Superman00
Liverpool01
And yet people expects Sony to drop the price lol. Not only are they selling a record breaking amount of consoles, the software sides is pretty great too.
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NPD Sales Results for December 2014 [Up2: Nintendo Sales Notes]
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And yet people expects Sony to drop the price lol. Not only are they selling a record breaking amount of consoles, the software sides is pretty great too.
So the million plus people that bought PS4s prior didn't want GTA5?
Looking at the annual chart GTA5 did sell more on PS4. This number doesn't include the bundled total either.
Battlefield will outsell it but honestly I have no idea how it will perform. Might find a gap for itself I suppose but Hardline just doesnt strike me as fitting the franchise or its gun play.
MaulerX
Member
But was it bundled inside the box? If it was a physical freebie outside the box then it sure as hell counts. Just like Destiny on XB1 when it was free for the week promotion.
Well ya. Positive Xbox news.
Duxxy3
Member
The shooter market is FAR FAR FAR larger than the souls market.
Mass Effect
Member
What the hell are you talking about? GTA V PS4 didn't sell zero copies. You act like it bombed or something.
Superman00
Liverpool01
Did you not see the second charts? It sold more on the PS4 without counting the bundle.
Chobel
Member
NPD doesn't count software bundled in official skus. And that week promotion is considered retailer promotion.
Duxxy3
Member
Which is fucking amazing because of how many TLoU/GTAV bundles were sold.
It's new, but it's also a spinoff. Look at how Lightning Returns flopped. Other spinoffs have also been pretty hit and miss. The brand also isn't as strong as it used to be.
I also think you're also overestimating the power of the demo. These days gamers are used to stuff like free trials, Steam sales and PlayStation Plus. Paying for a demo is antiquated.
Mass Effect
Member
I think Destiny's second expansion lands in March as well. That might take a bit of sales away from Battlefield.
Woah, nice overreaction. I was responding to someone who was making the point that GTA5 sold less on PS4 due to the bundle. Those of us who bought the PS4 before the bundle also bought the stand-alone game. So it's not like GTA5's numbers on PS4 should be heavily skewed by the bundle. I'm sure there's a ton of bundled copies, but likewise there's a ton of non-bundled.
jhmtehgamr20xx
Banned
That's what it looks like. XBO can carve a somewhat healthy niche in NA. Of course, to do really well overall and make up for lost sales everywhere else besides UK they need something like 2-3 million+ over PS4 in NA each year including this one. That won't ever happen.
I think they can stay around 250-350k within PS4 in NA this year tho, maybe next year too. That assumes they do everything right from now on tho and that means a lot more than just bundles and price drops.
Jawbreaker
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Megatron
Member
I believe it was bundled inside the box. But I'm not sure how much of December those PS4 bundles were available.
Chezzymann
Member
Uhhh in the november thread where Xbox won there was almost 9000 replies
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
StarBlazers1
Member
Kevin Dent ‏@TheKevinDent 2m2 minutes ago
Xbox One wins again: Xbox One 1.29M PS4 1.065M
Xbox One wins again: Xbox One 1.29M PS4 1.065M
Tbf that started off with them coming second xD
theprodigy
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jmaine_ph
Member
Wow so 200k was right. Not bad PS4?
jhmtehgamr20xx
Banned
That's because of CBOAT and then the 400k difference. No one expected a difference that big.
Just as I thought. Crazy both are selling so big so soon, it's only the 2nd holiday.
Interesting.
Great numbers for both if true.
Clear
CliffyB's Cock Holster
Isn't the point that the console offering Bloodborne and Battlefield should have more traction than the console with just Battlefield?
I am not saying that Bloodborne will sell better than BF, I just don't know why being a fan of Bloodborne matters in what you were saying? So what? Are fans of Bloodborne's saying that it will sell better than BF?
ForsakenLotus
Member
If the Xbox One continues with this good momentum, then we can start postulating in Microsoft possibly overtaking Sony in NA. But with the monster year possibly ahead of the PS4, I think it's foolish to jump in with the return of the king memes.
Chobel
Member
It's still a 4 years old game for a handheld device. And at $60 price... good luck with that.
MaulerX
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jmaine_ph
Member
I have no idea. Prob not lol
People have been banned for less here...
3rdamention
Member
This is the great thing about NeoGaf, some agree with me, some dont, and some just have fun. I love you all just the same.
Honestly, most every month this year, the PS4 versions of Multiplat games have outsold the Xbox One versions. And the month just after the Xbox One console outsells the PS4 for the first time in a year (November) and during the month of December when it outsells the PS4 for the second straight month, is it really hard to believe that the Xbox One outselling the PS4 by nearly 500.000 consoles in those two months WOULDN"T lead to a software ass kicking for the Xbox One over the PS4 in December?
BeforeU and Arkham, if you have a better explanation for why you think the Xbox One dominated the PS4 in December Software sales, please share. As I said, outselling the PS4 by 500,000 consoles was a big part of that. New console owners need some new games. <<Takes off leisure suit and puts on pajamas, lol>>
So the Xbox One, The All-in-One Emmy winning Entertainment System, managed to win the christmas period, but didn't sell enough to beat the PS4 for the whole year. Will be interesting to see whether they can keep any momentum or whether they crash now that they raised their prices again. I expect the latter, though I also expect that MS will lower the price again quickly.
Reliable when it comes to positive Xbox news, yes. Otherwise, not so much.
Dumb console war memes are what GAF does best.
Chezzymann
Member
Nice for both consoles.
Er .... dude.
Officerrob
Banned
No, because what I was replying to had nothing to do with XBox One. Someone seriously posted Bloodborne would be the best selling game in the March NPD's, my reply is that simply is not going to happen. People are trying to turn this into some console warrior PS4 vs XBO bullshit when it was only ever about Bloodborne not being the top selling game in March.
Also, I'm not a believer in the big sales potential of Bloodborne like some on here are.
I think I remembered this guy now. He was saying that NPD numbers were unreliable.
They've already announced a promotional price of $349 starting tomorrow with an open-ended...end...
Megatron
Member
Yep. January will be really interesting. I expect Microsoft will lose January thanks to the bizarre decision to raise the price back up. February though who knows?
plutoknight
Member
Marketing? I haven't seen much for Hardline..granted it's still two months out.
But I think that game has an inherent marketing problem or two, especially here in America.
Nightengale
Member
So around 6-to-5 ratio, huh?