xbox Series got released in 37 countries, for comparison.

 

[Bernd Lauert]

Both PS4 and XB1 were sold out too.
That excuse is really weak.

Why retailer ordered less Series units than Xbox One units?

Because Series launched in 37 countries, while One launched in 13. Easy math.

 

[ethomaz]

Because Series launched in 37 countries, while One launched in 13. Easy math.

Same for PS5... more countries... more stock for every country.
It is seems like a non issue for Sony.

Can you do that easy math please?

It is like the tools? Only affect the Xbox?

 

[M1chl]

They didn't manufacture more Xbox One's, the release was just limited to 13 countries and the US had more stock. Xbox Series got released in 37 countries, for comparison.

Ohhh, right. I forgot. We got them year after launch.

 

[Coulomb_Barrier]

They decided to produce less cause they shipped in more countries and theres a global pandemic that halted production for Xbox and PS5.. Do you guys use your brains or just type to type?

So the global pandemic, as well as just affecting Xbox software and not Sony's, is now also just affecting Xbox hardware and not PS5 ?

Have a word.

 

[ethomaz]

So the global pandemic, as well as just affecting Xbox software and not Sony's, is now also just affecting Xbox hardware and not PS5 ?

Have a word.

Exactly the pandemic seems to go only after Xbox... weird.

 

[prinz_valium]

It is confirmed over what PS4 did, no? So over 1.14m.

If that 1.14m numbers is still correct. Numbers got adjusted down as we know from the Switch launch.
That's why I said 1.1m


Maybe someone will leak numbers

 

[Fake]

- The Series X|S debuted lower than XB1

Jesus Christ...

 

[ethomaz]

If that 1.14m numbers is still correct. Numbers got adjusted down as we know from the Switch launch.
That's why I said 1.1m


Maybe someone will leak numbers

Well that could had happened.... that 1.14m is what it was leaked at launch... any future correction never leaked.

 

[Entroyp]

More like stock, as far as I know everything was sold-out and it still is, they probably manufacture way more Xbox One's. Incompetency...

For sure. Every next gen console that goes on sale disappears in an instant.

 

[Bernd Lauert]

Same for PS5... more countries... more stock for every country.
It is seems like a non issue for Sony.

Can you do that easy math please?

It is like the tools? Only affect the Xbox?

In how many countries did the PS5 launch? I know for PS4 it was 32.

 

[rashid102]

The Series X|S debuted lower than XB1

 

[Trogdor1123]

Shame for the Xbox, but no games is kind of an issue. I bet the almost do a "relaunch" next Christmas with halo.

 

[v_iHuGi]

Xsx and xss did worse than x1 in NA . Damn



v_iHuGi you can also out this tweet in op for reference .

Xbox doing average is not news anymore, the boat has sailed long ago.

PlayStation & Nintendo are the platforms that will carry Console Games forward for hundreds of millions of people.

 

[mejin]

Sony is being humble about the sucess. That's kinda amazing.

On the other side, you know things are not good when MS can't even arrange spins for the situation, just plain silence.

 

[Bernd Lauert]

Shame for the Xbox, but no games is kind of an issue. I bet the almost do a "relaunch" next Christmas with halo.

Has literally nothing to do with games btw.

 

[MagnesG]

Deserved.

Microsoft has been running interesting experiment - can you sell console as 3rd party and BC machine without actual games made for it. I guess we start to see results now.

They're experimenting with Gamepass and it's already working.

Numbers are great! Grats to all! Anyone think this year is peak for Switch or goes higher because of Nintendo's massive amount of games announced and still in development (e.g. BOTW2) ?

Of course, next year with Pokemon 25th and Zelda 35th anniversary. New Pokemon remake, Monster Hunter Rise, BOTW2, next Mario Kart are all hardware moving juggernauts.

Also Switch Pro.

 

[Aceofspades]

Series X|S sold less that XOne? LMAO

 

[ethomaz]

In how many countries did the PS5 launch? I know for PS4 it was 32.

PS4 launched in 32 countries in a November.
Way more with the early December launches... that accounted for about 48 countries total I believe.

Very few left to 2014 like Japan being the biggest one.

I did not have the correct info but I believe PS5 launched in 52 or 56 countries in November.

Edit - Yeap PS4 launched in total to 48 countries:https://www.digitalspy.com/videogames/ps4/a538033/ps4-now-available-in-48-different-countries/

 

[Shane89]

expected

 

[Hudo]

Congrats to Sony's shareholders.

 

[Jigsaah]

Series X|S debuted lower than Xbone? Why!???

Oh yea... games

If it debuted lower than the XB1 and still sold completely out, that's a supply issue...not a games issue.