TacticalDev
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They really don't. They aren't console gamers anymore
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NPD Sales Results for June 2014 [Up3: All Hardware (June/LTD), Top 10 Software SKUs]
- Thread starter Nirolak
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They really don't. They aren't console gamers anymore
BrokenIcarus
Member
Still no HW numbers? 
unknownstranger
Member
I'll be really curious how low both will go. I think Microsoft will make the Kinectless sku $300 by itself and the one with Kinect $400 with a few games. Sony might do a $350 PS4 with a game but not any lower. I'm expecting a $400 Killzone: Shadowfall/Infamous: Second Son bundle and a $400 Watch Dogs/Assassin's Creed: Black Flag bundle this holiday too.
ElectricKaibutsu
Member
Yeah, I agree, that has to be what they are doing. How many broken consoles could they be getting? Not enough for them to be consistently in stock at $200 like new.
SwiftDeath
Member
Probably likely at this point to be honest [for the month of June I mean]
Didn't FFX HD outdo Lightning returns, or is that just Japan?
Because no other HD rerelease to date had as much content/upgrades or the first touchstone console multiplayer game.
PeregrinSe7en
Member
word of mouth plays a BIG part in that too
i made sure people/friends knew of MS anti consumer policies
June? Almost sure.
Bigmac1910
Member
Exclusives and Blu-Ray.
Multiplayer games are timeless. At least the really good ones.
Nah, been confirmed that Xone>Wii u
who is actually making money in japan console wise? barely the wii u?
Yup, very likely!
SwiftDeath
Member
No. Just search for posts made by him
Hmm we're talking WW though? I thought Wii U had reasonable Japan sales? Plus I'm not sure how we would confirm that either way with Europe being the way it is on HW numbers
Pristine_Condition
Member
The carefully-worded PR statement from MS was that sales doubled "since the new Xbox One offering launched on June 9th," so that doesn't include the whole month. So no, it has not been "confirmed" as you claim, and your numbers are pure speculation.
EDIT:
Well, I guess that's settled then.
Worldwide, that was the question.
Dragonborn
Member
Exactly, people are letting their nostalgia blind them. The majority of the mainstream probably won't care to play a decade old game
It was through NPD numbers IIRC.
DangerMouse
Member
FFXIII helped PS3 a lot in Japan (along with the MGS 4) and released pretty crazily late so that doesn't really matter though the earlier the better.
But yeah, more games for Japan ASAP would be nice.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Basically unless XB1 really is selling gangbusters in UK. It's basically dead in Germany and much of mainland Europe.
Japanmanx3
Member
Did they? In the states?
Last I checked the Xbox 360 was dominating hard in US/UK territories over the last generation.
And the market most definitely has spoken. The PS4 is ever further solidifying itself as the console to get in Microsoft's only strong territory worldwide.
That's not going to change all of a sudden. A precedent has been set. Or do you want to share your ideas on how the Xbox One is going to regain all that mindshare all of a sudden? I bet Microsoft could really use the input right now.
SwiftDeath
Member
Both Aquamarine and CosmicQueso have confirmed that XB1 has sold twice as much in June as in May. It's not a conspiracy and has indeed been confirmed by people that know. If you need an official confirmation from NPD be my guest
BruceLeeRoy
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What demographic your speaking of is a lot smaller than you think. Are there people amped about Halo 2? Absolutely I'm one of them in fact it's the only real reason I'm getting the pack but do I make up a large portion of the gaming audience? Absolutely not. People are going to be buying Destiny. The collection will sell well but it's not going to do anything of significance. Halo Anniversary did decent but by no means amazing and it's one of the most beloved campaigns of all time.
15 years? More like 4 1/2 in the case of Halo 2 (original Xbox live shut down in April 2010), and Halo 1 was never playable on Xbox Live. I agree that those two will be the biggest draw of the collection, though.
PS4 YTD: 635.645
Wii U YTD: 305.438
The Wii U selling 2K a week more at the moment doesn't really mean much.
Most people are still gonna wind up choosing the PS4. A console that has a big lead in it's early stage & in which word of mouth is not only being spread throughout social media, but also through families & friends everywhere that, "It's good; You should buy this console, etc." is very powerful in which helps a certain product in the long run.
We've seen it through past consoles like PS2 & the Wii.
We only have Sony PR. They simply posted this .gif:
I like that .gif because the XO just keeps popping back up. It's the reality. PS4 will stay beating it but it's not going anywhere.
Anyway, maybe this will force MS to have a great late gen this time around. Certainly can't rely on 3rd party any more!
Guessing the sales before knowing if it ends up in a bundle is pretty pointless anyway. I just don't think it will help them as much as a new Halo would.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Try doing launch aligned and you'll see just how awful the PS4 is doing. PS4 launch was very front loaded as was the wii u's. It's tracking behind by a few hundred k. It's actually getting to amongst some of the worst selling major consoles of all time in Japan launch aligned.
Oh right, my bad. Yeah. Almost for sure unless Xbox One numbers here NPD are much better than people are making them out to be.
It's behind launch alligned. Behind the Vita too.
The post I quoted said "all major territories" so unless there are bigger territories than PAL/NA/JPN, why wouldn't it count just because consoles don't sell like they used to? Neither do handhelds sell all that much compared to their mobile market share.
your expectations are whack then
Wouldn't the same hold true for the other platform that has two consoles out as well?
Sho_Nuff82
Member
Lightning returns is a spin-off. Check my ODST comparison. Halo collection selling like Halo 4 would be like FFX HD selling 1.5 million its first month in NPD. Or MGS collection selling 1 million. It's not going to happen.
I'm sure the multi will easily overtake Halo 4, but is it going to overcome all of the new content being pumped into the BF/CoD/FC franchises as well as Destiny? People don't buy $400-$500 boxes to play games they have sitting in their basements.
I'm guessing 500k first month, maybe close to a million YTD if the One has a strong December.
So why were there more ps4 copies sold over ps3 copies?
There are more 360's than PS4's too last I checked.
Was it true for PS3-PS4 also?
Pristine_Condition
Member
I didn't see this confirmation. Thanks.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
What is it about Halo fans that makes them completely forget about Goldeneye's existence?
Sakura
Member
But that is because the PS4 launched this year. Hardly a fair comparison. Launch months are always high.
Mikey Jr.
Member
-PS4 pretty much has July, August, September, and October on lockdown. Especially in July with TLOU, with that spilling over into August, and of course Destiny in September.
-Xbone hardware isn't the worst thing in the world. It is a decent number when not compared to the PS4.
-What IS worrying is the software ratios. Not only is PS4 beating the Xbone in software numbers, the 360 at some points is beating the Xbone. I mean, Watchdogs selling better on the 360? Fuck that, GHOSTS selling better on the PS3!!
I would love to see the attach ratios for the PS4 and Xbone at this point in time. The PS4 is only half a million higher in the US. How can the PS4 beat the Xbone in every single game?
-Xbone hardware isn't the worst thing in the world. It is a decent number when not compared to the PS4.
-What IS worrying is the software ratios. Not only is PS4 beating the Xbone in software numbers, the 360 at some points is beating the Xbone. I mean, Watchdogs selling better on the 360? Fuck that, GHOSTS selling better on the PS3!!
I would love to see the attach ratios for the PS4 and Xbone at this point in time. The PS4 is only half a million higher in the US. How can the PS4 beat the Xbone in every single game?