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[Primethius]

I doubt that will have a big impact either. Probably less than even SFV.

No way. This post gave me Hardline flashbacks.

 

[Kastrioti]

Soooooo PS4 ~225k and XBO ~115k?

If these are the numbers for the month (which we have no confirmation yet) what are the LTDs for PS4 and XBO in the US?

PS4 is up by 1 Million IIRC.

 

[Shin-Ra]

Oh, yeah. Real note from Microsoft:

“After a record-breaking holiday, 2016 is off to a great start with continued growth in Xbox Live on the strength of the unmatched lineup of games available on Xbox One. In January, the total number of hours spent gaming in one month on Xbox One worldwide surpassed 1 billion hours. Looking ahead to this spring, fans can enjoy more great games with the upcoming releases of ‘Quantum Break,’ ‘Rocket League’ and ‘Tom Clancy’s The Division.’ We can’t thank our fans enough for their continued support and passion for Xbox, and we’re looking forward to bringing more of the games and experiences our fans want most in 2016.” – Mike Nichols, Corporate Vice President, Xbox Marketing, Microsoft

I like how they talk about their 'unmatched lineup of games' and then highlight Rocket League as a major future release.

 

[Primethius]

I like how they talk about their 'unmatched lineup of games' and then highlight Rocket League as a major future release.

Xbox One is the only platform Rocket League is coming out on this year.

Why wouldn't you highlight it?

 

[Arthr2ShdsJcksn]

Is Minecraft officially the highest selling game of all time yet or what?

edit... just checked Wikipedia, not that it's totally accurate, but I guess it's currently third behind Tetris and Wii Sports, and seems likely to overtake the number 2 spot.

 

[Vanillalite]

Nintendo would kill to have Xbone like console sales to put some of this in perspective.

 

[Intrigue]

Xbox One is the only platform Rocket League is coming out on this year.

Why wouldn't you highlight it?

I guess because it is out everywhere else already. But they have to focus on their own platform, and it is a fact. It is only coming out on that platform this year.

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

Minecraft is ridiculous

 

[Angelus Errare]

Soooooo PS4 ~225k and XBO ~115k?

Damn, that means Wii U...damn...damn.

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

Xbox One doing like this in January in the US, just imagine WW.

This Console... oh man.

Troll right?

Isn't January traditionally a slow month following BF and Christmas?

 

[Raylan]

If these are the numbers for the month (which we have no confirmation yet) what are the LTDs for PS4 and XBO in the US?

PS4 is up by 1 Million IIRC.

If these numbers are true, the gap between PS4 and the XBO will be over 1.2 million.

 

[Mooreberg]

GTA V is nuts. Impressive to see PS4 is up YoY.

 

[Intrigue]

Troll right?

Isn't January traditionally a slow month following BF and Christmas?

Usually slow, goes for all consoles tho.

 

[gamz]

Minecraft is ridiculous

Insane. Is Minecraft on Mac?

 

[Prototype Viktor]

maan i pushed my xbone numbers down but pushed my ps4 numbers too far down

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

Insane. Is Minecraft on Mac?

I wanna say yes? Nut I'm not 100% sure. Not near mine to check either.

 

[Vena]

FE of Seasons/Ages is going to be an interesting test on the buying audience of the 3DS as its the first major release since MH4U.

 

[CLEEK]

I like how they talk about their 'unmatched lineup of games' and then highlight Rocket League as a major future release.

February 2016 Microsoft PR:

“Our fans continue to set records. Rocket League sold most on Xbox One this month and is the best ever selling racing game released in 2016 on Xbox."

 

[GribbleGrunger]

February 2016 Microsoft PR:

“Our fans continue to set records. Rocket League sold most on Xbox One this month and is the best ever selling racing game released in 2016 on Xbox."

Isn't that supposed to be funny and not accurate?

 

[Cow Goes Moo]

Xbox One is the only platform Rocket League is coming out on this year.

Why wouldn't you highlight it?

one would think a late port of an INDIE game would be a disservice to first class gamers

on a related note blops bundle was a good move by scea

 

[harrisk954]

PS4 is up by >20% YoY (January 2015 was 189K)

Source: Cheese.

So PS4 was over 225k? Wow!

 

[onQ123]

Troll right?

Isn't January traditionally a slow month following BF and Christmas?

True but if PS4 is outselling Xbox One 2:1 in NA for Jan it's going to be a complete bloodbath WW.


with no sign of a turn around insight for the next few months.

 

[gamz]

Is Minecraft officially the highest selling game of all time yet or what?

edit... just checked Wikipedia, not that it's totally accurate, but I guess it's currently third behind Tetris and Wii Sports, and seems likely to overtake the number 2 spot.

If you combine Android and Apple stores and it has to be, no?

 

[onQ123]

I wanna say yes? Nut I'm not 100% sure. Not near mine to check either.

 

[harrisk954]

Troll right?

Isn't January traditionally a slow month following BF and Christmas?

It wasn't slow for the PS4!

 

[Hoje0308]

Point is, without exclusives, they wouldn't be where they're at right now. Without exclusives, Wii U wouldn't have sold half that. And exactly how are they generating more console sales when they lost a sale due to their exclusive going to PC?

Pure speculation. Where's your evidence that exclusives are the main driver of console sales?

 

[RamzaIsCool]

If these are the numbers for the month (which we have no confirmation yet) what are the LTDs for PS4 and XBO in the US?

PS4 is up by 1 Million IIRC.

Didn't factor the WiiU number, so the XBO number should be a bit higher then the 115k. It depends on the WiiU YoY drop how much higher that actually is.

 

[Old Gimlet Eyes]

Safe to guess that Siege is over a million by now?

 

[donny2112]

FYI -- my story is updated with comments from Callahan.

Those price cuts came in conjunction with an 81 percent dropoff in sales for Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii as well as 21 percent decline in sales for 3DS and PlayStation Vita.

If we assume that 21% is units and we assume ~10K for Vita, that'd put 3DS in the neighborhood of 70K. Is that close enough for predictions, for those that may know?

 

[Vena]

If we assume that 21% is units and we assume ~10K for Vita, that'd put 3DS in the neighborhood of 70K. Is that close enough for predictions, for those that may know?

Unless I misunderstand, prediction (quoting you) were close to that figure.

NeoGAF Aggregate Predictions - Jan-2016

1. PS4 - 196K
2. XB1 - 153K
3. 3DS - 72K
4. WIU - 48K

Also agrees with what Queso said on three out of four being lower.

 

[Skux]

GTAV is the Michael Jackson's Thriller of videogames. Everyone and their mother has a copy.

 

[Elios83]

So basically only the PS4 did decent numbers while the rest sinked.
Ouch.

 

[John Harker]

Safe to guess that Siege is over a million by now?

It was over a million at launch, with digital.

Probably above 3mm ww. Didn't they say today they had a few million active players recently or something?

 

[The Last One]

I wonder when the PS4 will get to the $299 price point.

 

[CrispyBoar]

I wonder when the PS4 will get to the $299 price point.

I say later on this year as they don't want to be at $349 in the next holiday season.

 

[Elios83]

I wonder when the PS4 will get to the $299 price point.

Later this year.

 

[Fdkn]

ten pages only and half of them are about that twitter troll. This is january all right

If PS4 is over 225k it's really a great result, this year is looking good.

 

[ArchedThunder]

I say later on this year as they don't want to be at $349 in the next holiday season.

Later this year.

I think we'll see it go under 299 this year with the launch of the Slim model.
I'm thinking in the range of 249-279.

 

[Maniel]

I think we'll see it go under 299 this year with the launch of the Slim model.
I'm thinking in the range of 249-279.

I think slim will be next year. This year will focus on VR hardware wise.

 

[gcubed]

I think slim will be next year. This year will focus on VR hardware wise.

What better way to usher in VR than having the ability to make the base console cheaper

 

[ArchedThunder]

I think slim will be next year. This year will focus on VR hardware wise.

Slim in the same year as VR would be a good thing though.

 

[cartographer]

Star Wars only No. 4 bomba of the century confirmed.

5 copies LTD.

Far Cry Primal comes this month.

Do people have super high expectations for this? I think it will sell respectably but it doesn't seem like a heavy hitter at all.

edit: Nor do I think Ubi is expecting it to be a heavy hitter, mind you. Just seems like a smaller title than a main entry.

 

[Mikey Jr.]

Soooooo PS4 ~225k and XBO ~115k?

Is this true? Because if so, ouch.

XB1 really is a holiday console. No one really to blame but themselves for that.

 

[Angel_DvA]

Sony is crushing everything this gen and their Big Guns aren't out yet, really impressive, WW, it Must be a bloodbath !!!

 

[Ghost Slayer]

Is this true? Because if so, ouch.

XB1 really is a holiday console. No one really to blame but themselves for that.

It's all about MAU now

 

[Jigorath]

Soooooo PS4 ~225k and XBO ~115k?

Yeah I didn't expect the gap to be this large.

Poor showing from MS this month IMO.

 

[Elandyll]

Is this true? Because if so, ouch.

XB1 really is a holiday console. No one really to blame but themselves for that.

No, IF Queso was right interpreted correctly and not just messing with us, we should have something around

PS4 >= 225k, XB1+WiiU =< 178k

Then again Zhuge said that XB1 was dead...

 

[vin-buc]

I wonder when the PS4 will get to the $299 price point.

I'm wondering as well with PSVR in the near horizon. I'm more interested in a console redesign

 

[jayu26]

I need pie.

 

[igordennis]

So, Sony has that marketing deal with COD now, but is still selling better on XB1?

Interesting.

Is this a meme yet? The interesting made me do a double take.